Pakistan says US report accusing it of failing to limit terror groups ‘overlooks factual situation’

The Foreign Office also said that Pakistan has facilitated direct talks between the US and the Taliban in the context of the Afghan peace process.

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· Nov 05, 2019 · 06:13 pm

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s likely successor also killed, announces Donald Trump

Though the US president did not name anyone, reports said he was likely referring to ISIS spokesperson Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, who was killed on Monday.

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· Oct 29, 2019 · 08:20 pm

US disposes of remains of Islamic State chief Baghdadi, says no plans to release visuals of raid yet

The US military said photos and videos of the raid were going through ‘a declassification process’.

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· Oct 29, 2019 · 03:56 pm

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during US raid in Syria: Donald Trump

The terrorist leader detonated his suicide vest after running into the dead end of a tunnel while trying to escape commandos from American special forces.

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· Oct 27, 2019 · 07:04 pm

Indian Army chief says pressure is on Pakistan to crack down on terrorism after FATF warning

Bipin Rawat said Islamabad should work towards restoring peace.

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· Oct 19, 2019 · 12:36 pm

Zakir Naik inspired most of the 127 people arrested for suspected links to Islamic State, says NIA

Thirty three such suspects were arrested from Tamil Nadu, 19 from Uttar Pradesh, and 17 from Kerala, said the agency’s Inspector-General Alok Mittal.

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· Oct 14, 2019 · 07:33 pm

Donald Trump confirms death of Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza

A statement from the White House said he was killed in a counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, but did not mention any other details.

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· Sep 14, 2019 · 07:36 pm

UAPA: SC to examine validity of amendments that allow Centre to declare an individual a terrorist

The court issued a notice to the government based on a plea against the amendments. Earlier, only organisations could be categorised as terrorist groups.

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· Sep 06, 2019 · 12:11 pm

US praises India for declaring Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim and Lakhvi terrorists

They were designated terrorists under the amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act of 1967.

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· Sep 05, 2019 · 11:04 am

Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Dawood Ibrahim and Lakhvi declared terrorists under new anti-terror law

The decision came a month afer the Parliament passed the amendments to The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act of 1967.

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· Sep 04, 2019 · 04:44 pm

‘Not fair’: Donald Trump says India must step up efforts to fight terrorists in Afghanistan

Trump lamented that the US was left to deal with the terrorists from nearly 7,000 miles away, while countries such as India and Pakistan were not doing enough.

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· Aug 22, 2019 · 10:58 am

Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is believed to have been killed, says US media

He is said to have been killed in either 2017 or 2018, during the first two years of the Donald Trump administration.

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· Aug 01, 2019 · 07:58 am