Terrorist Groups

In call with Imran Khan, Theresa May stresses need for Pakistan to act against all terrorist groups

British prime minister Theresa May emphasised the importance of Pakistan taking action against all terrorist groups in a call with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, May's office said.

Islamic State footprint on rise in Pakistan's northern Sindh, Balochistan: Report

The footprint of the militant Islamic State group is continuously on the rise in Pakistan as over the past year responsibility for as many as six deadliest attacks, in which 153 people were killed, was claimed by the outfit, according to a think-tank report.

Unites States, China warn their citizens in Pakistan of possible terror attacks, sectarian violence

United States and China have issued advisories for their citizens in Pakistan to be on alert after receiving intelligence reports about possible attacks

Pakistan must take decisive action against terror groups; communicated our expectations to Islamabad, says US

The US has given a list of 75 wanted terrorists and pressed Pakistan for going tough on Haqqani network.

US security aid to Pakistan 'will be conditioned' on steps Islamabad takes against terrorist groups: White House official

America's security aid to Pakistan "will be conditioned" on the steps Islamabad takes against terrorist groups such as the Taliban and the Haqqani network, a senior US administration official has said.

Bashar al-Assad's removal not priority in Syrian conflict, says Emmanuel Macron

France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, making the policy official for the first time.

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Saudi King Salman asks Nawaz Sharif to choose sides

Are you with us or with Qatar?" Saudi King Salman raised this question during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who had visited the Gulf kingdom for finding a diplomatic solution to the Qatar crisis.

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Egypt accuses Qatar of funding terrorist groups, asks UN to investigate

Egypt has asked the United Nations to investigate an enormous ransom that Qatar allegedly paid an Islamic State-linked "terrorist group"

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Al Jazeera decries closure of Saudi Arabian office, calls move 'unjustified'

Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia's decision to shut its office in the kingdom as part of the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf was "unjustified".

Banned terrorist outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook: says Pak media report

Forty-one out of Pakistan's 64 banned outfits are present on Facebook in the form of groups and individual user profiles and were operating openly via the social media giant, a media report said on Monday.