Pakistani intelligence officials say U.S. missile strikes have killed at least 14 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 […]
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill 14 in Pakistan
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Denies Arresting Army Major for US Ties
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s army is rejecting reports one of its officers was arrested in a round-up of informants who are said to have facilitated the U.S. raid that killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. Pakistani Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas Wednesday called the report of the officer’s arrest “false and totally baseless.” The statement came in […]
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill 10 in Pakistan
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say U.S. missile strikes have killed at least 10 militants in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region. 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 with militant […]
Missile Strikes Hit Pakistan Militant Compound
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say suspected U.S. missile strikes have hit a compound near the border with Afghanistan. They said Wednesday the missiles targeted a militant compound and a nearby vehicle, killing at least three people. The United States does not officially confirm the Predator drone strikes, which are hugely unpopular among Pakistanis. But the CIA and […]
Reports: Pakistan Arrested CIA Informants After Bin Laden Raid
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has arrested five Pakistanis who acted as informants for the U.S. intelligence agency ahead of the raid and killing of Osama bin Laden. Western news agencies Wednesday confirmed a story in The New York Times that Pakistan’s top military spy agency arrested the informants after the May 2 raid on bin Laden’s hideout in […]
2 Pakistani Security Officials Removed After Videotaped Killing
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military said Tuesday it had removed two senior officials in Sindh province in response to the videotaped killing of an unarmed man in the southern port city of Karachi on June 8. The military said the head of the paramilitary Rangers force Major General Ijaz Chaudhary and Sindh police chief Fayyaz Leghari have been […]
Pakistan Paramilitary Official Ousted After Videotaped Killing
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military says it has removed the regional head of a paramilitary force after a videotape surfaced showing troops shooting and killing an unarmed man. The military said Tuesday that Major General Ijaz Chaudhary has been “posted out” in compliance with a Supreme Court order. Chaudhary is head of the paramilitary Rangers in Sindh province, […]
Violence Escalates in Pakistan’s Karachi
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Authorities say at least 12 people have been killed in “targeted” killings in Karachi, the latest violence to hit Pakistan’s southern port city. Officials said Tuesday those gunned down in the last 24 hours include activists with both the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM, and its rival, the Awami National Party. The MQM is part […]
Pakistani Security Official Removed Over Beating Death
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani leaders have removed the regional head of a security force because of a controversial videotape that appears to show his men shooting an unarmed young man and allowing him to bleed to death. Reports say that Major General Ijaz Chaudhary was removed from his post Tuesday, several days after a judge ordered the move. […]
US Praises Afghan-Pakistani Trade Agreement
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has welcomed the announcement by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, to fully implement the June 12 Transit Trade Agreement between the two countries. In a statement Monday, the State Department said the announcement is a concrete demonstration of the common vision of development, prosperity and peace […]
