As has been widely reported on Thursday, January 14, 2016 around 10:40 AM, there were a series of explosions and gunfire at Menara Cakrawala and at the Police Station on Jalan MH Thamrin, Jakarta.

On Sunday 10 January, 2016, local news media outlet in Chittagong, The Daily Purbokone, has published a front-page report, titled “Talented students targeted by the militants”, which absurdly attempted to link Hizb ut Tahrir to militancy and vilify the truthful image of its party activists with fictitious information.

After the death of Mullah Omar, the discussion on peace was stopped. But Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, and U.S. held a four way meeting on January 11, 2016 in Islamabad.

Pakistan's security agencies have asked the leaders of an Islamic organization “Tanzeem-e-Islami,” founded by the late and respected Dr. Israar Ahmed, may Allah (swt) have mercy on him, to change its slogan regarding the establishment of “Caliphate” in Pakistan, which reads, “"The message of Tanzeem-e-Islami is establishment of Caliphate in Pakistan."