Pakistan has denied accusations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that its military is routinely firing rockets into eastern Afghan provinces. Mr. Karzai, who met with Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Kayani in Kabul Monday, accused Pakistan of firing 470 rockets into Afghan border provinces over the past three weeks, killing 36 people, including several children. […]
Pakistan Denies Firing Rockets into Afghanistan
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Gunmen Kill Pakistani Taliban Commander
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani security officials say gunmen have killed a Pakistani Taliban commander in the country’s northwest tribal region. Shakirullah Shakir was reportedly riding a motorcycle near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, when he was gunned down by assailants. Pakistani officials say they do not know why Shakir was killed. He was affiliated with […]
Coalition Partner Quits Pakistan Government
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
A member of Pakistan’s ruling coalition says it is pulling out of the government at both the federal and state level, a move that could spark violence in the southern city of Karachi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM party, said Monday it was withdrawing support due to differences with the Pakistan People’s Party-led government […]
Pakistan Denies Firing Rockets into Afghanistan
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan is denying accusations by neighboring Afghanistan that it is routinely firing missiles into eastern Afghan provinces. Pakistani army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas Monday said the military has not intentionally fired any rounds into Afghan territory. He says however that he cannot rule out that a few accidental rounds could have been fired across […]
Gunmen Kill Pakistani Taliban Commander
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani security officials say gunmen have killed a Pakistani Taliban commander in the country’s northwest tribal region. Shakirullah Shakir was reportedly riding a motorcycle near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, when he was gunned down by assailants. Pakistani officials say they do not know why Shakir was killed. He was affiliated with […]
Pakistan Denies Firing Rockets into Afghanistan
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan is denying accusations by neighboring Afghanistan that it is routinely firing missiles into eastern Afghan provinces. Pakistani army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas Monday said the military has not intentionally fired any rounds into Afghan territory. He says however that he cannot rule out that a few accidental rounds could have been fired across […]
Coalition Partner Quits Pakistan Government
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
A member of Pakistan’s ruling coalition says it is pulling out of the government at both the federal and state level, a move that could spark violence in the southern city of Karachi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM party said Monday it was withdrawing support due to differences with the Pakistan People’s Party-led government […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least four suspected militants in the country’s tribal region. Monday’s attack took place in the South Waziristan tribal region. The area is a known stronghold for Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants and has been repeatedly targeted by missiles fired from pilotless aircraft in recent […]
Pakistan Expels British Trainers
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has asked Britain to pull out some of its military trainers, a demand that follows last month’s killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces. A spokesman for the British embassy in Islamabad, George Sheriff, said Monday that the Pakistani government had requested the temporary withdrawal of some of Britain’s training […]
Pakistan Expels British Trainers
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
A British newspaper says Pakistan has expelled a team of British military trainers sent to help in the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida. The Guardian reported Sunday that Britain’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed the expulsion of at least 18 military advisers who were part of the $24-million-dollar program to train the paramilitary Frontier […]
