Four Kamra airbase attackers identified: Malik
August 18th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Friday that four of the militants who attacked the Kamra Airbase in Punjab province a day ago had been ... Read more...
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Nod-and-wink approach to drones demeaning: Pakistani daily
May 21st, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) The nod-and-wink approach to drone strikes is "demeaning and self-defeating", said a Pakistani daily after US cables accessed by WikiLeaks revealed that army chief Gen Ashfaq ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army protests NATO incursion
May 17th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has lodged a strong protest with NATO forces over an incursion by allied helicopters with which its troops exchanged fire at Admi Kot ... Read more...
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LeT elimination among US’ ’sizeable wish-list’ to Pak to uproot terror
April 29th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 29(ANI): The Obama administration is pressing Pakistan to eliminate all hard-line religious groups- which Pentagon believes are militant outfits- ahead of the withdrawal of US troops from war-torn Afghanistan. ... Read more...
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Pak public should come out on streets against US drone attacks: Shahbaz Sharif
April 27th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): Pakistan's public should come out on the streets in protest against drone attacks by the United States, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said.Speaking at a gathering in Hasilpur, ... Read more...
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US rules out ending drone strikes in Pakistan
April 21st, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 21(ANI): The United States will not stop its drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, President Barack Obama's top military officer has said, according to a report.Admiral Mike ... Read more...
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Pakistan urging ‘friends’ to pressurise US to end drone attacks: Gilani
April 14th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 14(ANI): Pakistan is urging friendly countries to exert diplomatic pressure on the Unites States to stop its deadly drone attacks in tribal areas.Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, ... Read more...
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Pakistan lodges strong protest with US over Angoor Adda drone attack
April 14th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 14(ANI): Pakistan has lodged a protest with the United States over the Angoor Adda drone attack on Wednesday, and described the continued drone strikes as a 'core irritant' in counter-terrorism ... Read more...
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Six killed in first US drone attack in Pakistan since March 17
April 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, April 13(ANI): Six people were killed on Wednesday in the first US drone strike in Pakistan since March 17, when a similar drone attack had killed over 40 civilians in North ... Read more...
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Joint US-Pak intelligence operations suspended since January
April 11th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 11 (ANI): A senior Pakistani intelligence officer has said joint US-Pakistan intelligence operations have been frozen since late January.Bilateral relations between the US and Pakistan soured following the March ... Read more...
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Preparations underway for Pak Foreign Secretary’s visit to US
April 11th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 11 (ANI): The Pakistan Foreign Office has started preparations for Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir's crucial visit to Washington, starting from April 20, to mend strained relations between the two countries. ... Read more...
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Washington invites Bashir to mend US-Pak ties tattered by drone attack, visa issues
April 6th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 6(ANI): The United States has invited Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir for crucial talks to mend ties with Islamabad, which have been in tatters since the March 17 drone attack ... Read more...
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CIA, provincial govt blamed for Swabi suicide attack targeting Pak politician
March 31st, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Mar 31(ANI): The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) has blamed the Awami National Party-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and US' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for Wednesday's suicide attack on a rally, which was to ... Read more...
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US pursuing carrot and stick focus on N. Waziristan operations
March 28th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar. 28 (ANI): The United States is considering various options, including typical hardcore solutions based on its carrot and stick policy in repairing strained relations with Pakistan by demanding military operation ... Read more...
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Clinton admits relations with Pak ‘very challenging’
March 28th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 28(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described relations between the United States and Pakistan as "very challenging".It comes after Pakistan boycotted a trilateral meeting on Afghanistan in Brussels ... Read more...
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Pakistan to boycott trilateral Afghan talks over US drone attack civilian casualties
March 25th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 25(ANI): Pakistan has acknowledged that last week's drone attack on a tribal peace congregation in North Waziristan Agency, which killed over 40 innocent people, has strained its relations with the ... Read more...
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US in no mood to tender apology to Pakistan over 41 civilian drone attack casualties
March 22nd, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): The United States is showing a cold response to Pakistan's efforts in seeking its apology over last week's drone attack that targeted a tribal peace congregation in North Waziristan ... Read more...
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US drones continue to hover over North Waziristan
March 20th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar. 20 (ANI): Despite the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) putting its aircraft on a state of high alert, about a dozen US drones continue hovering over Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency (NWA) ... Read more...
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North Waziristan elders declare jihad against US as revenge for drone attacks
March 19th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 18(ANI): A jirga of tribal elders from Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency has said that they would wage jihad against the United States to avenge those killed in drone attacks.A ... Read more...
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Pak Govt orders contingency plan for N.Waziristan people ahead of military operation
March 13th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 13(ANI): The Pakistan Government has directed the FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) to prepare a contingency plan for thousands of families, who are likely to be uprooted after a ... Read more...
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Pak Govt was eager to get closer to India but “the establishment stood in the way”: Gul
February 15th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 15(ANI): The Pakistan Government was keen to get closer to India, but the "establishment" stood in its way because it views the neighbouring country as "Pakistan's enemy number 1", former ... Read more...
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Pak warns US against “new great game” in Afghanistan
January 13th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 13(ANI): Pakistan has made it clear to the United States that it will not become part of any "new great game" in relation to the US' troops withdrawal from ... Read more...
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‘Pak may launch military offensive in N.Waziristan Agency in 6 months’
December 21st, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 21 (ANI): Pakistan's military officials are mulling over carrying out a deadly offensive against the hiding militants and fleeing insurgents in the North Waziristan Agency (NWA), an American TV ... Read more...
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Taliban attack Pakistan tribal area after Kayani’s visit
December 7th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Taliban militants fired rockets in Ladha area of Pakistan's North Waziristan agency after a joint visit by army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and air ... Read more...
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Pak likely to pull plug on CIA-operated drone strikes in N.Waziristan region
November 25th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 25 (ANI): In a major policy shift, Pakistan is likely to say 'No' to the United States over its CIA-operated drone strikes in the North Waziristan Agency, thus bringing ... Read more...
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US drones kill 14 militants in N.Waziristan
November 8th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct 8 (ANI): At least 14 suspected militants were killed and three others injured in US drone attacks on Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency Sunday evening.Two US pilotless aircraft fired five missiles ... Read more...
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Dreaded Pak Taliban ’suicide bombing boss’ Mehsud killed in US drone attack
October 16th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct 16(ANI): Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Qari Hussain Mehsud, notorious trainer of suicide bombers, has been reportedly killed in the latest US drone strikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan agency.US ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US tensions unlikely to abate soon, says Dawn
October 8th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) The rise in tensions between Pakistan and the US "is not likely to abate any time soon", a leading daily here said editorially as a key route ... Read more...
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`Devastating impact if West terror strike traced to Pakistan’
October 7th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) A terror attack in the West that is traced back to Pakistan "could have devastating consequences" for the country, said an editorial in a leading Pakistani daily.An editorial ... Read more...
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Leon Panetta to pressurise Pak to lie low over Kashmir issue, Indo-US arms deal
September 30th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 30 (ANI): Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta is expected to visit Pakistan this week, reportedly for pressurising Islamabad to stay cool over the Indo-US arms deal and ... Read more...
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US drone strike kills six in Pakistan
September 8th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) At least six people were killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal region near Afghan border, a media report said Wednesday.
According to sources, the US surveillance ... Read more...
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US crackdown on Haqqani network to make Karzai’s reconciliation task tougher
July 23rd, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Taking a step closer towards declaring the dreaded Haqqani network a 'foreign terrorist organisation, the US Treasury Department has frozen the assets of one of its representative ... Read more...
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Kidnapped ex-ISI men, British journalist’s release unlikely: Afghan Taliban commander
April 26th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 26(ANI): Two former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials and a British journalist who went missing in North Waziristan Agency earlier this month, are unlikely to be released by their captors, ... Read more...
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Pakistan confirms Hakimullah Mehsud’s death
February 10th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Feb 10 (IANS) Interior Minister Rehman Malik Wednesday confirmed the death of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud, a day after the militant group itself said he had died.
Speaking to ... Read more...
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Hakimullah Mehsud dead, say Taliban sources
February 9th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that its chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of injuries sustained in drone strike last month, ending weeks of speculation over his fate. ... Read more...
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