AQIS

Muharram terror bid foiled as AQIS weapons recovered in Karachi

Web Desk Sep 20, 2017

KARACHI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a major terror bid planned for the month of Muharram after recovering a large cache of ammunition belonging to a proscribed outfit, ARY New reported. Police conducted a raid in Burmi Colony of Landhi. However, four terrorists including Ilyas and Saeed Lohar allegedly belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent managed to escape. Police recovered a large of ammunition buried underground which was likely to shift to another location. This includes over one…

US adds Al-Qaeda South Asia affiliate to ‘terror’ list

Reuters Jul 1, 2016

International

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The United States added Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, a regional branch of the global extremist network, to its terror blacklist on Thursday.

Three terrorists including al-Qaeda commander killed: Rao Anwar

Web Desk May 29, 2016

Pakistan

KARACHI: Police on Sunday killed three terrorists, including one commander of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), during an operation headed by SSP Malir Rao Anwar in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Karachi.