Security officials in Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 10 militants in the country’s northwestern tribal district. Authorities say four missiles were fired into a village Sunday in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say the strike targeted the home of a militant commander. On Saturday, a drone strike in […]
US Drone Strike Kills 10 Militants in Pakistan
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
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US Drone Strike Kills 5 Militants in Pakistan
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least five militants in the country’s northwestern tribal district. Authorities say four missiles were fired into a village Sunday near the Afghan border. Officials say the strike targeted the home of a militant commander. On Saturday, a drone strike in the same region […]
US Drone Strike Kills 2 Militants in Pakistan
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in northwestern Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least two suspected militants. Authorities say the strike took place Saturday in the South Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan. Drone strikes have become an increasingly contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad. Relations between the allies plunged into crisis after U.S. air […]
Pakistani Doctor Who Helped US Agents Appeals Conviction
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Lawyers for a Pakistani doctor jailed after he helped U.S. agents track down Osama bin Laden have appealed his conviction. A tribal court in the northwestern Khyber agency last month sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison on charges of colluding with Islamist militants. Court documents say he met with commanders of the banned […]
Pakistan Denies Return of U.S. Trainers
Posted May 31st, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani military is denying that U.S. military trainers have returned to the country, a move that would indicate a thawing of relations after coalition airstrikes mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani troops last November. On Wednesday, the Reuters news agency reported that “fewer than 10” U.S. special operations soldiers had been sent back to a training […]
Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Militant Ties, Not Helping CIA
Posted May 30th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
The Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden was jailed last week not for working with the CIA, but for ties to militants. A tribal court last week convicted Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison. Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign to help the CIA obtain […]
Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Militant Ties, Not Helping CIA
Posted May 30th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden was jailed last week not for working with the CIA, but for ties to militants. A tribal court last week convicted Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison. Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign to help the CIA obtain […]
Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military said Tuesday it successfully test fired a short-range missile that can carry nuclear warheads. The military said in a statement that the Hatf 9 (Nasr) has a range of 60 kilometers and “addresses the need to deter evolving threats, especially at shorter ranges.” The statement quoted Lieutenant General Khalid Ahmed Kidwai as saying […]
Brother Urges New Trial for Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. Jamil Afridi told reporters in Peshawar Monday his brother did not get a fair trial and will appeal the verdict. He said Shakil has been made a […]
Brother Urges New Trial for Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. A tribal court in northwest Pakistan last week sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for treason. Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign […]
