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TopicTehreek-e-Taliban

Topic: Tehreek-e-Taliban

Pakistani major linked to 2019 capture of Abhinandan Varthaman killed in clash with TTP militants

New Delhi: Major Syed Moiz Abbas Shah, a Pakistani Army officer previously involved in the 2019 capture of Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander...

Pakistan to not support Afghan Taliban after it fails to neutralise TTP terror group, says media

The implication of Pakistan’s apparent shift in its policy is that the chances of Afghan Taliban govt getting international recognition have become far slimmer than ever.

Talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban won’t create jihadist mini-state, Pakistan Army tells House panel

As part of peace negotiations, TTP is demanding the right to retain weapons, maintain its military organisation, and for territories it controls to regain wide-ranging autonomy.

Pakistani State won’t collapse. Choice is between civil war and short-term rise in violence

Islamabad's new national security doctrine, calling for peace and trade, is good news for neighbours like India. But it doesn't address a critical question.

Pakistan Taliban ex-spokesperson who fled says ISI forced him to lie about India ‘terror funding’

Ehsanullah Ehsan, co-founder of Jama’at-ul-Ahrar, was claimed to have surrendered’ to Pakistan military in 2017 and fled in 2020. In a blog, he says ISI offered him ‘millions’ to return.

Pakistani Taliban ends month-long ceasefire agreement with Imran Khan govt

The banned group in a statement Thursday accused Pakistan govt of failing to honour the decisions it agreed upon which led to the ceasefire pact, including release of their fighters.

Pakistan blames India for Quetta blast, but experts see no impact on efforts to ease tensions

Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed blamed India for the Quetta hotel blast Wednesday, which has been claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

350 Nawaz Sharif supporters arrested ahead of former PM’s arrival for arrest

Imran Khan has promised to protect minorities, and seventh-century Buddha statue in Swat restored.

PML(N) and PPP allege ‘pre-poll rigging’ by Pakistan army

TTP claims responsibility for blast that killed 20 and journalist suspended for ‘asking Imran Khan to be investigated’.

Cops high-risk targets as violence spirals in Pakistan

Three policemen killed this month, top officer says cops are easy targets since they live in civilian areas and are the first line of defence.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?