Pakistan officials say the Taliban has released a graphic video of the insurgents executing 16 Pakistani policemen. The video shows the police lined up with their hands tied behind their backs. A militant is shouting at them. One of the insurgents accuses the police of killing six children. Then the insurgents open fire on the […]
Taliban Tape Execution of Pakistani Police
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
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Baluch Rebels Kidnap Five Men in Southwest Pakistan
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Tribal rebels have abducted five mining officials in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province. Police say the men were kidnapped Sunday in Sorange district, about 40 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Quetta. Witnesses say dozens of armed men riding in three vehicles intercepted the officials near the compound where they were staying The outlawed Baluch Liberation […]
Baluch Rebels Kidnap Five Men in Southwest Pakistan
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Tribal rebels have abducted five mining officials in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province. Police say the men were kidnapped Sunday in Sorange district, about 40 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Quetta. Witnesses say dozens of armed men riding in three vehicles intercepted the officials near the compound where they were staying The outlawed Baluch Liberation […]
Pakistan’s Zardari in Tehran to Meet with Iranian Leaders
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Tehran for talks with high-level Iranian officials, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. President Zardari’s arrival Saturday comes less than a month after he and his Iranian counterpart met together in Afghanistan on the sidelines of an anti-terrorism conference. While there, the two leaders discussed a range of bilateral […]
Gunmen Ambush Bus in NW Pakistan, Kill 7
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have killed seven people after opening fire on a passenger bus in the northwestern part of the country. Local officials in the Kurram tribal region said the attack took place Saturday. All of the attackers managed to escape. The bus was carrying Sunni Muslims through a mostly Shi’ite area. While no […]
Officials: Landmine Kills 2 Soldiers in NW Pakistan
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a landmine in one of the tribal area’s bordering Afghanistan killed at least two soldiers and wounded two others while they were on an operation Thursday. Security officials said Friday they suspect militants planted the explosive in the Makeen area of the South Waziristan tribal region. So far, no one has claimed […]
US: Pakistan Intelligence Chief CIA Talks Successful
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
American and Pakistani spy chiefs held what are reported to have been successful talks at the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington Thursday, days after the United States decided to suspend $800 million in aid to Pakistan. A U.S. official, who requested anonymity, was quoted as saying talks between Ahmad Shuja Pasha and acting CIA Director […]
Political Violence Kills 15 in Karachi
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Fresh political violence in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi has killed at least 15 people, following inflammatory remarks by a senior member of the country’s ruling political party. Police said Thursday the violence overnight in Karachi erupted after Zulfiqar Mirza, the head of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party in Sindh province, criticized the rival […]
Pakistani Intelligence Chief Set for CIA Talks
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s intelligence chief is visiting Washington for talks with U.S. officials, days after the United States decided to suspend $800 million in aid to Pakistan. Ahmad Shuja Pasha is expected to meet with acting CIA Director Michael Morell and other officials on Thursday. The Pakistani military says the talks will be held to coordinate intelligence […]
Pakistan Releases Accused Terrorist, Citing Lack of Evidence
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
An Islamist militant accused of multiple killings was released from jail in Pakistan Thursday after a judge granted him bail, saying there was not enough evidence to keep him in custody. A crowd of supporters greeted Malik Ishaq, a leader of the outlawed Sunni Muslim group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, when he left the prison Thursday after serving […]
