Fierce Clashes between the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups erupted in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region as hundreds of fighters attacked TTP bases situated in Kunar and Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Taliban sources said hundreds of armed fighters comprising Lashkar-i-Taiba, Ansarul Islam (AI), 'Mohmand force' and other local militias (lashkars) were part of a joint attack ...

United State tussle with Russia over Snowden has become a new bone of contentions between two traditional rivals. Russia denied presence of any contract with U.S. over exchange of prisoners.  Putin said, yes, he's at a Moscow airport, and no, you can't have him. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the first official acknowledgment of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tue ...

   By Sajjad Shaukat In the recent years, reports came to the limelight about involvement of Indian Amry’s high and low-ranking officials in various scandals of sexual harassment and raping women. But such abuses have enveloped the tourist ladies, assaulted by Indian civilians. Every one realises that rape against women is a shameless act of immorality in which anti-social elements driven by their animal in ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Unidentified, armed terrorists have   killed 10 foreign tourists and a Pakistani guide in Diamer area that is located in remote part of northern Pakistan. Another report reveal that the number of tourists dead in the incident counted 11, which included five Ukrainian, three Chinese, while one Russian and one Pakistani. A search and rescue operation has begun in the area. No group has yet ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Shocking and sad news was waiting for me, once I reached after Jumma prayers back to my home. But of course, it would have been more miserable and shocking for the relatives of victims who have been martyred in attack during prayers in Shia Muslim’s Mosque at Peshawar. Killing of MPA Sajid Qureshi and his son “Waqas” again would have been proven a great setback for ther love ones. The dec ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat While following the double standard of some western countries about terrorism, and speaking in the US baseless tone that Pakistan should ‘do more’ against the militants, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony said on June 18, this year that Pakistan must take strong action against terrorist groups operating from its soil. Antony’s statement becomes India’s blatant joke about terrorism, if we w ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Just few minutes earlier of Jumna prayers during “Khtuba” (speech before prayer), three individuals attacked a Shia Muslim’s Mosque in the northwest province of Pakistan.  During this attack three terrorists killed the guard standing at the door and two out of then entered and started firing on the people. Meanwhile a suicide bomber has exploded him inside the mosque, killing at least sev ...

By Zaheerul Hassan The terrorists carried out sucide bombing and a  blast in Mardan on June 18, 2013. In the first incident a sucide bomber exploded him in the funeral and in the second incident a bomb exploded  in CMH Mardan,  where in emergency the casualties were being evacuated. In these blasts more than 30 persons killed and 60 injured. Mr.  Imran Mohmand  recently elected Member of Provincial Assembly ...