LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday formally confirmed arrest of nine operatives of Daesh ( militant Islamic State group) from Daska in Sialkot. Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the suspects wanted to take part in militant activities and they were in contact with Abu Muavia, a militant operating in Syria, through Viber, instant messaging smartphone application. Sanaullah said the group ...

KABUL – The members of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) enter to Nangarhar province by helicopters, a number of senators said on Tuesday. Presence and movements of Daesh group in most parts of the country, particularly Nangarhar have raised concerns. Inhabitants of Nangarhar province – who have escaped the area – say militants associated with Daesh are having ...

KABUL: Acting Defense Minister, Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, said that Daesh and Taliban have been receiving training at military bases of Pakistan. Pointing to the ISI, Pakistan’s spy agency, he said that the foreign intelligence agency tries to push all the insurgents to Afghanistan in order to show that this is the nest of terrorism. “Afghan security forces will soon launch ...

KABUL – Supporters of Daesh in Afghanistan are attempting to establish a regional base in the eastern city of Jalalabad, the commander of U.S and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John Campbell, said Tuesday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Campbell said that “foreign fighters” from Syria and Iraq had joined Afghans who had declared loyalty to the group ...