Fatwa declares Operation Zarb-e-Azb a jihad
ISLAMABAD: Over 100 ulema from various schools of thought on Sunday declared Zarb-e-Azb, the ongoing military operation against militants in North Waziristan, as jihad. The meeting of ulema, which was organised…
John Kerry Lands in Baghdad Amid Surge by ISIS Militants in Iraq
Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad amid a surge by Islamist militants who have seized large sections of Iraq. NBC News' Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell described…
Thousands attend funeral of Nahid Almanea, Saudi student killed in UK
The funeral of Nahid Almanea, the Saudi student who was murdered in UK was attended by thousands of people on Saturday. 31-year-old Almanea who was a student at the University…
Iran ‘strongly’ opposes U.S. intervention in Iraq
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed strong opposition on Sunday to intervention in Iraq by the United States or anyone else, saying Iraqis themselves could bring an end to…
Karachi police arrest 5 suspected foreign militants from Sohrab Goth
KARACHI: Karachi police on Sunday arrested five suspected foreign terrorists from the city’s Sohrab Goth area, Express News reported. In a raid conducted as part of the ongoing operation, the police surrounded the…
Security threats: Nisar bans religious gatherings in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD:In the wake of Friday night’s attack on Chan Pir Darbar shrine, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has directed the Islamabad Commissioner to place a ban on all congregations…
Search operation: 118 suspects arrested in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: With the Zarb-i-Azb operation underway in North Waziristan Agency, the Peshawar Police launched a massive search operation on Sunday, arresting more than 118 illegal residents, including a Sri Lankan…
Obama warns U.S. firepower won’t unify Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned that no amount of U.S. firepower could keep Iraq together if its political leaders did not disdain sectarianism and work to unite the country.…
Putin orders forces in the Urals on combat alert
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered military forces in central Russia on combat alert as well as a drill of airborne troops, a day after Ukraine ordered a cease-fire…
Operation Zarb-e-Azb : 21st June Developments
After targeting tehsil Miranshah, Mir Ali and other areas of North Waziristan, PAF jet fighters flattened the militant’s bastions in Khyber Agency. The officials of National Database Registration Authorities (NADRA)…