• 22 November, 2024
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Pakistan takes Islamist off terrorism list under deal to end protests

By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan removed Islamist leader Saad Rizvi from its terrorism watchlist on Thursday, paving the way for his release from detention under a deal…

Pakistan to allow banned Islamist group to contest votes to end clashes

By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is to free more than 2,000 jailed activists of a banned Islamist militant group and allow the movement to contest…

Explainer: Who are the Pakistani Islamists shouting “death to blasphemers”?

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of activists from the banned Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) have clashed with security forces in Pakistan over the past two weeks, shouting "death to…

Pakistani Islamist group reaches deal with government, calls off protest march

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A hardline Pakistani Islamist group called off a protest march to the capital Islamabad on Sunday after reaching a deal with the government, ending two weeks…

Pakistan govt toughens its stance after violence by banned group

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's National Security Committee vowed on Friday to crack down on a banned Islamist group if violent protests continue, toughening up its rhetoric after at least seven…

TLP – The New Face of Militancy in Pakistan

TLP - The New Face of Militancy in Pakistan Pakistan, as a nation-state, in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, remained predominantly engaged in efforts to correct its…

Internal situation in Pakistan grim as Government bans TLP, France asks citizens to leave country and Social Media blocked completely

Pakistan has issued a blanket ban on all social media platforms from 11AM to 3PM on Friday as per  a notification issued by Interior Ministry of Pakistan which is being…