A Pakistani commission investigating the U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden says the terror leader’s family can not leave the country without its consent. Three of bin Laden’s wives and several children have been in Pakistani custody since the May 2 raid. Pakistani officials have said the wives — one from Yemen […]
Pakistani Panel Bars Bin Laden Family From Leaving for Now
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani Troops Clash with Militants in North Waziristan
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say troops backed by helicopters have killed at least four militants in a rare clash between the two sides in the country’s northwest tribal region. Officials say the battle broke out Wednesday in the town of Miranshah in North Waziristan after the militants attacked Pakistani soldiers. Five soldiers and five militants were […]
Pakistani Panel Says No Unapproved Repatriation for Bin Laden Wives
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission investigating the U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden says the terror leader’s family may not be repatriated without its consent. Three of bin Laden’s wives and several children have been in Pakistani custody since the May 2 raid. Pakistani officials have said the wives — one from Yemen and […]
4 Militants, 7 Soldiers Killed in Pakistan
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike killed at least four militants in the lawless tribal belt Tuesday, while seven soldiers died in attacks in different parts of the country. Officials in North Waziristan tribal district said the drone strike completely destroyed a house near the region’s main town of Miranshah. North Waziristan is a […]
Attacks Kill 7 Pakistani Soldiers
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say attacks in different parts of the country killed at least seven soldiers Tuesday. The deadliest attack occurred in the Turbat area of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province when a roadside bomb killed five paramilitary troops and wounded at least five others. Another roadside bomb killed at least two Pakistani soldiers and wounded as […]
Roadside Bomb Kills Two on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb has killed at least two Pakistani soldiers and wounded as many as 15 others along the country’s troubled border with Afghanistan. Pakistani officials say unknown militants set off the bomb near an army vehicle early Tuesday in the North Waziristan region. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. North Waziristan is […]
Roadside Bomb Kills One on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 2:31 am (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb has killed at least one Pakistani soldier and wounded as many as 14 others along the country’s troubled border with Afghanistan. Pakistani officials say unknown militants set off the bomb near an army vehicle early Tuesday in the North Waziristan region. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. North Waziristan is […]
2 Killed in Central Pakistan Protest
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Two people were killed and at least 22 others injured late Monday when thousands of angry demonstrators protesting against power outages clashed with police in the northeastern Pakistani city of Mianwali. Local authorities say the incident occurred when some of the demonstrators pelted police with stones and attacked government buildings, shops and vehicles. Police responded […]
Afghan Militants Attack Pakistani Post
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials said Monday that dozens of Taliban militants entered northwest Pakistan from Afghanistan and attacked a military checkpoint. One soldier and at least two militants were killed in the attack. Villagers from Kitkot in the Pakistani tribal region of Bajaur, where the attack took place, said the militants launched the attack with mortar and […]
3 Police Killed in NW Pakistan
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say militants have attacked a police checkpoint, killing three police officers and wounding another. Authorities say the insurgents struck before dawn Sunday in Shangla, a district of the troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Swat valley. Taliban militants took control of the scenic Swat valley in 2007. But the army launched […]
