Government officials say Pakistani security forces have killed at least 11 militants during clashes in the country’s northwest tribal region. Friday’s fighting in the Mamund area of the Bajaur tribal area also killed a local tribesman. Security forces launched a search operation in the region one day after hundreds of militants reportedly crossed the border […]
Officials: Pakistani Forces Kill 11 Militants
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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EU to Increase Aid to Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union says it is ready to increase its assistance to Pakistan despite the country’s struggles with terrorism and the slow pace of political and economic reforms. European Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and German Development Minister Dirk Niebel arrived in Islamabad Thursday for a series of high-level meetings, including President Asif Ali Zardari and […]
Reports: Pakistan’s Army Chief Fights to Keep Job
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. media report the head of Pakistan’s army, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, is fighting to save his post in the face of growing pressure from within the military to reduce ties with Washington following last month’s U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Articles in “The New York Times” and “The Washington Post” […]
EU Pushes for Aid, Stability for Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union is refusing to give up on Pakistan despite the country’s struggles with terrorism and the slow pace of political and economic reform. Top EU officials arrived in Islamabad Thursday for a series of high-level meetings and to reaffirm the EU’s pledge to boost development aid to Pakistan by 50 percent, to more […]
Cross-Border Attack Kills 5 in Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
More than 250 militants have crossed from Afghanistan, attacking a village in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Pakistani officials and local residents say the militants killed at least five civilians, including two women, in Thursday’s cross-border attack in Bajaur. Three other women were wounded. Pakistani security forces and members of […]
Afghan Militants Attack Pakistani Village
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say hundreds of militants have crossed into the country from Afghanistan and attacked a village, killing at least five people with automatic rifles. Officials say the militants also fired rocket-propelled grenades in the attack on the village in the tribal region of Bajur. Pakistani troops responded to the violence and several hours of […]
Afghan Militants Attack Pakistani Village; 5 Dead
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say hundreds of militants have crossed into the country from Afghanistan and attacked a village, killing at least five people. Officials say the village targeted was in the tribal region of Bajur. Pakistani troops have responded to the violence and fighting is ongoing. The officials say at least two of the five victims […]
Pakistan Denies Arresting Army Major for CIA Help
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military has denied reports that one of its officers had been detained for helping the United States track down and kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, calling them “false and totally baseless.” Pakistani Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on Wednesday rejected the story that first appeared in The New York Times. But another […]
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill 15 in Pakistan
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say U.S. missile strikes have killed at least 15 militants in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region. Two of Wednesday’s drone strikes hit a militant compound and a vehicle near Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal area, along the Afghan border. Officials say those killed are believed to have been allied […]
Pakistan Denies Arresting Army Major for US Ties
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military says reports one of its own officers has been detained for helping the U.S. track down and kill Osama bin Laden are “false and totally baseless.” Pakistani Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas Wednesday rejected the story that first appeared in the New York Times. But another official admits there have been arrests […]
