Everything you need to know about Sipah Maheri: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sipah Maheri: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Prominent Islamic scholars and intellectuals here Tuesday called upon the international community to help put an end to 'massacre' of the Shia Muslim community in Pakistan.
Lack of political will, weak intelligence, inadequate laws, poor enforcements and political mud slinging, result again and again in tragedies of the kind at now Hyderabad and at umpteen places elsewhere.
Islamabad, Jan. 8 (ANI): Hate speeches must be prevented, by subjecting it to stricter evaluation and must result in harsh consequences for those convicted of the treacherous crime, according to an editorial in a Pakistani daily.
Rawalpindi, Oct. 30 (ANI): Banned outfits in Pakistan, including terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD), which openly established their camps numbering in hundreds and collected hides of sacrificial animals without any hurdle this Eid-ul-Azha, despite a ban by the government, have expressed satisfaction over the 'heavy' collection.
Rawalpindi, Oct 26 (ANI): In a blatant violation of government law, banned outfits in Pakistan, including Hafiz Saeed's Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), have openly installed banners across the city seeking sacrificial animal hides despite a ban on collection of animal hides.
Islamabad, Oct. 6 (Xinhua-ANI): A deadly Pakistani Taliban group Saturday threatened suicide attacks on the participants of an anti- US drone strikes march heading to the country's South Waziristan tribal region.
Peshawar, June 20 (ANI): The Pakistani doctor who was sentenced to 33 years of imprisonment after being found 'guilty' of helping the CIA track down Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, is a vulnerable target in a prison filled with hardcore militants, security agencies have said.
Islamabad, May 28 (ANI): An assessment carried out by Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau (IB) has stated that sectarian groups in the country have grown 'stronger than ever' and pose a grave threat to state and society.
Rawalpindi, May 5 (ANI): As in most cases bordering to the sensitive issue of blasphemy in Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has released an accused in the high profile Shahbaz Bhatti blasphemy murder case, due to lack of evidence.
Karachi, Apr 21(ANI): The Jamaat-ud- Dawa backed Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) has once again openly staged a protest demonstration outside the press club against the re-opening of NATO supply routes.
Islamabad, Apr 13(ANI): An editorial in a Pakistan daily has highlighted the extent of the Taliban's infiltration into the country's security infrastructure and risks posed by it.
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): In Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan's only Shia dominated province ethnic cleansing is being carried out systematically, away from media glare and international attention. Hundreds of Shia Muslims staged a protest in front of the Lahore Press Club on April 10th urging the media to pressurize the Pakistani government to stop the atrocities on its community in Gilgit Baltistan. On April 9th a rally was held in Kargil against targeted killings in GB and local leaders appealed to the Indian government to take up the issue with the international community.
New Delhi, Apr.7 (ANI): Once again, Pakistan's most treasured jehadi jewel, Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the Jamat ut Dawa, listed by the U.S. as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, and the ideological patron of the rabidly anti-Indian terrorist organisation, Lashkar e Tayyaba (LeT), is in the limelight. This follows the U.S. announcement that there would be a USD10 million reward (one of the highest ever although not as high as for Osama, Mullah Omar or Ayman al Zawahiri) ) for any information that would lead to Saeed's arrest or prosecution in the US or elsewhere.
New Delhi, Mar.24 (ANI): They are there on web pages, on FaceBook and Twitter and, using the latest technology, wish to push their society back to the Dark Ages. This is the creed of the newly formed Difa-e-Pakistan Committee -Defence of Pakistan Committee (DPC). The Vision Statement of the DPC on its website "Will You Defend Pakistan" says:- "We envisage defending Pakistan, the only ideological nation carved in the name of Islam with our wealth and Lives (sic). Pakistan stands as the beacon of the unity of Ummah, on 'La Illaha Ilallah' (There is no God but Allah) the bedrock of our faith."
New Delhi, Mar.24 (ANI): They are there on web pages, on FaceBook and Twitter and, using the latest technology, wish to push their society back to the Dark Ages. This is the creed of the newly formed Difa-e-Pakistan Committee -Defence of Pakistan Committee (DPC). The Vision Statement of the DPC on its website "Will You Defend Pakistan" says:- "We envisage defending Pakistan, the only ideological nation carved in the name of Islam with our wealth and Lives (sic). Pakistan stands as the beacon of the unity of Ummah, on 'La Illaha Ilallah' (There is no God but Allah) the bedrock of our faith."
Islamabad, Mar 12 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has banned three other religious charity organisations working in the country.
Islamabad, Mar 11 (ANI): The Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) has said the Pakistan government imposed a ban on it on the directives of the United States. These attempts at banning ASWJ are on the directives of the USA," The Express Tribune quoted ASWJ chairperson Maulana Ahmad Ali Ludhianvi, as saying.
Islamabad, Mar 11 (ANI): The Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) has said the Pakistan government imposed a ban on it on the directives of the United States. These attempts at banning ASWJ are on the directives of the USA," The Express Tribune quoted ASWJ chairperson Maulana Ahmad Ali Ludhianvi, as saying.
Islamabad, Mar 10 (ANI): Pakistan's largest Islamic extremist group Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaat has described the government's move to ban the group as preposterous.
Islamabad, Mar 10 (ANI): Pakistan's largest Islamic extremist group Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaat has described the government's move to ban the group as preposterous.
Islamabad, Feb 11 (ANI): Jihadis urge for resurgence seem to be gaining momemtum in Pakistan, with reports saying that the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (Defence of Pakistan Council) movement has strengthened its hold across the country and their leaders seem unperturbed by serious accusations against them.
Islamabad, Feb 5 (ANI): The activities of banned terrorist outfits will definitely be a humongous task to stop because they were allegedly created and nurtured by Pakistan's military, an editorial has claimed.
Islamabad, Feb 5 (ANI): The activities of banned terrorist outfits will definitely be a humongous task to stop because they were allegedly created and nurtured by Pakistan's military, an editorial has claimed.
Islamabad, Jan 28 (ANI): Sixty-three percent (282) of 447 high-profile terrorism cases that had been tried, were acquitted by anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in Pakistan's Punjab state in 2011.
Islamabad, Jan 28 (ANI): Sixty-three percent (282) of 447 high-profile terrorism cases that had been tried, were acquitted by anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in Pakistan's Punjab state in 2011.
Islamabad, Jan 23 (ANI): Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has warned the Pakistan government of serious 'jihadi' consequences if the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status is given to India.
Islamabad, Dec 26(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said red warrants on Shahbaz Bhatti's killers have been issued, and they would be brought to book soon.
Islamabad, Dec 8(ANI): Pakistan has called on Afghanistan to provide evidence on the extremist group, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi's role in the December 6 twin bombing that killed 59 people in Kabul.
Kabul, Dec 8(ANI): The death toll in bombings in Afghanistan has risen to 78 in just 24 hours, even as the Karzai Government continues to blame Pakistan for the attacks.
Islamabad, Nov 8 (ANI): A member of the Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan has slammed the government for allowing the Jamaat-ud-Dawa to collect Eid donations, saying it is clearly evident that 'such militant organisations follow the government's agenda and function with its support'.
Lahore, Nov.7 (ANI): Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) leader Hafeez Sayeed's lawyer A K Dogar said on Monday that the outfit has never been banned in Pakistan in reponse to the Pakistan Government releasing a new list of 31 banned terror outfits that did not include the JuD.
Islamabad, Nov 6 (ANI): The Pakistan interior ministry has released a list of 31 banned organizations, excluding Jamaatud Dawa.
Lahore, Oct 6(ANI): The Pakistan Government has formally included the names of Mangal Baagh, Maulvi Fazlullah and Baloch separatist leader Brahamdagh Bugti in the list of the country's most wanted terrorists, according to a news report.
Islamabad, Aug 8 (ANI): British diplomats have met senior Pakistani officials to convince them to crack down on Jamat ud Dawa (JuD), the charity wing of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group, on India's insistence.
Quetta, May 6(ANI): At least eight people belonging to Pakistan's minority Shia community have been killed in an explosion in Quetta.
Peshawar, Mar 30(ANI): The deaths of 14 Pakistani security officials in the Khyber tribal region on Monday evening were caused by a friendly fire, Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik has said.
Brussels, Dec.9 (ANI): Investigating authorities looking into the December 8 bomb explosion in Varanasi, have not yet arrived at the conclusion that the attack was the handiwork of Pakistan-based terror groups.
Lahore, Nov 22(ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab Information Secretary Dr. Fakharuddin Chaudhry has claimed that he has received death threats from some banned outfits in the province.
Islamabad, Oct 27 (ANI): The Pakistan government must investigate the torture and killings of more than 40 Baloch leaders and political activists over the past four months, human rights group Amnesty International has said.
Lahore, Aug.26 (ANI): In what clearly showcases the impotence of Pakistani authorities to counter the terror threat, sources have revealed that nearly 400 terror suspects are likely to be released from jail, as the authorities have failed to register any case against them.
Karachi, Aug.21 (ANI): In a bid to win people support and influence youngsters to join their war against non-Muslim nations, hardcore banned terror groups like the Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT), its humanitarian face-Jamat-ud-Daawa (JuD) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) have plugged into famous networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
Washington, Aug.5 (ANI): Following the massive violence in Karachi, which had erupted after the murder of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) MPA Raza Haider's assassination, the local administration has nabbed several hardline Islamist leaders, however analysts believe that these efforts were more of a 'window-dressing' aimed at pacifying the growing discontent among people of the city.
Islamabad, Aug 4 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Raza Haider in Karachi was part of a plan hatched by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other banned outfits to destabilise the country.
Karachi, Aug 4 (ANI): The death toll in Karachi has increased to 58 with at least 20 more people being killed, even as a complete shutter-down strike is being observed following the assassination of MQM leader Raza Haider.
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has blamed the banned terror group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) for the assassination of MQM Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Raza Haider following which massive violence erupted in Karachi resulting in death of 35 people.
Lahore, July 12(ANI): Pakistan's intelligence agencies have reportedly revealed that there has been a worrying increase in the activities of banned religious and militant organisations in the Punjab province.
Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Joining hands against the ever-expanding terrorism in the province, religious clerics in Punjab have demanded the resignation of provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah over his alleged links with extremist organisations.
Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Under immense pressure from various quarters to take on the militant groups thriving in the province, the Punjab Home Department has set up a task force to crack down on 17 banned terror organisations, but the terror list amazingly has no mention of the 'father' of all these groups - the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Islamabad, July 3 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik while admitting that extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were still active in the country despite being banned, has described them as 'paid killers.'
Washington, June 23 (ANI): Extremists and sectarian organisations are operating freely in Pakistan's Punjab province, however, strangely enough the federal government appears to be reluctant to take action against them, despite the outfits having joined hands with the Taliban.
Lahore June 21 (ANI): Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamaruz Zaman Kaira has denied any link with the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) leader Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi.
Lahore, June 18(ANI): A direct nexus between the Pakistan Punjab government and banned outfits in the province has come out in the open after its Inspector General met the Lashker-e-Tayyaba's jihadi wing Chief Secretary to brief him on terrorist networks.
Lahore, Jun. 17 (ANI): The recent string of bloody terror attacks across the Punjab province have put a stamp on fears that militancy has deep rooted itself in the political and military heartland of Pakistan.
London, Jun.17 (ANI): The Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD), the front face of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has said that it was itself 'astonished' over the Punjab government allotting nearly one million dollars for it in the budget for the current fiscal year.
Lahore, Jun.11 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies have revealed that there exists a dirty nexus between local criminals and terrorists in Punjab, especially in the provincial capital Lahore, which has witnessed a spate of bloody terror strikes in the recent past.
New York, Jun.3 (ANI): Following Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's candid admission that extremist groups have deepened their roots in the Punjab province, western officials have also raised concerns over the ever expanding terror threat in the most populated region of that country.
Lahore, Jun.2 (ANI): Despite there being an uninhibited rise in terror activities and plenty of evidence to prove that the province is fast becoming a breeding ground for terror organisations, the Punjab government appears to be reluctant to take on the militants, as it has ruled out any action against them.
Lahore, Apr 26(ANI): The Pakistan Punjab Government is reportedly providing financial support and other amenities to jailed leaders of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ), including top hitman Malik Ishaq.
Islamabad, Mar.20 (ANI): It has almost become a ritual in Pakistan to blame a 'foreign power' (read India) for any terror strike in the country, and this 'ritual' is being religiously followed by the Pakistani leadership each time extremists strike killing scores of people.
Islamabad, Mar.18 (ANI): A few days ago Pakistan Punjab province's Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's almost begged the Taliban to spare the province from violence. It was rather unusual for a political leader pleading to an outlawed extremist outfit to exempt the region which certainly highlights the fact that the roots of militancy have grown deeper into Punjab's soil.
Lahore, Mar. 15 (ANI): Pakistan's major political parties have expressed "serious concern" over PML-N's "political romance" with banned religious outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba - a step they said opposes Pakistan's policy on terrorism.
Lahore, Mar 14(ANI): Pakistan has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of suicide attacks carried out across the country and loss of life during the first 70 days of 2010 compared to the same period last year.
Ottawa, Mar.13 (ANI): After brief lull in violence and bloodshed in the country, Lahore was rattled with a series of bomb blasts in Friday, which has certainly put a question mark over the claims of the political and military leadership that the Taliban's back has been broken.
Lahore, Mar. 1 (ANI): The government in Pakistan's Punjab province needs to come out of its state of denial on the presence of terror outfits, and take appropriate measures to curb these extremist elements, an editorial in the Daily Times, has said.
Islamabad, Feb. 23 (ANI): PML-Q MNA Sheikh Waqas Akram has slammed Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah for "moving around" with a chief of a banned terrorist organization along with his police escort.
Washington, Oct.12 (ANI): The audacious terror strike on the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi has once again raised concerns about the safety of nuclear establishments in that country, and experts believe that it may be only a matter of time when terrorists could target nuke installations with the same tactics and intensity.
Islamabad, Sep 21 (ANI): Pakistani law enforcement agencies are searching for 83 high profile terrorists wanted for various crimes, ranging from the attack on former president Pervez Musharraf to fanning the separatist movement in Balochistan.
Islamabad, Sep.15 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has continuously denied the presence of any terror groups inside the country's boundaries, saying the outfits which are carrying out terrorist activities are 'non state' actors. However, an editorial in one of the leading English dailies of the country has said Islamabad must get rid of these non-state actors if it wants to avoid disastrous repercussions.
Islamabad, Sep. 14 (ANI): A Saudi Arabian charity has funded 15 million dollars to a pro al-Qaeda militant organization to carry out terror attacks in Pakistan, Pakistani police has claimed.
Washington, Aug.27 (ANI): Observers believe that the power struggle in the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) could erupt again following the announcement of its new chief after the banned outfit admitted, after weeks of denial, that Baitullah Mehsud had indeed been killed in US drone strike earlier this month.
Peshawar, Aug. 7 (ANI): Even as Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the National Assembly that 25 extremist organisations stood blacklisted by Islamabad for "their involvement in terrorist activities", strict action then against remains to be seen, an Daily Times editorial says.
Lahore, Aug. 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has said that the recent anti-Christian riots in Gojra were pre-planned, and not a spontaneous reaction of an enraged Muslim community.
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Pakistani authorities have arrested 100 people and offered 6,000 dollars in compensation to Christian families in an effort to reassure the country's minority that they will be protected by the law, after an anti-Christian riot left eight people dead in the town of Gojra over the weekend.
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The Christian community in the town of Gojra has closed all schools and colleges in the area for three days as a mark of respect for the eight persons killed in riots on Saturday.
New York, Aug 3 (ANI): The attack on Christian families in Gojra in central Pakistan, the culmination of several days of rioting over a claim that a Koran had been defiled, shows how insecure life is for the tiny Christian minority in the country.
Lahore, Aug.2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Rana Sanaullah has ruled out purported 'desecration' of the Quran by people of Christian community, which is seen as the prime reason behind Saturday's communal violence in Gojra town in which seven Christians, including three women, were burnt alive and over dozen wounded.
Karachi, Mar.20 (ANI): The banned Sipah-e-Sahaba (SeSP) Pakistan has announced plans to organize a conference in Karachi on Friday.
Karachi, Mar.18 (ANI): Outlawed terrorist outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) may be on the US's list of most dreaded terror groups, but Pakistan does not consider them dangerous as far as the Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) recently released 'Red Book' of terrorists is concerned.
Islamabad/London, Mar.4 (ANI): The militant assault on cricket tourists in Lahore puts sharp focus on a fragile democracy that is at risk of disintegration and international isolation in Pakistan.
The Mumbai massacre has falsified the long-held belief in India that it is the rogue elements in the army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) which are behind the terrorist attacks. Since Pakistan itself has been a victim of terrorism, the theory of loose cannons had gained credibility.
Karachi, Nov 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Ministry advisor Rehman Malik has said that the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangavi (LJ) may strike in Karachi.
Lahore, Oct 15 (ANI): A conference of Muslim clerics from across Pakistan has declared that only the state had the authority to call for jihad, and that individuals or groups were not authorised to do that.
Islamabad, July 8 (ANI): Pakistani security agencies are reportedly zeroing in on the banned extremist groups - Jaish-e-Muhammad and Sipah-e-Sahaba - having links with Al Qaeda, to be behind Sunday's Islamabad suicide blast killing 20 people. No suspects have been detained so far.
