Police say attack on Pakistani provincial minister foiled, suicide bomber blows himself upPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police officers foiled a plan to assassinate a regional education minister in northwestern Pakistan when they took on four militants in a gunbattle Monday that ended with a teenage suicide bomber blowing himself up, police said. Army: Taliban commander dies from wounds suffered during capture in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyISLAMABAD — A feared Taliban commander known for beheading opponents died in custody Sunday from wounds sustained during a fierce firefight with Pakistani security forces last week, the military said. Pakistan official says bomb blast kills 2 people at security checkpoint in country’s northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani official says a bomb blast has killed two people at a security checkpoint in the country’s northwest. Pakistan police say they raided US-contracted security firm for illegal weapons possessionISLAMABAD — Police raided a Pakistani security firm that helps protect the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, seizing 70 allegedly unlicensed weapons and arresting two people. The incident follows a series of scandals surrounding American use of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pakistan police say they raid US-employed security firm for alleged illegal weapons possessionISLAMABAD — Pakistani police say they have raided a local security firm that has a contract with the U.S. Embassy. Bomb kills local mayor in northwestern Pakistan hours after suicide attack leaves 40 deadPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bombing at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan killed a prominent Sunni Muslim official just hours after a suicide attack in a nearby Shiite Muslim-dominated village left 40 dead, police said Saturday. Bomb kills local mayor in northwest Pakistan hours after suicide attack leaves 29 deadPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan killed a prominent Sunni Muslim official just hours after a suicide attack in a nearby Shiite Muslim-dominated village left 29 dead, police said Saturday. Suicide car bombing at hotel in northwest Pakistan kills 29 people, wounds dozens of othersKOHAT, Pakistan — Scores of bloodied and bandaged victims filled hospital beds after a suicide car bomber destroyed a two-story hotel in northwest Pakistan, killing 29 people and underscoring the relentless security threat to the region. Official: Suicide car bombing near hotel in northwest Pakistan kills 25 peoplePESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomb destroyed a two-story hotel and several shops in a northwestern Pakistani town on Friday, killing 25 people in an apparent attack on the country’s Shiite community, police and a government official said. Official says death toll hits 25 in suicide car bombing in Pakistan’s northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A government official says the death toll in a suicide car bombing in Pakistan’s northwest has reached 25. Police say suicide bombing at market in northwest Pakistan kills at least 7 peoplePESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a hotel in a northwest Pakistan market on Friday, killing seven people in a possible sectarian attack, police said. Pakistan says al-Qaida commander, Uzbek militant believed killed in US missile strikesISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles are believed to have killed an al-Qaida operations chief and a top Uzbek militant in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday, the latest apparent victories for the covert and controversial American program. Pakistan says al-Qaida commanders believed killed in US missile strikesISLAMABAD — An Al-Qaida operations chief in Pakistan and an Uzbek militant commander were believed killed in U.S. missile strikes in the northwest of the country earlier this month, Pakistani officials said Thursday. Pakistan says it has arrested militant commander acccused in beheadings from Swat ValleyISLAMABAD — Pakistan killed 10 insurgents and arrested a militant commander accused of beheading troops in the northwestern Swat Valley, notching up more successes in an offensive that has been welcomed at home and in the U.S., an army spokesman said Thursday. Attackers armed with grenades, rifles target Pakistani oil refinery but guard stops assaultKARACHI, Pakistan — Burqa-clad assailants armed with Kalashnikov rifles and hand grenades attempted to attack an oil terminal in southern Pakistan but were thwarted by a security guard who was gunned down as the suspects escaped, officials said Tuesday. Pakistani jets pound insurgent hide-outs, kill 5; police foil oil terminal attack in southKHAR, Pakistan — Fighter jets pounded suspected militant hide-outs Tuesday and killed five insurgents in a tribal region where the Pakistani military declared victory over insurgents six months ago following an offensive, an official said. Pakistan: 4 people killed in suspected US missile strike, while 18 women die in stampedeMIR ALI, Pakistan — A missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. drone slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border Monday, killing four people, intelligence officials and residents said. Official: 20 women die in stampede for free flour in southern Pakistan city of KarachiKARACHI, Pakistan — A hospital official says 20 women waiting to get free flour in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi died when the crowd around them swelled and a stampede began. Officials, residents say 4 people killed in suspected US missile strike in NW PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — A missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. drone slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border Monday, killing four people, intelligence officials and residents said. Pakistan claims to be closing in on Swat Taliban leaderISLAMABAD — Pakistan claimed Sunday to be close to capturing the leader of the Swat Valley Taliban after arresting five of his senior commanders last week. Bomb kills 3 in restive northwest as Pakistani troops attempt to secure NATO supply lineISLAMABAD — A bomb blast killed three paramilitary troops Sunday in Pakistan’s Khyber region, where security forces are pressing ahead with an offensive to secure a major supply route for foreign forces in Afghanistan. Bomb kills 2 in restive northwest as Pakistani troops attempt to secure NATO supply lineISLAMABAD — A bomb blast killed two paramilitary troops Sunday in Pakistan’s Khyber region, where security forces are pressing ahead with an offensive to secure a major supply route for foreign forces in Afghanistan. Bomb kills 2 as Pakistani troops attempt to secure NATO supply lineISLAMABAD — An official says a bomb has killed two security officers in northwest Pakistan. Pakistan says troops kill 22 militants in Khyber tribal regionISLAMABAD — Hundreds of tribal police in the northwestern Khyber region have quit their jobs because of militant threats, even as Pakistani forces reported killing 22 insurgents in an ongoing military operation there, officials said Saturday. Pakistan army detains Swat Taliban leaders in latest terror war successISLAMABAD — Pakistan arrested the spokesman for the Taliban in the Swat Valley and four other senior commanders, the military said Friday, in the latest of several victories against militants in the country’s northwestern region close to Afghanistan. Pakistan army: Swat Taliban spokesman, 4 others held in 1st major arrests of group’s leadersISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers arrested the spokesman for the Taliban in the Swat Valley and four other commanders, the military announced Friday, striking its first direct blow against the leadership of the insurgency in the one-time tourist resort. Soldier, 7 militants die in gunbattle in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military says one soldier and seven militants have died in a gunbattle in the northwestern Swat Valley, where the army has waged a four-month-old offensive against the Taliban. 3 killed in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan’s northwestMIR ALI, Pakistan — Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S missile attack has killed three people close to the Afghan border. Pakistan resumes vaccinating children in Swat for polio after Taliban halted practiceISLAMABAD — Authorities in Pakistan’s Swat Valley have resumed vaccinating children for polio, a practice the Taliban had banned as un-Islamic before they were beaten back by an army offensive, an official said Tuesday. In Pakistan’s Swat, officials resume polio vaccination for children, once banned by TalibanISLAMABAD — Authorities in Pakistan’s Swat Valley have resumed vaccinating children for polio, an act once banned by Taliban militants, now beaten back by an army offensive. |
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