A girls' school in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district was torched early on Tuesday. According to Dawn newspaper, local officials have held "terrorists" responsible for this reprehensible act and have promised to rebuild the school along with providing security to educational institutions.
So far, no group has claimed the responsibility. Islamists, no matter which sect they belong to, are extremely opposed to giving girls' access to education in Gilgit Baltistan.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Amid the growing presence of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the country, Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has expressed concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the northwest part of the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Amid a stalled peace deal between Islamabad and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the return of members of the outlawed group in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has raised alarm bells.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 15 (ANI): Pakistan and its ally Taliban are at loggerheads. Pakistan has committed a strategic blunder in thinking that the Taliban, which the country helped in fighting a US-backed Afghanistan for over two decades, will fulfil Islamabad's wishes.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 14 (ANI): Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has realised his mistake of pressing peace talks with the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group as the killing of Al Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawahari, who advised the TTP has made it quite clear that
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): A commander of the Haqqani network - a Taliban faction considered closest to Pakistan's military establishment, has joined the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), media reports said.
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Pakistan has committed a strategic blunder in thinking that the Taliban, which the country helped in fighting a US-backed Afghanistan for over two decades, will fulfil Islamabad's wishes.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): The rise of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), better known as Pakistani Taliban, enabled by the Afghan Taliban's steadfast support, will expand the threat of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, including against civilian targets, a Netherlands-based think tank
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council report has warned that Afghanistan-based Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) posed a threat to Pakistan.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): With Pakistan launching an "unprovoked airstrike" against Afghanistan, killing innocent civilians under the guise of taking out the terrorist group, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), it seems that Pakistan is inspired by its new friend Russia in exploitin
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): The Imran Khan government is unable to shape its clear strategy towards the Afghan Taliban as differences between the two have widened in recent days after terrorists belonging to Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) -- an affiliate of the Taliban -- from