Will Afghanistan join CPEC?
Both China and Pakistan are anxious to include Afghanistan in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also discussed the expansion of CPEC in a meeting with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki in Tashkent.
Jul 30, 2022, 10:50 AM IST
Afghanistan: Pakistan-Taliban clash again over fencing issue
Tensions are escalating between the Taliban and the Pakistan security forces over border fencing at the Durand line. In recent weeks, there have been a number of clashes along the Durand line when the two sides exchanged fire.
Jan 03, 2022, 21:42 PM IST
India-Russia makes it clear, the current situation in Afghanistan remains a threat to the world
India and Russia believe that foreign terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan are a threat to Central Asia and India and agreed to deepen counter-terrorism cooperation at their national security chiefs' meeting on Wednesday.
Sep 09, 2021, 21:14 PM IST
Taal Thok Ke (Spl Edition): China-Pakistan's double-game on Taliban
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on Monday that the group wants to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He also pointed out that the Taliban will address Islamabad's concerns about the Pakistan-based terrorist group 'Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan' (TTP).
Sep 09, 2021, 19:32 PM IST
Afghan Taliban have assured they won't allow TTP to use their land against Islamabad: Pakistan
Pakistan interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the government has taken note of the reports that the Afghan Taliban have set free some TTP militants, after taking over the war-torn country, and it is in "full contact" with the Taliban on the issue.
Aug 23, 2021, 18:41 PM IST
Dreaded Pakistani Taliban chief, who shot Malala Yousafzai, reportedly killed in US drone strike
Fazlullah has been designated as a global terrorist by the US and carries a bounty of USD 5 million
Jun 15, 2018, 16:53 PM IST
Pakistan Taliban says deputy chief killed in US drone strike
The deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a US drone strike, the militant group said in a statement Monday, as Washington continues to intensify attacks along the Afghan border region.
Feb 13, 2018, 00:21 AM IST
Four Pakistani Army personnel killed in suicide attack
A suicide bomber killed four Pakistani military personnel in the troubled northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, the Army said on Wednesday.
Aug 09, 2017, 12:09 PM IST
Pakistani Taliban launches English magazine 'Sunnat E Khaula' to urge women to take up 'jihad'
The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday released the first edition of a magazine for women, apparently aiming to convince its target readership to join the militant group and take up jihad.
Aug 01, 2017, 22:16 PM IST
Suicide bomber in Lahore kills 25, mostly cops; Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
A powerful suicide blast took place on Monday near residence-cum-office of Pakistan's Punjab province Chief Minister in Lahore.
Jul 24, 2017, 17:40 PM IST
Death toll from Pakistan attacks rises to 73
The death toll from multiple attacks in Pakistan rose to 73, officials said Saturday, a day after the bomb and gun assaults in three cities shook the country as it prepared to mark the end of Ramadan, Islam`s holiest month.
Jun 24, 2017, 18:27 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
Fourth suicide bomber strikes Pakistan in one day
Four suicide bombers struck Pakistan in one day Wednesday, killing six people and unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple Taliban blasts this week.
Feb 15, 2017, 21:14 PM IST
Top Pakistani Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan: Sources
Raeas Khan, also known as Azam Khan Tariq, had a 20 million rupee ($190,740) bounty on his head and was the fourth-highest ranking commander in the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Sep 25, 2016, 21:36 PM IST
ISIS claims responsibility for killing three Pak soldiers in Peshawar
Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in an ambush in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday in an attack, for which both the Islamic State and Jamaatul Ahrar, a Pakistani Taliban faction, have claimed responsibility. Senior police officer Shaukat Khan said the gunmen struck in Garhi Sohbat Khan on the outskirts of Peshawar, attacking a private vehicle carrying the three soldiers, reports the New York Times.
Sep 19, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
Terror strikes Pakistan: 12 dead, 52 wounded in blast at court; 4 suicide bombers killed in Peshawar
The Pakistani Taliban faction Jamaat-ur-Ahrar has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a Christian colony in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital of Peshawar.
Sep 02, 2016, 11:59 AM IST
Pakistan Army kills four suicide bombers at Christian colony
The Pakistani Taliban in particular routinely target minority groups, and in 2011 gunned down Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian who was federal minister for minority affairs.
Sep 02, 2016, 09:25 AM IST
Pakistan lawyers boycott courts after suicide blast
The attack has been claimed by both a faction of the Pakistani Taliban called Jammat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), and the Islamic State group (IS).
Aug 09, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
Suicide bomber kills at least 75 at Quetta hospital; Pakistani Taliban faction claims responsibility
A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 75 people and wounded more than a hundred on Monday in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in Quetta, according to officials in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.
Aug 09, 2016, 00:01 AM IST
Kidnapped son of top judge in Pak rescued by army
The kidnapped son of the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court was rescued from the clutches of Pakistani Taliban by the military in an early morning raid in the restive northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the third high-profile abduction case to be solved in recent months.
Jul 19, 2016, 15:17 PM IST
