Indian, Pakistani troops battle on Kashmir border
June 19th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 19 (IANS) Pakistani troops again opened fire on Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) on the Jammu and Kashmir border, triggering gun battles for about two ... Read more...
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Pakistani, Indian troops battle on Kashmir border (Third Lead)
August 19th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 19 (IANS) Pakistani and Indian troops fired mortars at one another on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir early Thursday in one of the biggest breaches of ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops battle Taliban in Swat’s main city
May 23rd, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 23 (DPA) Pakistani troops have begun street battles with entrenched Taliban forces in Mingora, the main town in northwestern Swat district, an army spokesman said Saturday.
Major General Athar Abbas ... Read more...
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Protests in Kashmir over atrocities against Sikhs in Pakistan
May 15th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Poonch (J-K), May 15 (ANI): Hundreds of Sikh, Hindu and Muslim devotees took out a protest march in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district against the excesses of the Taliban in Pakistan ... Read more...
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US, Pakistan, Afghanistan linked by common threat: Obama
May 7th, 2009 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 7 (DPA) US President Barack Obama promised a lasting commitment to Afghanistan and Pakistan after a three-way summit Wednesday between the countries.
"The security of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United ... Read more...
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Nearly 100 killed as Pakistani troops battle Taliban (Second Lead)
May 6th, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 6 (DPA) More than 60 militants, five troopers and 35 civilians were killed Wednesday during assaults backed by artillery and helicopter gunships against Taliban fighters in Pakistan's two northwestern ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops battle Taliban as residents flee Swat
May 6th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 6 (DPA) Pakistani troops Wednesday targeted Taliban militants in the northwestern Swat Valley as thousands of residents fled the troubled district anticipating an eventual full-scale military offensive.
The conflict escalated ... Read more...
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Afghan truckers brave Taliban fire to supply NATO
March 20th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin
By Nick Allen
Kandahar (Afghanistan), March 20 (DPA) As British soldiers unload water and razor wire from his truck, Mohammad displays scars where a Taliban bullet passed through his belly and out of ... Read more...
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