Terrorism

Hafiz Saeed gang: allowed to use bank accounts!

Hafiz Saeed gang: allowed to use bank accounts!..

Pakistan issued United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order, 2019

The Federal Government of Pakistan issued the United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order, 2019 in accordance with the provisions of Pakistan's United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Act, 1948 (Act No.XIV of 1948).  The objective ..

Felon of Pulwama: brief history of Jaish

The birth of Pakistan was the result of political blackmails, but Pakistan never abandoned its method. And India has to bear the side effects of its destructive activities. In the 1970s, fundamentalist activities within Pakistan strengthened and after B..

Maulana Sami Ul-Haq, 'Father of the Taliban,' killed

The Pakistani cleric and hardliner Islamic political party, Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI-S) Chief, Maulana Sami ul-Haq, regarded as the "Father of the Taliban", has been killed in the northern city of Rawalpindi. Local media quoted his family members as..

Arson in schools: Education under threat in Pakistan

After the attack on the school in Peshawar, once again, the school has been targeted in terrorist attacks, although this time there is no information about the casualties in any of these attacks. At least 12 schools in Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir&rs..

End of Mullah Fazlullah: now his terror broadcast has signing off

The Pakistani Taliban has announced the appointment of a new leader, acknowledging publicly for the first time that its former chief, Mullah Fazlullah, was killed in a US drone strike. Fazlullah was reportedly travelling in a vehicle along with four oth..

U.S. military offer to take action against militants involved in cross-border raids against Pakistan

Pakistan is welcoming a U.S. military offer to take action against militants involved in cross-border raids against Pakistan from Afghan soil. Pakistani officials say the move "augurs well" for regional counterterrorism cooperation. General Joh..

Hafiz Saeed set to be released!!!!

A provincial review board comprising three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on November 22 rejected the Punjab government’s request for an extension of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed’s detention and directed the governme..

White House retains a list of 20 terrorist groups operating in Pakistan

The White House retains a list of 20 terrorist groups that the Trump administration claims are operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan and is believed to have shared this list with Pakistani officials, diplomatic sources told Dawn. Mr Tillerson t..

Caitlan Coleman rescued in Pakistan!!!!

Caitlan Coleman, Joshua Boyle and their three children were rescued earlier this month after being abducted by Taliban-linked militants in 2012 while travelling through a mountainous region of Afghanistan.  In October 2012, Canadian-Americ..

Ansarul Sharia Pakistan (ASP) chief gunned down with eight more terrorists

Eight Ansarul Sharia Pakistan (ASP) terrorists, including the outfit’s chief, were gunned down early on October 22. Terrorist group’s chief, Shaharyaruddin Warsi, had been killed in the raid, and that four terrorists had managed to escape...

Another Sufi shrine targeted: growing fanaticism will jeopardize existence of Pakistan!!

A suicide attacker blew himself up at the entrance to the shrine of Pir Rakhyal Shah in the Fatehpur area of Jhal Magsi district on October 5, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 30 others. The blast was so powerful that it was heard several ki..

Jamaatul Ahrar in fierce conflict with Afghan Taliban

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar (TTP-JuA) has killed an Afghan Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, where the banned group is believed to have its basis Ubaid, who was killed two days ago, was the secon..

Pakistan’s NACTA compiling data on Pakistan’s overseas terrorists

Pakistan’s National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior was told on August 29 that National Counterterrorism Authority (Nacta) has begun the process of compiling data on Pakistan-based individuals that are suspected of involvement with terrori..

Afghan Taliban leaders are in Quetta and Peshawar alleges Gen Nicholson

In an interview with TOLO news, Commander for US Forces and NATO in Afghanistan General John W Nicholson said the Trump administration is “aware of presence of the Afghan Taliban leadership in Quetta and Peshawar”. This interview comes just ..

Operation Khyber-4 has been completed: One more farce is over

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor announced in a press conference on 21st August, that Operation Khyber-4 has been completed. Operation Khyber-4 was launched on 15th of July as a part of..

United States designated Hizbul Mujahideen as a specially designated terrorist organisation

The United States on 16th August designated Hizbul Mujahideen as a specially designated terrorist organisation led by an internationally recognised terrorist. The step further increases US pressure on Pakistan to do more about tightening the sc..

Taliban chief 'advises' US to be diplomatic to solve problems

Taliban chief 'advises' US to be diplomatic to solve problemsTerrorism  Afghan Taliban chief Maulvi Hibatullah Akhundzada said on 23rd June that surge in foreign troops would not solve the Afghan problem, urging the Americans to adopt a ..

Suicide car bombing kills 13 in Quetta

At least 13 people – among them seven policemen – were killed in a suicide car bombing outside the office of Balochistan’s police chief Ehsan Mehboob's office on morning of 23rd June. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a splinter group of t..

Safe havens are inside Afghanistan, not outside, Pakistan: Maleeha Lodhi to UNSC

  Pakistan has told the UN Security Council on 22nd June that the Afghan Taliban’s “safe havens” are inside, not outside Afghanistan, given the large areas they control in the war-torn country. Ambassador Maleeha L..

Rise of new terrorist organisation in Pakistan?

Pamphlets were found on June 28, 2017,  from the spot in Karachi where four cops had been gunned down at iftar time, warning of a terrorist-led operation ‘Radul Artedad’ against security forces.The Ansar al Sharia Pakistan militant grou..

US designated Syed Salahuddin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)

The US State Department on 26th June designated Hizbul Mujahideen's supreme commander Syed Salahuddin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) and imposed sanctions on him. He was designated a terrorist "under Section 1(b) of Executive O..

UNSC sanctioned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar: Explications and Implications

The UN Security Council has sanctioned terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul-Ahrar on July 6.  The Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions Committee approved the addition of JuA in the list of entities and individuals subject to the assets freeze, tr..

Pakistan was not bound to implement decision of the United States (US) regarding designating Syed Salahuddin: Sartaj Aziz

Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on July 3,  said Pakistan not bound to implement decision of the United States (US) regarding designating Syed Salahuddin, senior leader of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, a global terrorist. Aziz sai..

ISIS entered in Pakistan: Terrorist terrified!!!!

The ferocious shadow of ISIS makes fear in Pakistan.  Pakistani intelligence agencies have released names of 87 people wanted on charges of terrorism. More than half of them are thought to be members of ISIL. The first signs of the Islamic..

Two foreign climbers go missing on Nanga Parbat

  Two foreign climbers attempting to scale Nanga Parbat have gone missing. Climbers Alberto Zerain Berasategi and Mariano Galacan belonging to Spain and Argentina respectively went missing while attempting to climb the ‘killer mountain..

Hardening the line: cutting CSF

The Trump administration plans to slash $100 million and give $800 million as reimbursement to Pakistan in the next fiscal for its military support in fighting terror, a defence department official said. The administration has proposed the $100 million ..

Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s house hit by rocket

Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s house , who is president of the Balochistan National Party, attacked by rockets in his native town of Wadh on Sunday 18th June. Sardar Ataullah Mengal and Sardar Akhtar Mengal were not in the house when the attack took place. ..

Khurram Shehzad and State of Pakistan

A day after London Bridge attack that claimed lives of seven pedestrians and injured 50 other; the cops have identified the attackers as Khurram Shahzad Butt , A 27-year-old Pakistan-born British national, who was shot dead by police after the London atta..

Pakistan and new-borne UN Counter-Terrorism Office

The General Assembly on 15th June approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global counter-terrorism strategy. Adopting a consensus resolution, the 193-nation body also welcomed S..

Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen

Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) was one of the front-ranking local jihadi outfits in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). It was formed in June 1990 by Yunus Khan, a close confident of Mohammad Abdullah Tairi, ex-president of the J&K Jamiat Ahle Hadith. L..

uslim Janbaz Force

The Muslim Janbaz Force (MJF) was formed in 1980 in Srinagar by Firdous Ahmed Baba alias Babbar Badr. The MJF is supposed to be the military wing of the People’s Democratic Front (earlier known as People’s League) led by senior Kashmir leader,..

Lashkar-e-Jabbar(The Army of the Omnipotent Almighty)

There is no available information about the origin or nature of Lashkar-e-Jabbar (LeJ). Its existence came to notice when media in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) highlighted two attacks on women in Srinagar in August 2001. The first attack occurred on 7 Augu..

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)

The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) advocates independent Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) comprising all Kashmir territory that is presently under the control of India, Pakistan and China. It was founded by Amanullah Khan, a native of Gilgi..

Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen(Party of Holy Warriors)

A breakaway group of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM) was formed in 1991. The initiative to form the group was taken by Hilal Ahmed Mir alias Nasirul Islam. He developed differences with Master Ahsan Dar, commander-in-chief of t..

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen(Party of Holy Warriors)

The HM was founded by one Master Ahsan Dar of Patan in North Kashmir in September 1989. The group was formed to marginalise the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). The group is basically a pro-Pakistani group and is a militant outf..

Al Umar Mujahideen

The Al Umar Mujahideen (AuM) was formed in 1989 by Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar alias Latrum. He is believed to have acted at the behest of Mirwaiz, Maulvi Farooq of Srinagar, who was shot dead, reportedly, by the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) on 21 May 1990. ..

Al Barq(The Lightening)

Al Barq (The Lightening) is a jihadi militant outfit. It was formed in March 1990 in Srinagar. It is the militant wing of the People’s Conference led by Abdul Gani Lone who was killed by some militants in May 2002. The decision to form the Al Barq w..

Al Badr(Aliases: Al Badar, Al-Badr Mujahideen—The full moon)

Al Badr, also known as the Al-Badr Mujahideen, is an Afghan-trained militant wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Pakistan. It is reported to have been formed in June 1998. Although the Al Badr was a creation of the JeI Pakistan, the relation betwee..

Khurram Shehzad and State of Pakistan

A day after London Bridge attack that claimed lives of seven pedestrians and injured 50 other; the cops have identified the attackers as Khurram Shahzad Butt , A 27-year-old Pakistan-born British national, who was shot dead by police after the London at..

IS news agency Aamaq’s founder Baraa Kadek ‘killed’ in strike?

The founder of the militant Islamic State group news agency was reportedly killed with his daughter in an air strike last week in eastern Syria. The militant group itself has not reported the death of the founder of Aamaq news agency, Baraa Kadek..

Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam

 Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam (also known in short as Ahrar, was a religious secular Liberal Muslim political party in the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj (prior to the Partition of India) founded December 29, 1929 at Lahore. Religious leaders..

Drone attack in Pakistan: 2005-2016

Since 2004, the United States government has attacked thousands of targets in Northwest Pakistan using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) controlled by the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division. Most of these attacks are on targets in t..

Abdul Ali Mazari: Martyr for National Unity of Afghanistan

Abdul Ali Mazari (1947 – March 1995) was a political leader of the Hezbe Wahdat during and following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Mazari was an ethnic Hazara, and believed the solution to the internal divisions in Afghanistan was in a federal..

Hezb-e Islami Khalis: splinter group of Hezb-e Islami

Hezb-e Islami Khalis is an Afghan political movement under Maulawi Khalis, who separated from Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-e Islami and formed his own resistance group in 1979. The two parties were distinguished as Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin and Hezb-e Islami ..

Ahrar-ul-Hind

Ahrar ul Hind (lit. freedom fighters of India) was a militant Islamist group in Pakistan that split from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in February 2014. During peace talks between the Pakistani government and TTP, Ahrar-ul-Hind issued a statement to..

20 Points of National Action Plan

 Implementation of death sentence of those convicted in cases of terrorism. Special trial courts under the supervision of Army. The duration of these courts would be two years. Militant outfits and armed gangs will not b..

Ummah Tameer-e-Nau

 Ummah Tameer-e-Nau (popularize as UTN), is a left-wing militant organization banned by the United States Department of Treasury on December 20, 2001. It was also placed on Patriot Act Terrorist Exclusion List. It is suspected of supplying informat..

Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat

 The Tehrik-e-Khatme Nabuwwat or Tehrik-e-Tahafuz-e-Khatm-e-Nabuwat (Movement for the Finality of Prophethood) is an Islamist religious movement in Pakistan aiming to protect the belief in the finality of prophet hood of Muhammad based on its own c..

Operation Ghazi

On 13 February 2017, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar released a video announcing the launch of "Operation Ghazi" named after Abdul Rashid Ghazi who was killed in July 2007 inside the Lal Masjid. The operation started with the suicide bombing at the Mall, in which 12 civi..

Maktab al-Khidamat,

The Maktab al-Khidamat, also Maktab Khadamāt al-Mujāhidīn al-'Arab  MAK), also known as the Afghan Services Bureau, was founded in 1984 by Abdullah Azzam, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri to raise funds and recruit foreign mujahidin for the war ..

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar ("Assembly of the Free") is a terrorist group that split away from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in August 2014. Although some media outlets reported that the group had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS),..

Hizb-e Wahdat: A umbrella organization

Hizb-e Wahdat-e Islami Afghanistan ("the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan"), shortened to Hizb-e Wahdat, was founded in 1989. Like most contemporary major political parties in Afghanistan, Hizb-e Wahdat is rooted in the turbulent period of the anti-Sovi..

Abdullah Azzam: Father of Global Jihad

Abdullah Yusuf Azzam ‎‎, (1941 – 24 November 1989) also known as Father of Global Jihad  was a Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian and founding member of al-Qaeda.  Azzam preached both defensive and offensive jihad by ..

Anti Terrorism Court of Pakistan

 Anti Terrorism Court (‎ATC) was established in Pakistan, under Nawaz Sharif's government, to deal with terrorism cases.It has been created by the 1997 Anti-Terrorist Act, amended on 24 October 1998 by the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance..