Peshawar: Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, has revealed that the network responsible for the attacks on Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak and the Bannu Cantt area has been identified. He stated that significant evidence has been collected in both cases, and several individuals have been taken into custody. Hameed added that […]
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Nearly 45,000 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan in the past ten days, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), amid an ongoing repatriation campaign. The UNHCR stated that between April 1 and April 11, a total of 44,900 Afghan nationals crossed back into Afghanistan, reflecting a 31 percent increase
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The United States government has issued a seven day ultimatum for thousands of Afghan refugees to leave the country, raising alarm among human rights organisations, refugee advocates, and members of Congress who warn the decision places lives at grave risk. According to Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, a leading organisation supporting Afghan resettlement, written notices
Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has directed the allocation of $9 million from Afghanistan’s new fiscal budget to religious seminaries in Pakistan, according to a source close to the Taliban leadership who spoke to Afghanistan International. The funds have reportedly been earmarked for madrasas located in Pakistan’s border provinces of Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab. The
A representative of the Afghan Sikh and Hindu diaspora in the United Kingdom has strongly condemned recent remarks by Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, labelling them as offensive and inflammatory. Speaking to media, Harbans Singh expressed deep concern over Hanafi’s reported statement that non-Muslims, including
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In a disturbing development, the group led by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Shafiullah Haider, declared a seditious outfit by the state, has reportedly converted several mosques in the Mir Ali subdivision of North Waziristan into permanent hideouts and operational centres. According to local sources, the militant group is deliberately exploiting the sanctity of mosques, aware
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted an operation in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar and arrested a terrorist affiliated with the proscribed outfit Zeinabiyoun Brigade. According to the CTD spokesperson, the suspect, identified as Muhammad Musa, had been in hiding to evade arrest. During preliminary investigations, he confessed to involvement in multiple incidents of murder and attempted murder,
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An Afghan national allegedly set fire to the residential quarters of a mosque imam in the Aqrab Dag area of Ahmadi Kor, Tehsil Pandiali, District Mohmand, after being removed from his position as prayer leader, causing partial damage to the mosque and sparking outrage among the local population. According to details, residents of Lower Mohmand
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A United States defense official has dismissed recent reports claiming that the US military has taken control of the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and flown a transport plane to the area, calling them “not true.” According to AFP, the official confirmed, “There is no US military presence in Bagram.” The Central Intelligence Agency has
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A remote-controlled bomb targeted the vehicle convoy of District Police Officer (DPO) Shangla, Shah Hassan, in the Doha Khwaro Shekolai Mor area within the jurisdiction of Chowga Police Station. According to police officials, DPO Shah Hassan and other accompanying officers and personnel remained unhurt in the incident. The blast caused damage to a private vehicle
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