Crackdown on Pakistan Taliban: US announces $5 mn reward on TTP chief Maulana Fazlullah
The announcement by the State Department came a day after Fazlullah's son was reported killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan.
Mar 09, 2018, 18:13 PM IST
ISIS 'outsources' terror attacks to Pak-based outfits: UN report
The Islamic State terror group enlists "partners of convenience" in Afghanistan and "outsources" terror attacks to Pakistan-based outfits like the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, according to a UN report.
Aug 11, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
Pakistan captures Taliban leader blamed for three bombings in restive south-west
The arrested militant leader also encouraged an attack by a suicide bomber last year on a provincial hospital that killed at least 70 people.
May 24, 2017, 16:31 PM IST
Taliban suicide bombers attack court in Pakistan, 7 killed
Seven persons, including a lawyer, were killed and 21 others injured on Tuesday when a group of heavily-armed Taliban suicide bombers stormed a court in Pakistan's volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the latest in a wave of terror attacks in the country.
Feb 22, 2017, 01:01 AM IST
Eliminate terrorists with full force: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to armed forces
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today ordered the law enforcement agencies to eliminate terrorists with "full force" as the death toll rose to 88 in an Islamic State suicide bombing at a revered Sufi shrine in the Sindh province.
Feb 17, 2017, 19:48 PM IST
63 militant groups banned in Pakistan, more to follow
The federal government has proscribed the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Al-Alami after both claimed responsibility for recent attacks on sectarian grounds in different parts of Pakistan.
Nov 22, 2016, 09:08 AM IST
Pakistan bans two militant outfits
The move to proscribe the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Al-Alami came after recent attacks on sectarian grounds in different parts of Pakistan were claimed by the two groups.
Nov 19, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 36
The death toll from a Taliban suicide bomb attack on a mosque in northwest tribal Pakistan has risen to 36, including eight children, officials said on Sunday.
Sep 18, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
US designates Pakistan-based Jamaat-ul-Ahrar as terrorist group
The US authorities have designated a Pakistan-based Islamist organisation, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, as a "global terrorist" organisation, the State Department announced on Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016, 21:33 PM IST
Pakistanis hunt for militants behind blast that killed at least 65
Pakistan has been plagued by militant violence for the last 15 years, since it joined a US-led campaign against Islamist militancy after the September 11, 2001.
Mar 28, 2016, 08:51 AM IST
