Amid the Malala marriage controversy, a religious leader in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district has been arrested for allegedly threatening and inciting violence against the Nobel Laureate. In an interview with Vogue, when asked about marriage, Malala said, “I still don’t understand why people have to get married. If you want to have a person […]
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Trump says he is worried about terrorist attacks if US troops leave Afghanistan
President Donald Trump said he wants to pull US troops out of Afghanistan but is concerned that without an American military presence, the country could be used as a base for terrorist attacks on the United States. In an interview on Fox News broadcast on Monday, Trump said the problem with pulling the 9,000 US […]
New Zealand terrorist pleads not guilty in mosque killings, shows little emotion
The man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques on Friday pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against him. Brenton Tarrant smirked as his lawyer, Shane Tait, entered the not guilty pleas, but otherwise showed little emotion during the hearing at the Christchurch High Court. The 28-year-old Australian appeared via video […]
One terrorist shot dead by Karachi police
One terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Karachi late on Friday. Four terrorists, riding two motorcycles, hurled a hand grenade on a police mobile near Chakar Hotel, near the Super Highway. Police chased them and fired shots at them. One of the attackers was killed, while the other three managed […]
Woman shot dead in N Ireland in ‘terrorist incident’
A woman has been shot dead during riots in the city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland and the killing is being treated as a terrorist incident, police said Friday. Images posted on social media showed a car and van ablaze and hooded individuals throwing petrol bombs and fireworks at police vehicles. It was not immediately […]
Italy’s Salvini claims terrorist presence on migrants boats from Libya ‘now a certainty’
Chaos in Libya following General Khalifa Haftar’s offensive has increased the risk of terrorist presence on migrant boats headed for Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said, adding that the country’s ports would remain closed. “Islamic terrorist infiltration is no longer a risk, it has become a certainty: it is therefore my duty to reiterate that […]
‘One policeman martyred, one terrorist killed in Peshawar’
O ne policeman was martyred and at least one terrorist was killed on Monday in an intelligence-based operation in Hayatabad area of Peshawar, citing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai. The police said that the militants were hiding in a house and firing from the inside, adding that the area was cordoned off to conduct […]
CTD apprehends terrorist of proscribed organisation
Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police on Sunday arrested a wanted terrorist of banned outfit in an action in Khushab, a private channel reported. According to the CTD spokesperson, the arrested outlaw is trained and was busy in collecting funds, when he was rounded up by the CTD team. The outlaw is said to […]
US names Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a ‘terrorist organisation’
US President Donald Trump on Monday designated Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’, an unprecedented step that raises tension in the Middle East. Iran has warned it will take reciprocal action against Washington for its move against the Guards, the country’s most powerful security organisation. It is the first time the […]
Terrorist behind Daesh network held in Abbottabad
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested a notorious terrorist running Daesh network here on Saturday. On an intelligence tip-off, the CTD conducted operation in Abbottabad city during which a terrorist identified as Mujeebur Rehman was arrested. The nabbed terrorist hailing from Karachi was involved in bomb blasts, target killings, bank robberies and other terrorist activities […]