ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticised the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government over its approach to terrorism, saying recent remarks by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry amounted to a “charge sheet” against the provincial administration. In a series of social media posts, Asif said the DG ISPR’s recent press conference…
US Congressman Tom Suozzi has described Pakistan as one of the biggest victims of terrorism and called for greater US support to help the country address the security challenge, according to foreign affairs expert Muhammad Mehdi. Mehdi said Suozzi, who chairs the Pakistan Caucus in the US Congress, made the remarks during a meeting with…
Pakistan has warned the Afghan Taliban authorities to take concrete and verifiable action against militant networks that Islamabad says are being used to plan and carry out attacks inside Pakistan, following the deadly attack at Kohat Police Lines. The warning came after an attack on Friday at the old Police Lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,…
Security forces have killed 11 militants during intelligence-based operations in different areas of Balochistan, according to security sources. The operations were conducted as part of ongoing counterterrorism efforts under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3 and targeted militants linked by security sources to Fitna al-Hindustan. The actions focused on suspected militant hideouts and positions in remote areas of…
Security forces have intensified Operation Shaban in Balochistan, killing six more terrorists and raising the total number of militants eliminated to 123 since July 5, according to security sources. The joint operation, involving the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan and Balochistan Police, was launched after the deadly terrorist attack on the Mangi Dam Police…
Pakistan’s security forces have achieved a significant counter-terrorism success after eliminating 27 terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khwarij during a series of intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan. The operations, conducted over a period of 72 hours, targeted multiple militant hideouts in the Miranshah area and resulted in the recovery of weapons and ammunition. According to a…
Punjab’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has claimed a significant success in its ongoing campaign against terrorism after neutralising two alleged Fitna al-Khawarij militants, including a key commander, during an intelligence-based operation in Taunsa. According to an official statement issued by the CTD spokesperson, the operation was conducted in the Taman Qaisrani tribal area after authorities received…
Pakistan carried out intelligence-based airstrikes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing more than 80 militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also referred to by authorities as Fitna al-Khawarij. According to security sources, the operation targeted seven militant camps and hideouts located in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. The strikes were launched in response…
A highly wanted terror suspect has been arrested during an intelligence-based operation in Karachi, security officials confirmed on Thursday. According to authorities, the suspect has been identified as Dost Muhammad, a resident of Bajaur, who was wanted in connection with a terrorist attack carried out in November 2020. The attack reportedly took place in Nawagai,…
