MILITANTS in northwestern Pakistan executed 13 people, including six members of the security forces, in apparent retaliation for a crackdown on their stronghold, an official and residents said. The Swat valley in the North West Frontier Province was the scene of a fierce battle between the security forces and followers of a radical Muslim cleric […]
Militans Behead Four Security Officers in Pakistan
MILITANTS kidnapped and beheaded four security officers in northwest Pakistan after Government troops clashed with supporters of a pro-Taliban cleric, a senior official said. The men were seized while shopping at a bazaar in Matta in the outskirts of Swat by unknown militants, local sources said, and their bodies were later displayed in the […]
ECO conference begins in Herat
Kabul: The 17th conference of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers started Wednesday morning in the ancient Afghan city Herat amid tight security. Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Kabir Farahi is chairing the meeting. This meeting will be continued three days and on October 20, Foreign Ministers of the Member States will […]
Twin blasts in Rawalpindi kills 31, injures 70
Saeed Minhas writes from Islamabad: A chilling response to Musharraf’s on going military operation in tribal areas was given by the Islamic militants on Tuesday morning as they blew off two powerful bombs in the heart of army controlled Rawalpindi cantonment area killing 31 people and injuring over 80 people, 30 of them critically. Twenty […]
Deep into the base of The Base-Al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden The US State Department calls him "one of the most significant sponsors of Islamic extremist activities in the world today". Some experts say he is part of an international Islamic front, bringing together Saudi, Egyptian and other groups. Their rallying cry is the liberation of Islam’s three holiest places – Mecca, […]
Taliban give up control over Darra Adam Khel
<p>By Ghafar Ali Khan</p> <p><br /> PESHAWAR: Local Taliban handed over control of Darra Adam Khel, a tribal area some 35 kilometers south of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital city Peshawar, to local administration after a jirga (council of tribal elders) assured militants that no criminal and ‘un-Islamic’ activities in the area would […]