Articles by Amir Mir
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10 Taliban groups pledge allegiance to Daish
ISLAMABAD: A video released by the Pakistani chapter of the Baghdadi-led Islamic State (IS) or Daish shows Shahidullah Shahid, the…
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Govt flexes muscles to act against Lal Masjid cleric
ISLAMABAD: With the setting up of military courts to carry out speedy trials of the Taliban-linked terrorists and their facilitators,…
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Taliban spokesman’s social media account closed down
ISLAMABAD: The US-based LinkedIn management has taken down the account of the TTP Jamaatul Ahraar (TTP-JA) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan after…
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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s co-founder to be hanged today
ISLAMABAD: The imminent hanging of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s co-founder, Akramul Haq alias Akram Lahori, on January 8 (today) will effectively close…
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JUI, JI sided with dictators, but oppose military courts
ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)’s opposition to the setting up of the military courts to hold speedy…
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Govt indecisive on Lal Masjid cleric despite evidence
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is reluctant to act against the Lal Masjid prayer leader Maulana Abdul Aziz despite having credible…
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Jundallah Ameer dodges gallows for a decade
ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Ataur Rehman, the jailed ameer of Jundallah (the Army of Allah), which has claimed the deadly Shikarpur Imambargah…
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Hanged PAF man was close aide of TTP leader
Islamabad: Niaz Mohammad, who was executed the other day in Peshawar Central Prison for trying to kill General Pervez Musharraf,…
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Ex-ISI chief’s tenure to be remembered for wrong reasons
ISLAMABAD: The two and a half year tenure (March 2012-November 2013) of Lt Gen (retd) Zaheerul Islam as DG ISI…
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New DG must depoliticize ISI, restore internal security
ISLAMABAD: Two key challenges facing the newly appointed director general of the Inter Services intelligence Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar will…
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Question marks over death of Mulla Omar
NEW YORK: If the past is any guide, the latest reports about the death of the fugitive Afghan Taliban ameer…
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Taliban also confirm Jalaluddin Haqqani’s death
NEW YORK: The Afghan Taliban have confirmed that Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Haqqani Network, had died a natural…
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Doubts over fate of al-Qaeda chief Zawahiri
NEW YORK: Following the death of the Afghan Taliban’s ameer Mulla Mohammad Omar, questions are being raised in the militant…
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Mystery continues to surround Mulla Omar’s death
The mystery surrounding Mulla Mohammad Omar’s death is deepening further with every passing day, with more and more reports suggesting…
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