Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud killed in US drone strike?
January 14th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is believed to be among the 15 militants killed Thursday in a US drone strike in the country's northwest but this could ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda to avenge Taliban chief’s death ‘inside US’: CIA bomber
January 9th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 9 (DPA) The death of a Pakistani Taliban chief would be avenged both "inside and outside the US", according to the Al Qaeda bomber who killed seven officers of ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban sets-free Baitullah’s in-laws
January 3rd, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan.3 (ANI): After keeping them in custody for months, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released the family members of its chief Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone ... Read more...
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I will fire ‘political weapons’ if needed to thwart threats against government: Zardari
January 1st, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan.1 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he has some 'political weapons', which he could use to thwart threats facing the democratic government.In an interview with a ... Read more...
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Baitullah Mehsud’s right hand man nabbed by Pak security forces
December 31st, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 31 (ANI): Acting on an intelligence tip-off, security agencies have nabbed the Punjab chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Khalilullah, along with a trained suicide bomber.Khalillulah is said ... Read more...
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Barcelona suicide attack plotters file pleas against sentence
December 25th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Gujranwala, Dec 25(ANI): Ten Pakistan and one Indian citizen, sentenced by a Spanish court on December 14 for allegedly plotting suicide attacks on a subway in Barcelona, have appealed against the ... Read more...
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US in dilemma over wanting to but not being able to send troops to Pak: Holbrooke
December 23rd, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.23 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke has said the Obama administration is facing a 'dilemma' in Pakistan, as unlike Afghanistan it can ... Read more...
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US drone attacks kill 17 in Pakistan
December 18th, 2009 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 17 (DPA) At least 17 people were killed and several more injured Thursday in multiple US drone attacks in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district near the Afghan border, ... Read more...
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Baitullah assassinated Bhutto: Gilani
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was behind former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination.Speaking at a function organised the ... Read more...
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Islamabad police want the aged to help tackle terror
November 17th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) The police have formed committees, which will include the aged, to tackle terror in this Pakistani capital. The committee members would collect information about tenants and visit ... Read more...
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Proof of India’s role in Balochistan at ’suitable time’: Gilani
November 15th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) The evidence regarding Indian involvement in Balochistan will be presented at "a suitable time", Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday adding that "the country's nuclear ... Read more...
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Taliban has readied 25 vehicles for suicide bombings
November 15th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) The Taliban ordered that 25 vehicles should be packed with explosives for suicide bombings before the Pakistani military launched its offensive in South Waziristan, a media report ... Read more...
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CD shops bombed in Pakistan
November 11th, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Militants Wednesday bombed some shops selling Compact Discs (CD) in the restive North West Frontier Province, a media report said.
Shops in Dir Bala area of NWFP were ... Read more...
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Pakistani security forces storm Taliban chief’s stronghold
November 6th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have fought their way into Makeen, which is the stronghold of the country's Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, during the ongoing operations against terrorists in ... Read more...
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Four killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan
November 5th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.5 (ANI): At least four persons were killed and four others wounded in a missile attack carried out by unmanned US aircrafts in Norok tehsil of Mir Ali in North ... Read more...
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Tough Taliban resistance blunting Pak Army’s edge in ‘Raah-e-Nijaat’ operation: Report
October 24th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct. 24 (ANI): The Pakistan Army's pledge to root out the Taliban from its den in South Waziristan through the operation named 'Raah-e-Nijaat', is meeting with significant resistance from the ... Read more...
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Suspected US strike kills 14 in Pakistan
October 24th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 24 (DPA) A suspected US missile strike killed at least 14 people in Pakistan's troubled northwestern region bordering Afghanistan Saturday, media reports said.
The attack targeted a Taliban hideout in ... Read more...
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Pak anti-terror court awards easy sentence to Manawan attacker
October 20th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct. 20 (ANI): The man convicted for attacking a Police Training Academy in Manawan in March has been sentenced to only ten years in jail - far less than the ... Read more...
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In Pakistan, who will win the war?
October 20th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Thousands of troops are all set to launch a major military offensive against the increasingly aggressive Taliban in a do-or-die war that appears to have united Pakistan ... Read more...
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‘South Waziristan operations may regain investor confidence’
October 18th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) said Sunday the military operations against the Taliban in South Waziristan may help regain investor confidence.
The operations will spark the confidence of local ... Read more...
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Pakistani security forces make advances in South Waziristan (Lead)
October 18th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Wana (Pakistan), Oct 18 (IANS) The security forces claim to have taken control of the Spankai and Ghazai areas of South Waziristan along the restive border with Afghanistan, while Pakistan Air ... Read more...
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Taliban’s spate of bloody strikes in Pak, turning policy-making a nightmare for Obama
October 16th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.16 (ANI): The recent spate of audacious terror attacks in Pakistan has increased problems for US President Barack Obama, as he is finding it hard to come out with a ... Read more...
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Deadly attacks raise questions about Pak’s successful Swat offensive claims
October 13th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct. 13 (ANI): The deadly suicide attack that shook a Swat market killing 41, has nullified the Pakistan Government's repeated claims of it having cleared the Swat Valley of Taliban ... Read more...
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Pak govt negotiating with Taliban in North Waziristan before offensive in South Waziristan
October 13th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct. 13 (ANI): Before launching a full-scale military operation in South Waziristan, the Pakistan Government has initiated back-channel negotiations with Taliban commanders in North Waziristan in order to isolate insurgents ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban claim bombing at UN office
October 6th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (DPA) The Pakistani Taliban Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at UN World Food programme (WFP) offices in Islamabad.
The Monday afternoon attack, which killed five employees of ... Read more...
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Hakimullah Mehsud surfaces, ends speculations of his death
October 5th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sararogha (Pakistan), Oct. 5 (ANI): Newly appointed Pak-Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud met with reporters in Pakistan's tribal areas, ending speculations on his death.Mehsud, surrounded by other Taliban commanders in a show ... Read more...
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Pak Army all prepared to launch offensive in South Waziristan: ISPR
October 4th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.4 (ANI): The Pakistan Army is all prepared to launch a major military operation in South Waziristan, a stronghold of the Taliban.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) chief Major-General Athar Abbas said ... Read more...
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‘Frustated’ Taliban vow to avenge Mehsud’s death
October 3rd, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.3 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has vowed to carry out large-scale suicide attacks across Pakistan in revenge for the death of Baitullah Mehsud.According to intelligence sources, top TTP ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban vow more suicide attacks
October 3rd, 2009 - 3:17 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The Taliban militants are planning to carry out suicide bombings across Pakistan to avenge the death of their chief Baitullah Mehsud who was killed by the security ... Read more...
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Pakistan yet to decide on Waziristan offensive: Malik
September 28th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep. 28 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Islamabad is yet to decide whether it should launch a full-scale military operation in Waziristan to clear Taliban militants ... Read more...
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Death toll in Pakistan bombings reaches 27
September 27th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 27 (DPA) The death toll in a pair of car bombings in northwestern Pakistan rose to 27 Sunday, police and hospital authorities said.
Rescuers found two more bodies of policemen ... Read more...
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Problems remain for Swat people as Taliban turn common criminal
September 24th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.24 (ANI): Problems for people in Swat and Malakand Divisions are far from over as the crime rate in the valley has witnessed a sudden rise in the recent past.With ... Read more...
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Thousands flee as Pakistan hits militant stronghold
September 24th, 2009 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 23 (DPA) Thousands of people have fled Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, believing the recent surge in military strikes marks the launch of an expected offensive against ... Read more...
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Osama’s death or capture just months away: Expert
September 20th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 20 (ANI): The cornered and weakened Osama bin Laden is just months away from being captured or killed, a terrorism expert has predicted.The Daily Star quoted Al-Qaida ... Read more...
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UN to probe Musharraf on unanswered questions on death of Benazir
September 19th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep.19 (ANI): United Nations investigators are preparing to question former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, amid mounting doubts over official versions of how she ... Read more...
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