Pakistan Taliban

India - New Pak PM Imran Khan's Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 23, 2018

Pakistan today stands isolated, observers say, and bringing it back into the fold is a formidable task for its new premier Imran Khan.

US Concerned Over Presence Of Terrorist Groups In Pakistan: Official

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 21, 2018

The US has expressed concern over terrorist groups continuing to enjoy safe haven in Pakistan and is asking the country to do more against "externally oriented" extremist outfits, a top official in the Trump administration said.

Why Buddha Of Swat, Once Destroyed By Taliban, Is A Symbol Of Resilience

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 12, 2018

The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatised Pakistani valley.

Taliban's Failure To Engage In Afghan Peace Talks Unacceptable: US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 1, 2018

The United States said the Taliban's failure to engage in talks to end Afghanistan's nearly 17-year conflict was "unacceptable" and called on Pakistan to exert more pressure on the militants.

Wanted Pak Terrorist Denies Role In Benazir Bhutto's Assasination: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 26, 2018

Ikramullah, one of Pakistan's most-wanted terrorists and named as the second suicide bomber of a cell that assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007 has appeared in a Taliban video denying his involvement, the BBC reported today.

Pakistan Taliban Appoints Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud As New Chief

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 24, 2018

Pakistani Taliban terrorists today appointed Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud as their new chief in place of Mullah Fazlullah, who was recently killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's restive Kunar province

"Would Like To See Pakistan Bring Taliban To Negotiating Table," Says US

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 21, 2018

The United States has not seen Pakistan taking sustained and decisive actions required to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, a top Trump adminstration official told lawmakers who demanded suspension of all American aid to Pakistan.

Taliban Chief Who Ordered Hit On Malala Yousafzai Killed In US Strike

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 15, 2018

Maulana Fazlullah, the dreaded chief of Pakistani Taliban, has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's restive Kunar province, an Afghan defence ministry official said today.

"I Have Never Been So Happy": Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai In Pakistan

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 31, 2018

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islamic law

"Lot More Needs To Be Done": US On Pak Cracking Down On Terror Networks

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 21, 2018

Pakistan has to do a lot more to wipe out terrorism from inside its territory and it needs to launch a crackdown not just on the Taliban but also on other terror networks, the US has said.

US Announces $5 Million Bounty On Top Pakistan Terrorist

World News | Reuters | Friday March 9, 2018

The United States on Thursday said it was offering a $5-million reward for information on Mullah Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban terrorist group that has waged a decade-long insurgency in the South Asian nation.

Pakistan Still Going Easy On Terrorists, Says US Intel Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 13, 2018

Pakistan's military is holding back counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States while continuing to go easy on militant groups based in the country, US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday.

Suspected U.S. Drone Strikes Kill Pakistani Taliban Commander: Officials

World News | Reuters | Saturday February 10, 2018

A pair of suspected U.S. missile strikes killed a senior Pakistani Taliban deputy and other militants in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials said on Friday.

All Options Open To Deal With Pakistan, Says White House Official

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 6, 2018

The US is keeping "all options" on the table to deal with Pakistan if it does not take decisive action against the Taliban and the Haqqani network and dismantle their safe havens, the White House warned today. The warning came after the US suspended about $2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on terror groups

US Suspends 'Security Assistance' To Pakistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 5, 2018

The United States has suspended its security assistance to Pakistani forces, the State Department said Thursday, demanding "decisive action" against Taliban factions based in the country.