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US spurring tribal rebellion against Taliban in Afghanistan

US spurring tribal rebellion against Taliban in Afghanistan

November 22nd, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Achin (Afghanistan), Nov. 22 (ANI): Hoping to spur-up a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban in Afghanistan, American and local officials have started supporting independent militias which are defending their neighbourhoods ...

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India to get state of the art surveillance gear as part of counter-terror cooperation with US

India to get state of the art surveillance gear as part of counter-terror cooperation with US

November 22nd, 2009 - 1:43 am ICT by ANI -
By Smita Prakash Geneva, Nov.21 (ANI): India is to get state of the art surveillance gear as part of its counter-terror cooperation with US. Both countries are expected to move forward on counter-terrorism ...

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‘Aggressive’ development must to prevent return of terror in FATA: Zardari

‘Aggressive’ development must to prevent return of terror in FATA: Zardari

November 21st, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov.21 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that it is important to follow the military action in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with an 'aggressive' development programme ...

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Sacked Afghan governor admits sending 3,000 followers to join Taliban

Sacked Afghan governor admits sending 3,000 followers to join Taliban

November 21st, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov. 21 (ANI): The former governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sher Mohammed Akhundzada, has admitted that he encouraged up to 3,000 of his followers to join the Taliban following his ...

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NWFP CM blames ‘foreign powers’ for recent surge in terror attacks

NWFP CM blames ‘foreign powers’ for recent surge in terror attacks

November 21st, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov.21 (ANI): North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti has blamed 'foreign powers' for the recent wave of terror attacks in the region. Interacting with journalists after a ...

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Lahore lawyers condemn suicide blasts

Lahore lawyers condemn suicide blasts

November 20th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no ...

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Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the country

Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the country

November 20th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan. Spokesman Abdul Basit told Geo News that the reports published in ...

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IANS Top Stories At 6

IANS Top Stories At 6

November 20th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS -
NATIONAL After protests, government agrees to restore earlier sugarcane pricing - Moved at 1630, Lead to move by 1815 Day after: police don't acknowledge vandalism by farmers - Lead moved at 1719 Manmohan's ...

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Catastrophe in the world if Taliban triumphs: PM

Catastrophe in the world if Taliban triumphs: PM

November 20th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Emphasising the threat of civil war in Afghanistan if the US withdrew its forces, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned of "catastrophic consequences for the world, ...

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Eight killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan

Eight killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan

November 20th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov.20 (ANI): At least eight persons were killed in a suspected US drone attack in North Waziristan on Friday. According to reports, two missiles were fired from an unmanned Predator aircraft ...

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Cross border terrorism hampering Afghanistan, Pakistan: Clinton

Cross border terrorism hampering Afghanistan, Pakistan: Clinton

November 20th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS -
By Arun Kumar Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Noting that a "cross border fertilisation of terrorism" is preventing both Pakistan and Afghanistan to defeat the forces threatening them, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...

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International forces should continue remain in Afghanistan: Krishna

International forces should continue remain in Afghanistan: Krishna

November 19th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravi Shankar Kabul, Nov 15 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here on Thursday that international forces should continue to stay in Afghanistan to bring about a balance ...

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US should not exit Afghanistan unless Qaeda leadership is eliminated: Ex-NATO commander

US should not exit Afghanistan unless Qaeda leadership is eliminated: Ex-NATO commander

November 19th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov.19 (ANI): The United States should not think of vacating Afghanistan until the Al-Qaeda leadership, which is supposedly based in Pakistan, is eliminated, a former NATO commander-in-chief has said. Speaking at ...

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13 killed in Peshawar blast (Lead)

13 killed in Peshawar blast (Lead)

November 19th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Peshawar, Nov 19 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and several wounded Thursday in a powerful explosion close to the judicial complex in this main city of northwestern Pakistan. The blast ...

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Malik challenges reports that say SwatTaliban commander Fazlullah is alive

Malik challenges reports that say SwatTaliban commander Fazlullah is alive

November 19th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has challenged media reports that claim that SwatTaliban commander Mullah Fazlullah is alive and has sneaked into Afghanistan. Addressing a function at the police ...

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`We have ‘voluntarily withdrawn’ to trap army,’ says Pak Taliban

`We have ‘voluntarily withdrawn’ to trap army,’ says Pak Taliban

November 19th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): The Taliban has rejected the Pakistan Army's claims of capturing strategic locations in South Waziristan, saying they have 'voluntarily withdrawn' into the mountains as part of a well ...

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Germany to extend Afghanistan mission

Germany to extend Afghanistan mission

November 19th, 2009 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS -
Berlin, Nov 19 (IANS) Germany has decided to extend its military mission in Afghanistan for another year. The current mandate will expire Dec 13. Germany has deployed over 4,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, ...

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Pakistan announces 15-day Eid package

Pakistan announces 15-day Eid package

November 18th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The Pakistan government Wednesday announced a 15-day special package ahead of Eid under which a total subsidy of Rs.300-400 million would be given on more than 400 ...

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180 Taliban killed in South Waziristan: Pakistan Army

180 Taliban killed in South Waziristan: Pakistan Army

November 17th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have cleared the Taliban stronghold of Srarogha in South Waziristan after an intense five-day battle in which 180 militants and seven soldiers were killed, ...

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Girls school near Peshawar blown up

Girls school near Peshawar blown up

November 17th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Peshawar, Nov 17 (IANS) Unidentified militants blew up a girls school in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber tribal region Tuesday, the third such attack in the area bordering Afghanistan this month. There were ...

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How Taliban almost killed German defence minister

How Taliban almost killed German defence minister

November 16th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov. 16 (ANI): The helicopter of Germany's new Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was almost hit by the Taliban in Afghanistan, where he had gone to visit German troops. On Friday, ...

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British troops in Afghanistan get first batch of helicopters

British troops in Afghanistan get first batch of helicopters

November 16th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov. 16 (ANI): The first batch of RAF helicopters has arrived in Afghanistan for British troops stationed there. The RAF Merlin helicopters have been dispatched to address the acute shortage ...

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Obama writes to Zardari to step up fight against Taliban and al-Qaeda

Obama writes to Zardari to step up fight against Taliban and al-Qaeda

November 16th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has written a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to step up the offensive against the Taliban and al ...

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US shifted Hakimullah Mehsud, Taliban leaders to Afghanistan: General Beg

US shifted Hakimullah Mehsud, Taliban leaders to Afghanistan: General Beg

November 16th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Nov 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan Army Chief General (retired) Mirza Aslam Beg has alleged that the US has shifted the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud and the other Taliban ...

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Top Taliban commander arrested in Pak Punjab

Top Taliban commander arrested in Pak Punjab

November 16th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Pakistani intelligence agencies have captured a top leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from a major city of Punjab after tracking him for a week. The leader who ...

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IANS Top Stories at 6

IANS Top Stories at 6

November 15th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS -
NATIONAL NIA team searches Mumbai to trace Headley's terror links - Moved at 1615 Nuclear deal, trade top Canada PM's India mission - Moved at 1431 29 new dengue cases in Delhi take total ...

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Pak Army should ensure to hold back captured territories: Gen.Petraeus

Pak Army should ensure to hold back captured territories: Gen.Petraeus

November 15th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov.15 (ANI): US Central Command chief General David Petraeus has said that while the Pakistan Army has gained substantial success against the Taliban in South Waziristan, it should make serious ...

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Taliban has readied 25 vehicles for suicide bombings

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 ...

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Pak Taliban warns of more suicide attacks

Pak Taliban warns of more suicide attacks

November 15th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov.15 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned of carrying out more suicide attacks across the country in protest against the government's policies. Taking the responsibility for Friday's suicide attack outside ...

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Britain suggests Taliban reintegration, BBC sites leaked memo

Britain suggests Taliban reintegration, BBC sites leaked memo

November 13th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 13 (IANS) British officials have proposed the Afghan government reconcile with senior Taliban leaders and have them removed from an international sanctions list, the BBC reported Friday. The leaked ...

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