MARDAN: Amid rising concerns over lawlessness in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced a major peace march in Peshawar on April 20 to protest against the deteriorating security situation in the province. The march will be led by JI Central Ameer Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman and will be attended by senior party leaders and workers…
CBN247 Report Islamabad: Militant violence and security operations intensified across Pakistan in March 2025, with militant attacks surpassing 100 for the first time since November 2014, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The think tank recorded 105 militant attacks during the month, resulting in 228 fatalities, including…
CBN247 Report:- Mardan, March 29 – An intelligence-based operation was conducted on Friday night in the Babizai area of Katlang, Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeting militant hideouts in the region’s mountainous terrain. The local people and relatives of the deceased protested and blocked swat express way in Katlang tehsil district Mardan. 9 bodies of the…
After missing for several months from the scene, the acting interior minister Siraj Uddin Haqqani attended a high-level meeting in Kandahar CBN247 Report. After missing for several months from the scene, the acting interior minister Siraj Uddin Haqqani attended a high-level meeting in Kandahar. The meeting was presided over by the Taliban Chief Sheikh Hibatullah…
CBN247 Report Pakistan is likely to launch a countrywide crackdown against nearly a million Afghan refugees holding the Afghan Citizen Cards to repatriate to Afghanistan just after the Eid-ul-Fitre in the second phase of repatriation plan. The government has set March 31 deadline for the Afghan Citizen Card holders and illegal refugees to be sent…
Monitoring Desk GENEVA- Pakistan must immediately release detained Baloch human rights defenders and cease its crackdown on peaceful protesters, a group of independent human rights experts* said today. “We have been monitoring with growing concern reports of alleged arrests and enforced disappearances of Baloch activists over the past number of months, and the violent incidents…
By Sajjad Mohmand Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.3 billion loan under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). This 28-month program aims to bolster the country’s climate resilience while strengthening macroeconomic stability. Additionally, the IMF has completed its first review and The new $1.3 billion arrangement…
Over 844,000 Afghans had already repatriated since end 2023. Shahab Yousafzai Since September 2023, Pakistan has repatriated at least 844,499 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, as part of its “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan,” raising concerns about the well-being of those returned, especially given the ongoing instability and economic crisis in Afghanistan. At least 20% of those…
By Riaz Hussain The Afghan Refugees Council in Mardan has called on the federal government to extend the March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees holding ACC (Afghan Citizen Card) cards, warning that forced repatriation would be an act of oppression. Speaking at a press conference at the Mardan Press Club, Ahmad Din Patyar, head of…
By Riaz Hussain In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the United States has officially withdrawn a $10 million bounty on Afghanistan’s acting Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, along with two other senior members of the Haqqani Network. This development, confirmed by Taliban spokesperson Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani while speaking to CBN 24/7, comes after several rounds of…
