Five burqa-clad Taliban militants stormed an agriculture training institute in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar and opened fire, killing at least nine persons
1 min read1 Dec 2017At least 41 of the 64 outfits banned by Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban and the sectarian group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), are active on Facebook
2 min read30 May 2017Afghan and Indian agencies assisted Taliban militants to fight Islamabad, the group's ex-spokesman said in a video released by Pakistan's military
2 min read26 Apr 2017Pakistani police say 10 militants from Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, died in a gun battle in Lahore, including a key facilitator of a February blast that left 13 people dead
1 min read8 Apr 2017Pakistan interior ministry says the paramilitary forces would be mobilized in Punjab for 60 days to assist local security forces in cracking down on extremist groups
2 min read22 Feb 2017Pakistan army's secret courts proceedings have drawn ire from human rights organizations, admiration for swift rulings in a country where civilian courts are clogged
3 min read27 Jan 2017Some 200 trainees were stationed at the Quetta facility when the attack occurred late on Monday, Pakistani officials said
2 min read25 Oct 2016Pakistan's government empowered military courts to try civilian terrorism suspects in 2015, following an attack by Pakistani Taliban militants on a school in Peshawar
1 min read29 Aug 2016Taliban gunmen stopped Sardar Soran Singh's car in Buner, some 160Km northeast of Peshawar, Friday evening and opened fire, killing him on the spot
1 min read23 Apr 2016Govt allows power plants to sell idle capacity as usage drops; oil plumbs new lows below $27 as oversupply woes persist
3 min read21 Jan 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared