Official: Anti-Taliban tribal leader fatally shot by suspected militants in northwest PakistanKHAR, Pakistan — Suspected Taliban militants fatally shot a tribal elder Saturday in volatile northwestern Pakistan as he traveled to discuss anti-militancy efforts with government authorities, an official said. Pakistan says its troops kill 27 militants in tribal region where US supplies pass throughPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s paramilitary forces say they have killed 27 militants, including two important commanders, in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region. Pakistan’s army said ready for a big push against al-Qaida, Taliban in South WaziristanISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army is readying itself for a major offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold in South Waziristan, intelligence officials said Friday, an operation likely to win U.S. praise — yet face steep challenges. Pakistani officials say army preparing for offensive in militant bastionISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army is ready to launch a major offensive in the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, but is waiting approval from the government and first wants to reach deals with local warlords to support the operation, intelligence officials said Friday. Officials say al-Qaida-linked Uzbek militant believed killed by US missile in PakistanISLAMABAD — The al-Qaida-linked leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is believed to have been killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan’s northwest, intelligence officials said Friday. The Taliban denied the claim. Poll says 80 percent of Pakistanis are against helping US fight militantsISLAMABAD — An overwhelming number of Pakistanis believe their leaders should not cooperate with the U.S. fight against terrorism, according to a poll released Thursday, amid a spate of American missile strikes aimed at Islamist militants that have also killed civilians. Officials: 2 suspected US missile strikes kill 13 militants in volatile northwest PakistanPARACHINAR, Pakistan — Two missile attacks killed 13 militants in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal belt Tuesday in the latest apparent strikes of a covert U.S. program that American officials are considering intensifying. Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 3 militants in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Two intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three Taliban militants in restive northwestern Pakistan. Officials say 2 missile strikes in Pakistani border regions kill 13 militantsPARACHINAR, Pakistan — Officials say two suspected U.S. missile strikes in northwest Pakistan have killed 13 militants. Police say suicide car bomber kills 4 people in northwest PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a car carrying a pro-government tribal elder and at least three other people Monday, killing them in the latest explosion to rock Pakistan’s militant-riddled northwest, officials said. Hundreds of civilians flee Pakistan region, signaling anti-Taliban offensive may beginDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers traded rocket and mortar fire with militants on Monday as hundreds of civilians fled the Taliban and al-Qaida’s main stronghold in the northwest. A suicide car bomber killed five people including a prominent tribal elder. Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 6 militants in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A missile killed six Taliban fighters in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, intelligence officials said, apparently the latest strike in a covert U.S. program that American officials are considering intensifying. Suspected US missile kills 6 in Pakistan, third attack in 24 hoursISLAMABAD — A suspected U.S. missile attack killed six alleged militants in Pakistan just over the border from Afghanistan on Wednesday, intelligence officials said, the third such strike on the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold in 24 hours. Suicide blasts that killed 17 in NW Pakistan a reminder of the Taliban’s ability to strikeISLAMABAD — The suicide blasts that rocked northwest Pakistan over the weekend signal the Taliban remain a threat despite intensified military operations and unmanned drone attacks targeting the group’s leaders, analysts said Sunday. Suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 16 and wounding about 150PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide attacks killed 16 people and wounded more than 150 in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, showing Taliban militants are still able to strike despite heightened military operations and the slaying of their leader last month. 2 suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide car bombs killed 14 people and wounded scores more in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an offensive. 2 suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive. 2 car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive. Suicide car bombing hits Pakistan’s main northwestern city; 4 killed, dozens woundedPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a car bomb has detonated in a commercial district in Pakistan’s main northwestern city, killing four people and wounding dozens of others. Suicide car bomber hits police station, killing at least 6, wounding 67 in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a police station Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding almost 70, a sign that insurgents still have the power to strike despite a major military offensive in Pakistan’s northwest. Suicide car bomber targets police station in NW Pakistan, killing at least 2, wounding dozensPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding 40 others just days after a militant spokesman warned of more attacks. Militant says Pakistani Taliban stronger than ever, warns of suicide attacksMIR ALI, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Taliban movement is stronger than ever despite the killing of its top commander and will stage more suicide attacks if the army launches another offensive against it, a top militant told The Associated Press. Intelligence officials say suspected US missile attack kills 12 in northwestern PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed 12 people in northwestern Pakistan, intelligence officials said — the latest in a spate of attacks close to the Afghan border that have squeezed al-Qaida and the Taliban. Intelligence officials say suspected US missile attack kills 4 in northwestern PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed four people in northwestern Pakistan late Thursday, intelligence officials said — the latest in a spate of attacks close to the Afghan border that have squeezed al-Qaida and the Taliban. Intelligence officials say suspected US drone attack kills 4 in northwestern PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed four people in northwestern Pakistan. Taliban ambush convoy, killing 4 prominent tribal elders, 2 others in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants ambushed a convoy of prominent anti-Taliban tribal elders in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, spraying their cars with gunfire and killing nine people, police said. Police say 6 people including revered tribal elders killed by Taliban militants in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say six people traveling in a car were ambushed and killed by Taliban militants in Pakistan’s volatile northwest. Revered tribal leaders are among the dead. 2 members of an anti-Taliban citizen’s group killed by militants in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyISLAMABAD — Militants killed two members of an anti-Taliban citizen’s committee tasked with protecting their community early Thursday in Pakistan’s restive Swat Valley, a local official said. Suspected Islamist militants destroy girls school with explosives in restive NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected Islamist militants blew up a girls school close to the main city in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The school was empty at the time of the blast and no one was injured. Suspected Islamist militants destroy girls school in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected Islamist militants blew up a girls school close to the main city in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. |
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