Gunmen ambush Pakistani force sent to Taliban-infiltrated region as doubts on peace deal rise

ISLAMABAD — Gunmen attacked a Pakistani paramilitary force sent to a Taliban-infiltrated district just 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the capital, killing a police officer and feeding growing doubts about the government’s peace deal with extremists in the area.

Police say gunmen attack security convoy in troubled Pakistani district, kill police officer

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say gunmen fired on a vehicle escorting paramilitary troops through a Pakistani district recently infiltrated by the Taliban.

Official: 6 paramilitary platoons sent to Pakistani district recently infiltrated by Taliban

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani paramilitary forces rushing to protect government buildings and bridges in a Taliban-infiltrated district just 60 miles from the capital were met with gunfire Thursday that killed one police officer, authorities said.

Pakistan militants burn tanker trucks taking fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD — Dozens of militants armed with guns and gasoline bombs attacked a truck terminal in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday and burned five tanker trucks carrying fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan, police said.

Pakistani Taliban who dominate valley tighten their grip, patrol 60 miles from capital

ISLAMABAD — Taliban militants have extended their grip in northwestern Pakistan, pushing out from a valley where the government has agreed to impose Islamic law and patrolling villages as close as 60 miles from the capital. Police and officials appear to have fled as armed militants also broadcast radio sermons and spread fear in Buner district, just 60 miles from Islamabad, officials and witnesses said Wednesday.

Taliban take up armed patrols in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, nearby district amid peace deal worry

ISLAMABAD — Taliban militants are setting up checkpoints in a district next to Pakistan’s Swat Valley, a lawmaker said Wednesday, spurring fears that a government-backed peace deal imposing Islamic law in the area has emboldened the insurgents to expand their reign.