Pakistan: Politician Haroon Bilour among 20 killed by suicide bomber in Peshawar

Bilour was the leader of the Awami National Party, which governed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from 2008 to 2013.

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· Jul 11, 2018 · 10:45 am

Latest United Nations terror list has 139 entries from Pakistan: Dawn

Hafiz Saeed, Dawood Ibrahim and Ayman al-Zawahiri figure on the Security Council’s list.

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· Apr 04, 2018 · 05:01 pm

Pakistan bans UN-designated terror groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa

The ordinance amends the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 and allows authorities to freeze the assets of 27 such outfits.

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· Feb 13, 2018 · 07:48 am

Pakistan: Senior police officer, guard killed in suicide attack in Peshawar

The bomber, who was reportedly carrying around 20 kg of explosive material, rammed his bike into the additional inspector general’s vehicle.

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· Nov 24, 2017 · 05:35 pm

Pakistan tells US it has ‘produced results’ in fight against terror

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Islamabad must ‘take a clear-eyed view’ of the ‘number of terrorist organisations that find safe haven’ in its territory.

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· Oct 24, 2017 · 09:23 pm

Pakistan: 26 labourers wounded in grenade attack in Gwadar port city

The port in Balochistan province, which connects western China with West Asia and Europe, is key to Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’.

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· Oct 20, 2017 · 06:12 pm

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan confirms death of Peshawar school massacre mastermind

Usman Mansoor Hafizullah is expected to replace Umar Mansoor as the commander of the terrorist outfit.

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· Oct 19, 2017 · 11:49 am

Pakistan needs to shed its false image as a hub of extremist groups, says nation’s foreign minister

Khawaja Asif’s statements contradicted the Pakistan defence minister’s claim that there were very few terror organisations operating in the country.

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· Sep 06, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Pakistan: After Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest, JuD rebrands itself as Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir

Under the new name, Jamaat-ud-Dawa will continue to organise events for Sunday, February 5, which is observed as ‘Kashmir Day’ in the country.

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· Feb 05, 2017 · 08:51 am

Pakistan freezes bank accounts of JeM chief Masood Azhar and more than 5,100 terror suspects

The Interior Ministry reportedly issued three lists of suspects, including around 1,200 people listed under the category of exceptional or high risk.

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· Oct 25, 2016 · 09:15 am

Pakistan politicians blamed India for Quetta attack – instead of trying to get their house in order

Instead of deluding its citizens, Pakistan needs to figure out what is prompting, causing and encouraging these attacks.

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· Aug 15, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Watch: Zeb and Haniya's haunting tribute to victims of the Lahore blast

'This is for both Lahore and Pakistan, for resilience amidst the darkest of times.'

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· Mar 29, 2016 · 07:00 pm