More leaders, candidates under threat as bombings break lull in terrorismon July 16, 2018The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Daesh have massacred over 150 political activists in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past few days, breaking a lull in terrorist attacks in the country. A Pakistani militant leader argues that the armed groups are executing plans during the election campaign which they had in fact planed earlier. "They (armed groups) have collected their … [Read more...] about More leaders, candidates under threat as bombings break lull in terrorism
Saudi moot declares Taliban war ‘haram’on July 12, 2018ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia scholars, who wrapped up two-day conference in the holy Saudi city of Makkah, on Wednesday declared the Taliban war in Afghanistan "religiously prohibited," urging the Taliban and Afghan government to hold direct talks and find a solution to the longstanding conflict. The communiqué did not mention the US-NATO invasion and said that suicide attacks, which had result into … [Read more...] about Saudi moot declares Taliban war ‘haram’
Several Pakistani clerics turn down Saudi invitation to conference on Afghan peace, stabilityon July 11, 2018ISLAMABAD: Several Pakistani clerics have turned down invitations to attend a two-day international conference on Afghanistan that started in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Tuesday and is expected to end with the issuance of a communiqué against the Taliban fighting in Afghanistan. The International Conference of Muslim Scholars on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan, hosted by Saudi Arabia in … [Read more...] about Several Pakistani clerics turn down Saudi invitation to conference on Afghan peace, stability
Saudi Arabia urges Taliban to stop war, recognise Kabul govton July 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia has asked Afghan Taliban to stop fighting and recognise the government in Kabul as the Kingdom is set to host an international conference of Islamic scholars this week, which is likely to issue a decree against the war. Saudi Arabia is holding the International Ulema Conference for peace, security and national reconciliation in Afghanistan in … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia urges Taliban to stop war, recognise Kabul govt
Afghan Taliban denounce US-sponsored scholars conferenceson July 7, 2018ISLAMABAD: Afghan Taliban on Friday ruled out negotiations with the "powerless" Kabul administration and condemned what they called US-sponsored conferences of religious scholars. The Taliban issued the statement ahead of an international conference Saudi Arabia will host in collaboration of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that is likely to issue a declaration against the … [Read more...] about Afghan Taliban denounce US-sponsored scholars conferences
US drone targets senior TTP leader in Afghanistanon July 4, 2018An American spy aircraft on Tuesday struck a compound of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in eastern Afghanistan, causing casualties, security sources said. Sources said a senior Pakistani Taliban leader Omar Rehman, known as Ustad Fateh, was scheduled to visit the house of a TTP leader Ahmad Swati, when the US drone fired two missiles on the building at 10am. Spokesman for outlawed TTP … [Read more...] about US drone targets senior TTP leader in Afghanistan
Hekmatyar suggests extending olive branch to Talibanon July 2, 2018Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan's chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the Taliban and the Afghan government to settle on an arrangement where peace zones are declared in specific areas of the war-torn country. This will enable the exiled leadership of the militia to return to Afghanistan and the peace process to continue. The Afghan leader was speaking to Daily Times during the visit of a Pakistani … [Read more...] about Hekmatyar suggests extending olive branch to Taliban
Pak, Afghan intelligentsia urge the US to engage Talibanon June 30, 2018Delegates at a two-day track-II dialogue that concluded in Islamabad on Friday called upon the United States to engage the Taliban in talks, stressing that the dialogue will not impact the Afghan government's peace process. The participants at Approaching Peace Talks: Stakeholders, Challenges, and Prospects said that a peace deal [between the Afghan government and the Taliban] would involve … [Read more...] about Pak, Afghan intelligentsia urge the US to engage Taliban
Pakistan, Afghanistan track-II dialogue backs bilateral engagementson June 26, 2018KABUL: Delegates at a Pakistan-Afghanistan track-II dialogue in Kabul have backed the recently launched bilateral dialogue mechanism and urges both countries to avoid blame game. The dialogue issued a joint declaration, urging Pakistan and Afghanistan to sign an agreement for repatriation of citizens and prisoners. The Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Committee (PAJC) Beyond Boundaries Phase=III … [Read more...] about Pakistan, Afghanistan track-II dialogue backs bilateral engagements
Mufti Noor Wali named new TTP chiefon June 24, 2018The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced it had appointed a new leader on Saturday after the militant group confirmed for the first time its former chief Mullah Fazalullah was killed in a US drone strike last week. US forces targeted Fazlullah in a counterterrorism strike on June 14 in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, close to the border with Pakistan. US officials had not … [Read more...] about Mufti Noor Wali named new TTP chief
