Pakistan should beware the normalization of militant groups. Masroor Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, son of the assassinated founder of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba—now legalized as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ)—has ...

KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The former leader of the Pakistani-based militant group Sipah-e-Sahaba was gunned down by unknown assailants near Karachi, local officials said. Gunmen on ...

Militant groups that don't target the Pakistani state, however, appear to operate more or less openly in Pakistan. Sipah-e-Sahaba is routinely linked to violence against minorities, including an ...

2002-11-28 04:00:00 PDT Islamabad, Pakistan-- Sporting a henna-dipped beard and stylish black turban, Maulana Azam Tariq strode into Pakistan's new parliament with a broad smile. For the third time in ...

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Pakistan deployed army troops after two bombs planted in a car and motorcycle exploded at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in a central city before dawn Thursday, killing at least 39 people and ...

ISLAMABAD — Although U.S. officials accuse Pakistan of secretly supporting the Taliban and other Islamic extremist groups that are attacking Americans in Afghanistan, there also is evidence that some ...