Pakistan Taliban leaders agree to share power, but for how long?ISLAMABAD — An agreement by two top leaders of the Pakistani Taliban to share power following the slaying of their chief is a sign the al-Qaida-allied movement is regrouping, but questions remain whether the network is as united as it seeks to appear. Pak claims RAW hand in funding taliban chief Baitullah
Peshawar blast: Case registered against Lashkar-e-IslamPESHAWAR - The Peshawar Police has registered a case against an outlawed outfit of the Khyber Agency, Lashkar-e-Islam, for killing three persons and injuring 15 in Momin Town in a suicide bomb attack. Suicide bombing in Pakistani city of Peshawar kills 3, wounds at least 15PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Authorities say a suicide bombing on the outskirts in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed three people and wounded 15 others. Pakistani Taliban choose commander behind attack on Sri Lanka cricket team as new chiefISLAMABAD — The militant commander named by the Pakistani Taliban as its new leader is as ruthless as his predecessor, taking credit for several bloody attacks, and could order more in the coming weeks to prove the terror network is still a force to be reckoned with. Intelligence official says Pak Taliban interrogating Mehsud family membersPESHAWAR - Four relatives of Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud have been detained by the militants on suspicion that they tipped off the authorities about his whereabouts, and this led to his death. Dead body of suspected Al-Qaeda commander recovered in PeshawarPESHAWAR - Security officials have recovered the body of a suspected Al- Qaeda leader from a house here. Top Taliban commander claims he has replaced MehsudPESHAWAR - A top Taliban commander, Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, has claimed that he has taken charge of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), but rejected reports about Baitullah Mehsud’s death. Deputy head of Pakistan’s Taliban says he has temporarily taken over leadership of militantsPESHAWAR, Pakistan — The deputy head of the Pakistani Taliban announced that he is temporarily assuming leadership of the militant group because its chief is ill, although Washington and Islamabad have said he almost certainly was killed by a recent missile strike. Deputy head of Pakistan’s Taliban says he has temporarily taken over leadership of the groupPESHAWAR, Pakistan — The deputy head of the Pakistani Taliban says he has temporarily taken over leadership of the group. 14 killed, 40 injured in Pak bus crashPESHAWAR - At least 14 people were killed and 40 injured when the bus in which they were travelling plunged into a ravine enroute to the moutainous region of Kohistan on Wednesday. Taliban appoints Muslim Khan as spokesmanPESHAWAR - Islamist insurgent group Teherik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has named Muslim Khan as the group’s new spokesman, the Online news agency reported Wednesday. Officials say 27 dead as northwest Pakistan floods affect 80,000 and wash away homesPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Flash floods have killed at least 27 people in northwestern Pakistan, and more than 80,000 have seen their homes or crops destroyed, U.N. and government officials said Tuesday. Official: Detained Pakistani Taliban spokesman acknowledges leader was killed by US missilePESHAWAR, Pakistan — The captured spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban has told interrogators that the movement’s leader was killed in a U.S. missile strike earlier this month. Officials say security forces have captured well-known spokesman for Pakistani TalibanISLAMABAD — Security forces captured the Pakistani Taliban’s top spokesman in an operation near the Afghan border, a government official said Tuesday, dealing another blow to the militants following the reported killing of their leader earlier this month. Pakistani Taliban calls suicide bombs in Swat Valley a ‘gift’ for visiting US envoyISLAMABAD — The Taliban claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide bombings in the northwestern Swat Valley, saying Monday the blasts were a message to a visiting U.S. envoy that the militants remained strong despite recent Pakistani army gains there. Bomb on passenger truck kills 7 in NW Pakistan; riots erupt after sectarian leader slainPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb exploded on a truck at a fuel station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing seven people, police said, while the Taliban claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide attacks in a valley recently retaken by the army. Truck bomb kills at least 6 in NW Pakistan; supporters riot after sectarian leader gunned downPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A truck bomb exploded at a fuel station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing six people, while gunmen assassinated the leader of a feared Sunni sectarian group, triggering rioting in three southern cities. Pakistani police say at least 6 killed in suicide bombing outside Peshawar in northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide attacker detonated a truck bomb Monday at a fuel station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six people, police said. ‘Taliban consolidating in Malakand again’PESHAWAR - Even as thousands of refugees have started returning to their home in the Swat and Malakand divisions after the Pakistan Army declared the region free from Taliban control, local residents claimed the extremists are consolidating their position once again. 5 security personnel killed, 4 injured in Swat suicide car bomb attackPESHAWAR - At least five security personnel were killed and four others including a civilian,were injured in a suicide car bomb attack at a checkpoint in Swat valley on Saturday. ‘Foreign hands’ creating trouble in region : NWFP CMPESHAWAR - North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti has reiterated that ‘foreign hands’ were involved in creating trouble in the region. US missile targets Mehsud stronghold in northwestern Pakistan, up to 14 killedISLAMABAD — A U.S. missile slammed into a suspected Taliban camp in a lawless Pakistani tribal region Tuesday, intelligence officials and Taliban commanders said, killing anywhere between six and 14 people, a week after a similar strike reportedly took out the group’s leader. US missiles target Mehsud stronghold again, as Pakistan militants reportedly meet to pick heirISLAMABAD — The U.S. resumed missile strikes in Pakistan’s northwest Tuesday — nearly a week after one reportedly killed the country’s Taliban chief — hitting a hide-out believed to be frequented by his supporters and killing at least eight suspected militants, intelligence officials said. US missiles target Mehsud stronghold again, as militants reportedly meet to pick heirISLAMABAD — The U.S. resumed missile strikes in Pakistan’s northwest Tuesday — nearly a week after one reportedly killed the country’s Taliban chief — hitting a hide-out believed to be frequented by his supporters and killing at least eight suspected militants, intelligence officials said. Drone attack kills 10 in PakistanPESHAWAR - A US drone strike in north western Pakistan killed at least 10 suspected militants on Tuesday, authorities said. Rocket attacks kill two in PeshawarPESHAWAR - A pre-dawn rocket attack in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least two persons and left three others injured, police said. Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected US missile strike kills 8 in northwestISLAMABAD — Pakistani intelligence officials say at least eight suspected militants have been killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwestern Pakistan. Taliban leader who was declared dead lays bare Pak Govt’s claimsPESHAWAR - Pakistan Government’s claims about the killing of the top Taliban leadership were laid bare when Baitullah Mehsud’s close aide Hakimullah Mehsud, who was declared dead in an intra-group clash, himself told the media he was alive. Rockets kill 2 in NW Pakistani city; militants launch attack near Peshawar, gunbattle kills 3PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least a dozen rockets slammed into Pakistan’s main northwest city before dawn Tuesday, killing two civilians, while militants launched an assault on a paramilitary base nearby, authorities said. |
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PESHAWAR - An editorial in a Pakistani daily has claimed that intelligence outfits of India and Afghanistan funded late Tehrik-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.
