UN to boost help for Pakistan

Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Rehman Malik said Friday he received a positive response from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon when he sought, during a meeting with him, stepped up U.N.’s humanitarian help to the large number of people displaced by the military action… बाँकी अंश »

Taliban peace deal in tatters?

New Delhi, April 09: The much-criticised peace deal between the Pakistan government and Taliban militants has been called off, a report claimed on Thursday. According to the report, Sufi Mohammed, a hardline Islamist cleric and chief of the Tehreek-i-Nifas-i-Sharia Mohammadi… बाँकी अंश »

Taliban flog teenage girl in Swat

Islamabad/The dangers of imposing Sharia laws in Pakistan’s restive Swat Valley were brought into sharp focus Friday with the airing of a two-minute video showing a 17-year-old screaming, burqa-clad girl being whipped by Taliban fighters for coming ‘out of her… बाँकी अंश »

Musharraf takes strong anti-militancy stance, defends state

Taking a strong anti-militancy stance, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf Monday urged concerted efforts to prevent them from operating on the country’s soil even as he extended his unequivocal support to the government, the army and spy agency ISI in… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistan inks another peace deal with militant tribal group

Three weeks after agreeing to a controversial peace deal in its restive northwest, the Pakistani government Monday inked another deal with a key militant tribe in the restive Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). ‘The government of Pakistan and the Mamond… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistan to hand out free rifles

Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province officials have announced they will provide rifles to local residents as protection against the Taliban. 30,000 rifles, which have been confiscated from terrorists over the years, will be handed out to residents of rural areas… बाँकी अंश »

Taliban members in Pakistan agree to stop fighting

Taliban fighters have agreed with Pakistani officials to observe a permanent ceasefire in the north-western Swat valley. Government officials have already made the announcement on behalf of Taliban commander Maulana Fazlullah. Reporters were later told, after meeting with elders in… बाँकी अंश »