Tag: terrorism
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Students ‘inciting violence’ can face cancellation of their identity cards, passports
The Interior Ministry has announced that strict measures will be taken against students involved in or promoting violent activities, including their names being added to the Fourth Schedule. According to Section 11EE of the ATA, the Fourth Schedule is to include “any person who is an activist, office-bearer or an associate of an organisation kept…
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2,080 police personnel martyred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s anti-terrorist war
So far, 2,080 policemen and officers have been martyred in the war against terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to police documents, the highest number -367 – have been martyred in Peshawar. Data provided by the police shows that 239 officers and personnel were martyred in Bannu, 234 in Dera Ismail Khan, 121 in Mardan, and…
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108 people die in July in terrorist attacks
An Islamabad-based think tank has revealed that terrorist violence surged across the country in July following a slight decline in June. The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) reported that 79 militant attacks took place in July, resulting in 108 deaths and 71 injuries. Attacks rose by 14 per cent, while deaths surged…
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Rising terrorism threat in Pakistan: UN report
A new United Nations report highlights an increase in the terrorism threat in Pakistan. According to the report, Pakistan faces threats from Fitnah-ul-Khawarij (TTP) and other militants who have sought refuge in Afghanistan, with Fitnah-ul-Khawarij (TTP) intensifying its attacks in Pakistan. The UN report also raises concerns about Fitnah Al-Khawarij (TTP) potentially increasing cooperation with…
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CTD operations in different cities lead to arrest of 38 terrorists
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested 38 terrorists in various operations across different cities of the province this month. According to a CTD spokesperson, the 38 terrorists were apprehended in 449 intelligence-based operations conducted by CTD in various cities of Punjab this month. During this period, a trained terrorist affiliated with the banned TTP…
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NADRA’s appeal against restoration of Hafiz Hamdullah’s identity card scheduled for hearing
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has scheduled the hearing of NADRA’s appeal against the restoration of the identity card of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Hafiz Hamdullah. A two-member bench headed by Justice Muneeb Akhtar of the Supreme Court will hear the case on July 10. NADRA had cancelled the identity card on grounds of Hamdullah being…
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Former senator Hidayatullah Khan killed with four others lin Bajaur IED blast
A terrorist attack on Wednesday claimed the lives of five people, including former senator Hidayatullah Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district. Dawn has reported that the blast was a targeted attack in which an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the Damadola area of Bajaur. Khorasan Diary reported that the militant organisation Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP)…
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LEAs stop TTP from establishing footprint in Balochistan
Law enforcement agencies have foiled a Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attempt to establish a foothold in Balochistan by arresting a most wanted commander and several other members of the banned outfit in different areas of the province. The security situation in Pakistan has been deteriorating since the past few months, especially in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
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Kabul to cooperate with Pakistan in probing Bisham terror attack
The Foreign Office of Pakistan on Friday stated that Taliban authorities in Afghanistan had assured Pakistan of their cooperation in the investigation into the Bisham suicide attack in which five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver were killed. “The Afghan side has agreed to examine the findings of the investigation and to work with Pakistan…
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Imran Khan gets bail in £190 million settlement case
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approved founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan’s bail plea in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement reference. A two-member bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, heard the petition and reserved the verdict a day earlier. The IHC said in its order…