20 people killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 22(ANI): At least 20 people were killed and several others seriously wounded in a US drone attack launched early Friday morning in northwest Pakistan.According to local TV report, four ... Read more...
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Author Greg Mortenson to be sued by Pakistan tribesmen
April 21st, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Greg Mortenson, the author accused of fabricating large parts of his autobiographical writings, is to be sued by the Pakistani tribesmen he claimed kidnapped him.Greg, in his ... Read more...
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Pak caught between a ‘rock and hard place’ in ‘tug of war’ with US: Editorial
April 15th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 15(ANI): Pakistan and the United States are locked in an uneasy embrace, where they do not trust each other but need each other's help, resulting in a tug of ... Read more...
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Tug of war going on between ISI and CIA: Pakistani daily
April 15th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) A tug of war is taking place between Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and the CIA, said a Pakistani daily while noting that the US had given ... 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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U.S. drone strikes kill 6 suspected militants in Pakistan
April 13th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by BNO News
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's restive tribal region of South Waziristan killed at least six suspected militants, officials said Wednesday.U.S. drones in Pakistan, which are operated by ... 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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Would-be suicide bomber’s confession alarming: Pakistani daily
April 11th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) Describing as "alarming" a would-be suicide bomber's confession that 400 such attackers were being trained in Pakistan, a leading daily has warned that the "festering ... Read more...
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‘Anti-Americanism’ poses bigger challenge for Pak Army than Taliban
March 17th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Nizh Narai (Pakistan), Mar 17(ANI): Fighting 'anti-Americanism' that prevails among Ahmedzai Wazir tribes in South Waziristan is more challenging for the Pakistan Army than taking on the Taliban in the region ... Read more...
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Drone attack kills five in Pakistan
March 8th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Five people were killed and three others injured in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan Tuesday, Xinhua reported.The local Urdu Duniya TV channel said five ... Read more...
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Five militants killed in US drone attack in South Waziristan
February 21st, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Feb 21(ANI): At least five militants were killed in a suspected US drone strike in northwest Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal district, officials have said.According to reports, an unmanned US Predator drone ... Read more...
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US fears terrorists might provoke India, Pakistan conflict
February 18th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates worries about the future of Pakistan, fearing that terrorist groups might try to provoke a conflict between India and Pakistan to ... Read more...
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High costs ground Pakistan gunships in terror war
January 26th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) The Pakistan military is struggling to maintain the ferocity of its campaign against the Taliban guerrillas in the tribal regions due to a resource crunch that has ... Read more...
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US’ blacklisting of Pak Taliban ’suicide boss’ Qari Hussain shows he may still be alive
January 22nd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 22(ANI): The United States' decision to blacklist Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Qari Hussain has cast serious doubts over an earlier claim made by its intelligence sleuths that he ... Read more...
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Britain moves order to ban ‘Pakistani Taliban’ in UK
January 19th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19(ANI): Britain has moved an order to ban the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group, making it illegal to raise funds in the United Kingdom."I have laid an order ... Read more...
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Britain moves to ban Pakistani Taliban
January 18th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) The British government has moved to ban the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a terrorist group, making it illegal to become its member or raise funds for it ... Read more...
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US failed to get Pakistani Army chief to target Taliban
January 1st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) All efforts by US officials to convince Pakistani Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to attack the Taliban's safe havens in Pakistan have failed so far and ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban releases 23 tribesmen it abducted for meeting army chief
January 1st, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan 1(ANI): The Pakistan Taliban have released a group of 23 tribesmen, who were abducted following their meeting with army chief General Ashfaq Kayani during a recent trip to the ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban abduct, to punish 23 Mehsud tribesmen for meeting Gen Kayani
December 28th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Dera Ismail Khan, Dec 28 (ANI): Defying an ongoing military offensive, the Pakistan Taliban have abducted 23 tribesmen, who had met with army chief General Ashfaq Kayani during a recent trip ... Read more...
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Terrorism inside Pakistan a high US priority
December 16th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) Addressing terrorism that exists inside Pakistan remains a high priority for Washington, a senior US official has said asserting that its pressure on a key ... Read more...
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TTP planning terror attacks on Muharram processions through IEDs
December 15th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 15 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is reportedly planning to launch terrorist attacks by changing motorcycles into improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on Muharram-related processions and Majalis, especially in Lahore.Sources ... Read more...
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11 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan
December 10th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 10 (IANS) Eleven Taliban militants, including a rebel commander, were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwestern Pakistan, Xinhua reported Friday.Three militants and a rebel commander were ... Read more...
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Pak ‘privately approved’ US drone strikes while publicly condemning them: Wikileaks
December 1st, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government privately approved US drone strikes while publicly condemning the CIA's covert raids, according to diplomatic cables posted whistle-blower website Wikileaks.The revelations of America's ... Read more...
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Shia militias helping Haqqani network evade US drone attacks, cross Pak-Afghan border
November 28th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 28 (ANI): Shia militias in Pakistan's tribal regions are helping the Al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network- one of the fiercest enemies of NATO- evade US drone attacks to cross safely ... Read more...
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‘Pak Army waiting for “appropriate time” to launch N. Waziristan operation’
November 26th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 26 (ANI): Despite US pressure, Pakistan will not launch a military offensive in the North Waziristan region until it has completed its operation in Orakzai, stabilised Swat and Bajaur, and ... Read more...
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Speedy six-foot Abu Dhabi truck driver-cum-pacer impresses Pak coach Waqar
November 23rd, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Nov 23 (ANI): A 25-year-old truck driver in Abu Dhabi has impressed the Pakistan cricket team manager, Intikhab Alam, so much that he has invited the 25-year-old to the elite ... Read more...
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Taliban tenacity, ineffective governance negating Pak army gains in S.Waziristan
November 20th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Wana (Pakistan), Nov 20 (ANI): Although the Pakistan army had launched a major offensive in South Waziristan one year ago, bands of fighters continue to assert their presence with gunfire, rockets ... Read more...
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Pak must act against LeT, bring Mumbai perpetrators to speedy justice: Blake
November 17th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Pakistan must make progress against terrorists in places like North Waziristan, and there must be progress against the Punjab-based groups such as Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT) that pose a ... Read more...
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Two TTP terrorists, would-be teen suicide bomber, arrested in Karachi
October 26th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 26 (ANI): Police have arrested two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, and also recovered a teenage boy, who was being trained to be a suicide bomber during a raid in ... Read more...
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US drones kill 1,863 in Pakistan since 2004
October 25th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 25 (IANS) More than 1,800 people have been killed in missile strikes by US unmanned aircraft targeting militants in Pakistan since June 2004, a media report said Monday.A total ... Read more...
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US’ ‘fight Taliban or lose funding’ quid-pro-quo to Pak
October 22nd, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22(ANI): The United States has reportedly warned Pakistan that continued inaction against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda havens bordering Afghanistan could jeopardize the billions of dollars provided to the country.According ... Read more...
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Pak troops linked to abuses could lose American aid
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 22 (ANI): The Obama administration plans to refuse to train or equip about a half-dozen Pakistani Army units that are believed to have killed unarmed prisoners and civilians during ... Read more...
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Taliban trainer of suicide bombers still alive
October 17th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) The master trainer of suicide bombers and a key Taliban commander, Qari Hussain Mehsud, survived last week's drone attack that killed five suspected terrorists in ... Read more...
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Under fire Pak says “no lack of resolve to fight terrorism” in North Waziristan
October 17th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 17 (ANI): Following the accusations made in a leaked White House report to Congress earlier this month that Pakistani forces were avoiding "direct conflict" in North Waziristan, Pakistan has ... Read more...
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