More than 100 Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region, triggering gunbattles that left eight soldiers dead. The attack took place early Thursday morning in the Marabi area near the border with Afghanistan. Officials say Pakistani forces killed at least 10 Taliban fighters. At least seven soldiers were also wounded in […]
Militants Storm Pakistani Checkpoint, Killing Eight Soldiers
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Forces Accused of Killing Unarmed Man
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of people attended the funeral in Karachi on Thursday of a young man whose killing by Pakistani paramilitary forces was recorded and aired on local television. Sarfaraz Shah was killed Wednesday in a park in the southern Pakistani port city. A video of his death, which was posted on the video website YouTube, shows […]
Eight Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Firefight With Militants
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan security officials say Taliban militants have attacked a security checkpoint in South Waziristan, killing eight soldiers. The officials say Pakistani forces killed at least 10 Taliban fighters in the resulting firefight. Thursday’s early-morning incident in the western tribal region near the Afghan border left at least seven soldiers wounded. On Wednesday, Pakistani officials said […]
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill 22 in Pakistan
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say U.S. missiles have struck a militant training facility in a tribal region of North Waziristan, killing at least 22 suspected militants. Intelligence officials say the missiles were fired from unmanned drone aircraft within minutes of each other Wednesday. The first strike targeted a vehicle carrying at least four men. Shortly after, a […]
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill 20 in Pakistani Tribal Region
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a pair of U.S. missile strikes has killed at least 20 suspected militants in Pakistan’s tribal region of North Waziristan. Intelligence officials say the missiles were fired from drones within minutes of each other Wednesday, with two of them hitting a vehicle and the other two a nearby compound. The strike took […]
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill at Least 20 in Pakistani Tribal Region
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a pair of U.S. missile strikes has killed at least 20 suspected militants in Pakistan’s tribal region of North Waziristan. Intelligence officials said the missiles were fired from drones within minutes of each other Wednesday, with two of them hitting a vehicle and the other two a nearby compound. The strike took […]
Explosion Hits NATO Tankers in Pakistan
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan say a blast struck at least four trucks carrying fuel for NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan. The blast occurred Tuesday in the northwestern tribal region of Khyber. The tankers were in a parking area at the main border crossing in Torkham. No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. Militants frequently attack […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 18 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani authorities said Monday three U.S. drone strikes killed at least 18 militants in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, including several Arab nationals and suspected militant leaders. The authorities said all the strikes took place in South Waziristan and hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the region’s main town of Wana. The […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 18 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 18 militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. All of Monday’s strikes were in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the main town of Wana. Foreign militants, including Arabs and […]
Bus Crash Kills 14 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Police in Pakistan say at least 14 people are dead after a bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine in the country’s southwest. Monday’s crash took place near the town of Chaman and the Afghan border. Police say the driver lost control of the bus, causing it to plunge into a deep […]
