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Terrorism

Assassination attempt against Taliban leader highlights infighting, divide

Terrorism

2017-10-10

Assassination attempt against Taliban leader highlights infighting, divide

Mullah Manan Niazi, deputy leader of a splinter Taliban group under Mullah Rasool, said individuals loyal to Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada sent three suicide bombers to assassinate him.

Suicide bomber strikes Sufi shrine in Balochistan during annual celebration

Terrorism

2017-10-05

Suicide bomber strikes Sufi shrine in Balochistan during annual celebration

Among the more than dozen dead, two policemen sacrificed their lives when they stopped the bomber from penetrating the inside of the shrine.

Citizens condemn militant efforts to create chaos on Pak-Afghan border

Terrorism

2017-09-29

Citizens condemn militant efforts to create chaos on Pak-Afghan border

Militants are staunchly opposed to the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, so they leave no stone unturned to undercut their relations, observers say.

In major strategy shift, ISIS no longer willing to 'fight till death'

Terrorism

2017-09-28

In major strategy shift, ISIS no longer willing to 'fight till death'

ISIS negotiated a deal for safe passage after a humiliating defeat on the Syrian-Lebanese border -- a sign the group is unable or unwilling to continue fighting, a Pakistani think tank says.

Pakistan works on formal policy to impede ISIS threat

Terrorism

2017-09-15

Pakistan works on formal policy to impede ISIS threat

Counter-terrorism authorities are investigating why Pakistanis are joining terrorist organisations.

Peaceful Eid highlights ongoing security success in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Terrorism

2017-09-06

Peaceful Eid highlights ongoing security success in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Police foiled a major terrorist plot during Eid celebrations.

Taliban have become Afghanistan's top drug cartel: officials

Terrorism

2017-09-04

Taliban have become Afghanistan's top drug cartel: officials

Some 99% of profits from the illicit drug trade goes to terrorist groups and drug cartels, according to the Afghan Counter Narcotics Ministry.

Militants in Afghanistan duped into believing their cause is just

Terrorism

2017-08-25

Militants in Afghanistan duped into believing their cause is just

Taliban and ISIS activities disproportionately affect innocent civilians, undermine the country's economy and have nothing to do with Islam, observers say.