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Pakistani Taliban militants detained at the centre had snatched interrogators' weapons and taken them captive on Sunday. Asif did not say how many militants were killed or how many hostages they had held. Residents said they heard explosions coming from the vicinity of the centre on Tuesday as helicopters hovered overhead. The army operations forced the militants and their leaders to flee to neighbouring Afghan districts. There, Islamabad says, they set up training centres to plan and launch attacks inside Pakistan, a charge Afghan authorities deny.

According to a provincial government spokesman, the militants were demanding safe passage to Afghanistan. "We are in negotiations with the central leaders of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan," Mohammad Ali Saif, a spokesman for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government, said. He said the authorities were yet to receive a response from the Pakistani Taliban, adding that relatives of the militants and area tribal elders had also been involved in initiating talks with the Islamists inside the facility. The militants in control of the interrogation facility had demanded a safe passage to Afghanistan, a TTP statement sent to a Reuters reporter said. It added the TTP had also conveyed the demand to Pakistani authorities, but hadn't heard back any "positive" response.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Islamist militants seized a counter-terrorism centre in the northwestern Pakistani area of Bannu on Sunday and took hostages to negotiate with government authorities, officials said. One said about 15 militants took control of the centre after overpowering interrogators inside, grabbing their weapons and taking five or six of them hostage. Pakistan has been fighting an insurgency by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. A spokesman for the TTP did not immediately confirm or deny a link with the militants in the compound. Reporting Saud Mehsud in Dera Ismail Khan and Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar; Writing by Gibran PeshimamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Kabul hotel attack ends as three gunmen killed; two foreigners injured
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KABUL, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said. Two foreigners were injured while trying to escape by jumping from the hotel balcony, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on Twitter. Kabul's Emergency Hospital, run by an Italian non-profit near the attacked hotel in the Shahr-e-Naw area, reported receiving 21 casualties - 18 injured and three dead on arrival. Taliban sources said the attack was carried out at Longan Hotel where Chinese and other foreigners usually stay. China's state-run Xinhua news agency said the attack happened near a Chinese guesthouse and its embassy in Kabul was closely monitoring the situation.

☆ Ambush claimed by Pakistani Taliban kills three police officers in northern Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Jibran Ahmad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PESHAWAR, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a gun ambush that killed three police officers in northern Pakistan, the second attack claimed by the group just days after it announced an end to a ceasefire with the government. He said three police officers were killed on the spot and the identity of the attackers was unknown. The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. The Afghan Taliban have been facilitating peace talks between local militants and the government since late last year. The Pakistan army has conducted several operations against the militants in their strongholds in lawless districts along Afghan border in recent months.

☆ Taliban militants in Pakistan end ceasefire with government - spokesman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Taliban militants in Pakistan will no longer abide by a months-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government, a spokesman for the militant group said on Monday. The Afghan Taliban have been facilitating peace talks between local militants and the government since late last year. The end of the ceasefire comes ahead of a visit by a Pakistani delegation, led by state minister for foreign affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, to Kabul on Tuesday. Mohammad Khurasani, a spokesman for the militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) told Reuters in a text message that its leadership had decided to end the ceasefire with Pakistan. The Pakistani military has carried out several offensives against the militants in their strongholds in remote lawless districts bordering Afghanistan.

☆ Pakistan reopens Afghan crossing shut after border hostilities
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Gul Yousafzai | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Saeed Ali Achakzai/File PhotoQUETTA, Pakistan, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan has reopened a major Afghan border crossing that was shut for trade and transit after security forces clashed last week, officials from both sides said on Monday. As the crossing opened on Monday, three people were wounded in another clash reported on a northwestern border with Afghanistan, an Afghan official said. A Pakistani security official said the fresh exchange of fire killed one member of border personnel and wounded nine other people. "We are going to meet senior Pakistani officials to find an amicable solution," he said. The Pakistan military did not respond to a request for comment, but a Pakistan security official said there has been regular border management coordination with Afghan authorities, adding that details of Afghan investigations into last week's hostilities will be shared with Pakistan in due course.

☆ Supporters of Pakistan's Imran Khan block roads in new protest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Asif Shahzad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] People react as police use tear gas to disperse them during a protest to condemn the shooting incident on a long march held by Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Wazirabad, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan November 4, 2022. The former cricket star, who has been pressing for a general election since he was ousted as prime minister after losing a confidence vote in parliament in April, was shot at the rally last Thursday. Khan's successor as prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has rejected his demand for new polls and the deadlock has stoked instability in the nuclear-armed country of 220 million people. Television footage showed Khan's supporters burning tyres as they set up protest camps across roads. Khan, 70, launched what is known as a long-march protest rally from Lahore to the capital on Oct. 28.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and “reunited with his family” in Pakistan, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday. “We are glad that a Pakistani citizen detained abroad is finally reunited with his family,” the statement said. The Pentagon said in a statement Saturday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had “notified Congress of his intent to repatriate Saifullah Paracha to Pakistan” last month. Following Paracha’s release, 35 detainees remain in Guantanamo Bay and 18 have been cleared for release, according to Amnesty International. The most high-profile prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay prison is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.

☆ Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan disqualified from holding office
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets, his spokesman and officials said. Chaudhry condemned the move and urged Khan’s supporters to protest publicly. Balkh Ser Khosa, a prominent lawyer, said the commission disqualified Khan from holding public office because he unlawfully sold state gifts given to him by other countries when he was in power. Banaras Khan / AFP via Getty ImagesLaw Minister Azam Nazir Tarar confirmed that the commission found Khan guilty of the charges. Tarar said Khan has been disqualified from holding public office for five years.

☆ Uber exits five Pakistani cities, to continue services via unit Careem
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An Uber office is shown in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike BlakeOct 11 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will discontinue its ride-hailing services app in five cities in Pakistan including Karachi and Islamabad, the company said on Tuesday, in a move that will reduce market overlap between the U.S. firm and its Middle East unit Careem. The change, effective immediately, also covers the cities of Multan, Faisalabad and Peshawar, but the Uber app will continue operations in Lahore, where the company plans to launch new products. read moreUber said in a statement it would prioritize minimizing the impact to its employees, drivers, riders, and partners who use the Uber app during this change in those cities. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Dilip Kumar, una dintre cele mai mari vedete ale epocii de aur a cinematografiei indiene, a murit
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Alături de Dev Anand şi Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar a fost unul dintre cei trei monştri sacri ai epocii de aur a Bollywood-ului, cuprinsă între sfârşitul anilor 1940 până la începutul anilor 1960.Poreclit "regele tragediei" din cauza sobrietăţii sale naturale, Dilip Kumar a apărut în peste jumătate de secol în circa şaizeci de filme, jucând în unele dintre cele mai emblematice producţii indiene ale perioadei respective.Kumar şi-a ratat însă probabil ocazia de a avea o carieră internaţională, refuzând oferta lui David Lean de a-l pe juca Cherif Ali în "Lawrence of Arabia", lansat în 1962. În cele din urmă, Omar Sharif a acceptat rolul.Pe numele său real Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Dilip Kumar s-a născut pe 11 decembrie 1922 la Peshawar, un oraş situat azi în nordul Pakistanului care făcea parte atunci din India britanică.Tatăl său, un negustor de fructe, şi-a dus familia la Bombay în anii 1930.Tânărul a refuzat să preia afacerea familiei după ce a fost remarcat de actriţa Devika Rani care i-a permis să apară în 1944 în primul său film, "Jwar Bhata".Ea l-a convins să-şi schimbe numele pentru a intra în lumea cinematografiei fără ştirea tatălui său care nu a aprobat această carieră.Una dintre cele mai faimoase interpretări ale sale rămâne rolul din "Mughal-E-Azam", unul dintre cele mai mari succese ale cinematografiei indiene, lansat în 1960, care spune povestea legendară a unei iubiri imposibile dintre un prinţ mogul şi sclava sa.Spre deosebire de alţi actori de la Bollywood care au apărut în sute de filme, Dilip Kumar şi-a ales cu grijă proiectele cinematografice, ceea ce nu a făcut decât să-i consolideze aura de star într-o industrie cinematografică extrem de concurenţială.La sfârşitul anilor 1990, el s-a implicat mai mult în politică, acceptând să lucreze pentru reconcilierea dintre India şi Pakistan. Doi ani mai târziu, a fost ales parlamentar al Partidului Congresului, atunci aflat în opoziţie.

Persons: Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, David Lean, Ali, Omar Sharif, Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Tânărul, . Ea, Kumar Organizations: Bollywood, Partidului Congresului Locations: Arabia, Peshawar, Pakistanului, India, Bombay, mogul, Pakistan

☆ Talibanii se pregătesc să preia controlul Afganistanului după plecarea forţelor SUA şi NATO
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Sursa foto: AFPTalibanii se pregătesc să preia controlul Afganistanului după plecarea forţelor SUA şi NATOTalibanii se pregătesc să preia controlul Afganistanului după aproape 20 de ani de când au fost alungaţi de la putere în urma intervenţiei militare americane, lăudându-se că i-au "învins" pe americani, comentează AFP. În timp ce discuţiile interafgane, care au debutat în septembrie în Qatar, bat pasul pe loc, talibanii profită de retragerea în curs de desfăşurare a forţelor americane pentru a câştiga teren. De la lansarea unei noi faze a operaţiunilor la începutul lunii mai, insurgenţii au preluat controlul a cel puţin 30 din aproximativ 400 de districte. Multora le este teamă că ei pregătesc o ofensivă majoră asupra oraşelor după plecarea americanilor şi a aliaţilor lor. Prezenţa crescândă a talibanilor în apropiere de Ghazni ridică temeri privind un posibil atac asupra capitalei provinciei.

Persons: Allah, Talibanii, îşi, Joe Biden, Combatanţii Organizations: NATO, Agerpres, Apărării, CICR Locations: Afganistanului, SUA, Ghazni, ţării, Afganistan, Qatar, american, Kabul, Kandahar, afgane, Peshawar, Pakistan

☆ Pakistan: Un bărbat a fost arestat, după ce și-a pus mască de vârcolac și a urlat la oameni în noaptea de Revelion
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Un bărbat care s-a deghizat cu o mască de vârcolac și care a mers pe străzi cu motocicleta, în timp ce urla la oameni şi încerca să îi sperie de Anul Nou, a fost arestat. Se pare că acesta era rezident al oraşului Peshawar şi locuia fix în cartierul pe care a ajuns să îl terorizeze. Oamenii legii au reuşit să îl prindă şi să îl aresteze, bărbatul fiind dus la secţia de poliţie. Evenimentul a devenit viral, cu atât mai mult că poliţiştii chiar au ajuns să facă mai multe fotografii cu ''vârcolacul'' care a băgat spaima în oameni. Imaginile au fost postate pe reţelele sociale, alături de o descriere cum că omul a fost arestat/

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