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Pakistan police arrest 5 TTP terrorists from Punjab province
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Punjab's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson said that they belonged to various banned religious organisations, including the proscribed militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Two cops, civilian killed in northwest Pakistan's Lakki Marwat district
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In its annual report, the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said Pakistan security forces lost at least 282 personnel during 2022 in attacks that included IED ambushes, suicide attacks, and raids on security posts, mostly in the Pakistan-Afghan border regions.
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ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup warm-up fixtures announced
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Participating teams will play two official warm-up matches on 9 and 11 January 2023 in four venues around the Gauteng province, namely, St Stithians College, Steyn City School, Tuks Oval and Hammanskraal Oval.
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Afghanistan: Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to Information
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Taliban's crackdown on journalists and media personnel continue in Afghanistan, numerous journalists in Paktia province on Friday criticized limited access to information and claimed that this has a negative influence on their operations as their basic rights to work are being challen
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Chinese firms reap profits from mines in Balochistan, locals deprived of b
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan province turned out to be an ATM for Chinese companies but it still remains an impoverished region with a per capita GDP under USD 1,000, which means that the residents are getting nothing. Under the agreement signed in 1995, 46-48 per cent of revenue was given to MCC, 53 per cen
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Tribal elders call for reopening of education centres for women in Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Taliban's crackdown on Afghan women continues to persist, some Tribal elders in the Khost province of Afghanistan urged the authorities to reopen education centres for women and allow them to work in government and non-governmental organizations, TOLO news reported.
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Awami Tehreek Thatta, Sujawal activists take out processions against settl
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The processions were a part of protests against the settlement of non-natives in Sindh, the usurpation of the rights of the indigenous people and the Pakistan People's Party government's attempt to tear apart Sindh's integrity.
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Imran Khan admitted to reintroducing TTP militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was being funded from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and that PTI chief Imran Khan had himself admitted to reintroducing the TTP militants in the province they were expelled from, reported The
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TTP nurtured by Pakistan army fuels insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The TTP has deep historical ties with the Afghan Taliban, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP). It is a by-product of al-Qaeda's jihadi politics in Afghanistan and Pakistan after 9/11.
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3 people killed, 13 injured in accident in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Three people have been killed and 13 others were injured in an accident in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported on Tuesday.
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Kabul residents raise concerns over stoppage in issuance of passports
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A large number of Kabul residents on Monday raised concerns over the longtime pause in the issuance of passports, saying that they face many challenges due to lack of national documents, Afghan news agency, TOLOnews reported.
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Islamic State-Khorasan pose threat to Taliban in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The target of ISKP is to threaten diplomatic missions, international organizations such as the UN and various NGOs in the region. It also aims to challenge Taliban's increased hobnobbing with China and the US.
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