Dated: 31 January 2017 By: Ishtiaq Mahsud The FATA Research Centre has received a four-minute video of the six Pakistani hostages who were employees of the Geofizyka Krakow, a polish... Read more
SECURITY 80 Taliban Militants Arrested, 3 Gunmen Killed in northern Afghanistan Baghlan/Jawzjan: At least 80 Taliban fighters have been captured and three others killed in northern Baghlan a... Read more
SECURITY Blast Leaves 2 Minors Dead in Zabul Zabul: Two children were killed on Sunday when an unexploded mortar round went off in the Shinkai district of southern Zabul province, an officia... Read more
SECURITY 21 Taliban Killed in Helmand Clash, Airstrike Helmand: At least 21 Taliban militants have been killed and ten others wounded in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province, th... Read more
SECURITY 29 Indian Fishermen Sent to Jail Karachi: A judicial magistrate remanded 29 Indian fishermen to prison for fishing in Pakistani waters. The Maritime Security Agency detained the fis... Read more
SECURITY Casualties as Afghan, Pakistani Forces Trade Fire Kandahar: Afghan and Pakistan border forces on Thursday exchanged fire after two suspected militants crossed the border into southe... Read more
SECURITY Jawzjan ALP Seeks Sophisticated Arms to Battle Rebels Jawzjan: A number of Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in the Qush Tepa district of northwestern Jawzjan province complained... Read more
SECURITY Insufficient Forces Seen behind Nuristan Unrest Nuristan: Public representatives and tribal elders in eastern Nuristan province have expressed concern over a deteriorating security... Read more
POLITICAL Some Ministries impeding Laghman development: Governor Kabul: Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, the governor of eastern Laghman province, has accused some ministries of not cooperating in addre... Read more
Though violent incidents continued to take place in the entire Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2016, there was a significant decline in such incidents as compared to the year 2... Read more