Madeeha Anwar is a multimedia journalist with Voice of America's Extremism Watch Desk in Washington where she primarily focuses on extremism in the South Asia region.
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The founder of TLP has demanded the government fully implement the 'Islamabad Agreement'
The State Department on Monday imposed sanctions on MML, which it says is a political front of armed group Lashkar-e-Taiba
Petition filed by US-designated global terrorist Hafiz Saeed claims the government’s decision to bar JuD from carrying out its charitable activities is illegal and unconstitutional
Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad is hearing three cases against Khadim Rizvi, his accomplices and the demonstrators
App named Chaukas (vigilant) created by National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), a government body responsible for devising counterterrorism strategies, and is available on both Android and iOS systems
Figures were released by Ministry of Defense in response to inquiry by Pakistan’s Lower House of Parliament about status of concluded, pending and ongoing cases in the military courts
Saeed is the leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a US-designated terror organization, and the court order also prevents the government from putting him under house arrest
Samar Abbas, a Karachi native, contacted his family Tuesday to inform them he would be joining them soon, local media report
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is making a renewed effort to hold peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. Experts are welcoming Ghani’s gesture but remain doubtful that it will change the Taliban’s behavior. VOA’s Madeeha Anwar reports.
Pakistan fears the designation will hurt its economy, deter foreign investments and take a toll on its access to the international financial markets
On February 14, a Geo TV show dedicated a 15-minute segment to discussing the justification of the court’s ban on Valentine's Day coverage and celebration
Final decision of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to be announced on Thursday
Ehsanullah Ehsan reportedly surrendered to Pakistan's intelligence agency last year and confessed that he was involved in terror activities across the nation
New measures are part of efforts to prevent abuse of religious schools by militant groups
Islamabad High Court rules day devoted to love is immoral
Naqeebullah Mehsud’s death mobilized thousands of Pashtun to march from Dera Ismail Khan district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to Islamabad, and then hold 10-day peaceful protest
Rahman Zeb Faqir Muhammad, Hizbullah Astam Khan and Dilawar Khan Nadir Khan are added to Specially Designated Global Terrorists list
Aamir Liaquat Hussain faces hate speech accusations and is temporarily banned from appearing on media platforms
Surfsafe will allow citizens to report websites that publish extremist content and hate speech
UN delegation most likely will pressure Pakistan to move against Hafiz Saeed, chief of US- and UN-designated terror group
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