Pakistan did not help in Ayman al-Zawahiri’s operation, says Rana Sanaullah
- 10-Aug-2022
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that Pakistan did not help in taking down Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan, ARY News reported. In his interaction with media persons, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah ruled out the impression of Pakistan helping the US in the operation to hit Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Rana Sanaullah said that […]
Taliban say investigating US claim of killing Al Qaeda leader
- 04-Aug-2022
ISLAMABAD: The Taliban are investigating a United States ‘claim’ that Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, indicating the group’s leadership was not aware of his presence there. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he […]
How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri
- 02-Aug-2022
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri had been in hiding for years and the operation to locate and kill him was the result of “careful patient and […]
JNIM: Al Qaeda affiliate claims attack on Mali military base
- 23-Jul-2022
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Mali claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on the country’s main military base, which it said was a response to governmental collaboration with Russian mercenaries. Friday’s raid on the Kati base 15 km (10 miles) outside the capital Bamako killed at least one soldier and represented the first time in […]
Indian officer suspended for hanging picture of Osama bin Laden at office
- 02-Jun-2022
An officer of a state-run power distribution company has been suspended after he hung a picture of Al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden in his office and wrote, ‘world’s best junior engineer’ beneath it. According to local Indian media, a sub-divisional officer (SDO) with the Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (DVVNL) Ravindra Prakash Gautam, placed a […]
No al Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan, say Taliban
- 21-Sep-2021
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Tuesday there was no evidence of Islamic State or al Qaeda militants being in the country, days after Islamic State claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejected accusations that al Qaeda maintained a presence in Afghanistan and repeated pledges that there […]
Al Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary says
- 09-Sep-2021
KUWAIT: Al Qaeda may attempt to regenerate in Afghanistan following the American withdrawal from the country leaving the Taliban in power, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday while talking to reporters. “That’s the nature of the organization,” he said as a four-day tour of Persian Gulf states comes to conclusion. We are prepared to […]
French forces kill Al-Qaeda leader Abdelmalek Droukdel
- 06-Jun-2020
French forces claimed to have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel
CTD arrests five alleged terrorists of Al-Qaeda in Gujranwala
- 27-Dec-2019
The suspects were planning to carry out an attack in the area, when they were nabbed.
Trump confirms death of Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden
- 14-Sep-2019
US media reported in late July and early August, citing intelligence officials, that the younger Bin Laden had been killed sometime in the last two years