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PM directs to be proactive in dealing with LDC challenges

ACC files case against former MP's PS and his wife

BNCU wants legal action against Dr. Yunus

BNP-Jamaat become friends of Israel: Foreign Minister

27 people kidnapped from Teknaf in last 27 days

Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere, threatens Islamic State

Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has said Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere by them.

Pakistan fails to check terrorism, remains on FATF gray list

Islamabad / Paris, July 6: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international body monitoring terrorist financing, has put Pakistan on the gray list again. The Paris-based group recently reported that Pakistan was on the gray list for failing to take action against notorious terrorists such as Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, who were declared militants by the UN. This was stated by FATF President Marcus Pleyer at a virtual meeting.

US court sentences Pakistan-American woman to 13 years of imprisonment for funding ISIS

New York: A Pakistani-American woman was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment by a United States' Federal Court for attempting to provide material support to the terrorist organization ISIS, officials said.

Sikh gurudwara attack plotter ISKP chief Aslam Farooqui admits his link with Pakistan's ISI

Kabul: Exposing a Pakistan link to the Sikh Gurudrawa attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city, arrested so-called emir of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui has confessed his strong relationship with Pak spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Twelve IS inmates escape prison in NE Syria

Damascus: A total of 12 inmates of the Islamic State (IS) militant group escaped a prison run by Kurdish militia in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Sunday, state TV reported.

Islamic State takes responsibility for attack in Kalmunai town during police raids

Colombo, Apr 28: Terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the clash with Sri Lankan forces in Kalmunai town on Saturday.

Islamic State leader killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Nov 25: The Afghanistan military said a spokesperson of the terrorist group ISIS has been killed during an operation in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province of the country, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Security officials arrest 26 IS terrorists

Kabul, Sept 19: The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) have said they have arrested 26 Islamic State terrorists from Kabul city, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Airstrike guns down at least five IS militants in Kunar

Kabul, Aug 25: At least five Islamic State (IS) militants have been gunned down in an airstrike conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan's Kunar province recently, reports said.

IS claims responsibility for suicide attack in Kabul

Kabul, June 5: Terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.

Security forces kill Islamic State commander in Afghanistan

Kabul, Apr 24: Security forces have killed a key Islamic State commander during a clearing operation in Chapa Dara district of eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.