At least five policemen were injured on Monday when unidentified assailants ambushed the convoy of North Waziristan District Police Officer (DPO) Waqar Ahmad Khan near Bannu, in one of the most serious recent attacks on law enforcement in the area. According to DSP Mir Ali Qudratullah Khan Dawar, DPO Waqar Ahmad Khan was traveling from
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Nearly 90 percent of journalist killings in Afghanistan over the past two decades remain uninvestigated, the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) revealed on Sunday, warning that a deepening culture of impunity continues to erode press freedom under Taliban rule. In a statement marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the AFJC urged
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Sindh Rangers, acting on intelligence reports, arrested three key militants of the Khawarij network during a targeted operation in Kanwari Colony along Manghopir Road. According to a Rangers spokesperson, the arrested men were close associates of Khawarij commander Shamsul Qayyum alias Zawil alias Zafran. During interrogation, they admitted to supplying local residents’ contact numbers to
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The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has agreed to withdraw from the Qambar Khel area of Tirah Valley following mediation by local elders, amid growing concern over civilian suffering caused by clashes between militants and security forces. According to credible local sources, a delegation of tribal elders met TTP commanders on Sunday and reminded them of
Once hailed as a defender of democracy and peace, a former Afghan general has now emerged as the embodiment of hypocrisy and moral decay. From the safety of exile in the United States, he glorifies the very extremists who ravaged Afghanistan groups such as Fitna al Khawarij (the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) and the so-called Tehreek-e-Taliban
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A 20-year-old Afghan man has been arrested in Paris for allegedly financing and promoting ISIS-KP propaganda through social media platforms, French prosecutors confirmed. France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office said the suspect was detained in a Lyon administrative centre after months of surveillance by intelligence services. Investigators allege the man used TikTok and other platforms to
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Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has said that after the establishment of a joint monitoring and verification mechanism, the responsibility now squarely lies with Kabul to act against terrorists using Afghan soil to carry out attacks on Pakistan. He said the system would serve as an additional platform for Pakistan to present evidence, while
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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has denounced recent remarks by the Taliban’s spokesperson as “malicious and misleading,” asserting that the Taliban regime bears full responsibility for ongoing repression against women, minorities, and ethnic groups in Afghanistan. Responding to claims by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who alleged divisions between Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership, Asif said
The recent round of Pakistan, Afghanistan negotiations in Turkey marks another chapter in a long and complicated relationship between two uneasy neighbours. While the talks were presented as a step toward de-escalation, the reality beneath the diplomatic smiles remains far more fragile. The key question before both sides is not merely about logistics or ceasefire
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North Waziristan: Security forces successfully thwarted a militant movement near the International Border, neutralising four terrorists, including members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA). The operation followed the detection of 8 to 10 militants moving in the Kotkai bowl area. Forces laid multiple ambushes and blockades to intercept them, sealing off escape routes along the Pak-Afghan border.
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