Gunmen have killed nine policemen at a security compound in eastern Pakistan, the second deadly attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in that region in recent days. Police say gunmen on motorcycles raided the compound early Thursday in the city of Lahore and opened fire wounding three policemen. Police say they suspect the same gunmen […]
Gunmen Kill 9 Policemen at Compound in Pakistan
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
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Gunmen Kill 9 Policemen at Compound in Pakistan
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have killed nine policemen at a security compound in eastern Pakistan, the second deadly attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in that region in recent days. Police say gunmen on motorcycles raided the compound early Thursday in the city of Lahore and opened fire. At least three policemen were wounded. The victims, undergoing police […]
Gunmen Kill 9 Policemen at Compound in Pakistan
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen in Pakistan have killed nine policemen and wounded at least three others at a security compound in the eastern city of Lahore. Officials say the victims from the attack early Thursday were undergoing police training. They had been recruited from the northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border. There has been no immediate claim […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Accuses Security Forces in Disappearances
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court says the country’s paramilitary forces are responsible for at least a third of the missing persons cases in the country’s southwest. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Wednesday ordered the Frontier Corps to produce missing persons before the court, saying the paramilitary force is picking up “every third person” in Baluchistan province. Pakistani […]
Gunmen Kill 7 Pakistani Security Personnel
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have killed seven security personnel at a temporary army encampment in the generally peaceful province of Punjab. Authorities say an unknown number of gunmen killed six soldiers and a policeman early Monday. Three other policemen were wounded. The attack took place as thousands of protesters were passing through the area on […]
US, Pakistan Seek Improved Relations
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed hope that Pakistan’s reopening of NATO supply routes into Afghanistan will lead to better relations with Washington. Clinton met Sunday in Tokyo with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and told reporters that the two countries are putting past difficulties behind them to focus on the future […]
US, Pakistan Seek Improved Relations
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed hope that Pakistan’s reopening of NATO supply routes into Afghanistan will lead to better relations with Washington. Clinton met Sunday in Tokyo with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and told reporters that the two countries are putting past difficulties behind them to focus on the future […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 24 in Pakistan
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 24 suspected militants in the country’s northwest. Friday’s strike took place near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region — a known hub of Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants. Officials told VOA that foreigners were among those killed when missiles hit […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 19 in Pakistan
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 19 suspected militants in the country’s northwest. Friday’s strike took place near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region — a known hub of Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants. Officials told VOA foreigners were among those killed when missiles hit a […]
Pakistan: Resumed NATO Shipments Crossing into Afghanistan
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say the first trucks carrying NATO supplies have crossed into Afghanistan, following a U.S.-Pakistani deal announced this week that ended Islamabad’s months-long blockade. Local officials in southwestern Pakistan say the supplies crossed the border at Chaman in Baluchistan province Thursday. The crossing comes days after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the […]
