Amir Mir

Is Commander Mangal Bagh finally dead?

ISLAMABAD:  As the American drones have stepped up attacks against the Pakistani militants operating from Afghanistan, Commander Mangal Bagh Afridi,…

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Omar Mansoor’s killing a big blow to Pakistani Taliban

ISLAMABAD:  (Asia Times): Khalifa Omar Mansoor, one of the most brutal militants responsible for a string of deadly attacks across Pakistan,…

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IS making inroads in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): The self-styled Islamic State (IS) or Daesh led by Commander Abu Bakar Baghdadi is making inroads in…

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Slow pace of Lakhvi’s trial exposes Pakistan’s patchy counter-terror efforts

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): A recent Country Report by the US State Department has censured Pakistan for its half-hearted efforts on…

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Taliban leaders give sleepless nights to Pakistan’s security establishment

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): The failure of the ongoing military operation against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its allied terrorist groups can…

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Two years later: Pakistani Taliban still resilient despite Waziristan military operation

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): Two years after the Pakistan Army launched a massive military operation in the trouble-stricken North Waziristan region…

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Jehadi penetration of Pakistani armed forces may be deeper than feared

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): A Pakistani Navy tribunal’s recent awarding of death sentence to five officers for the September 6, 2014…

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Sharif govt powerless as banned terror group runs parallel courts in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): Jamaatul Daawa (JuD), a Pakistan-based militant organization active in India and Afghanistan, is running a parallel judicial…

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Five years later: Saleem Shahzad’s unsolved murder case further weakens press freedom

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): Five years down the road since the May 2011 brutal killing of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad,…

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Afghan Taliban to step up fight against Kabul under new ameer

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): Even though the selection of Mullah Akhtar Mansour as the Taliban amir after the death of Mullah…

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Taliban chief’s death raises questions

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): The killing of Afghan Taliban’s leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike in Pakistan has…

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US wants to recover remains of hostage killed by Al-Qaeda

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times) Almost 16 months after the tragic death of Dr Warren Weinstein – a US national who was…

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How the abducted son of Gilani was rescued

ISLAMABAD: (Asia Times): The miraculous rescue of Ali Haider Gilani, the abducted son of a former Pakistani Prime Minister Syed…

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Of Mumtaz Qadri’s Dawat-e-Islami link

ISLAMABAD: (The News) The self-confessed assassin of Salman Taseer, who is all set to face the gallows after rejection of…

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Four Benazir attack plotters remain missing after arrest

ISLAMABAD: (The News) Eight years after the October 18, 2007 Karsaz suicide bombings targeting Ms Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming procession in…

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