Tag: Forces
No one can pressure armed forces: Tantawi
Egypt’s military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi warned on Sunday that no one will be allowed to pressure the armed forces, amid mass protests...
Security forces suspend NATO supply after Mohmand attack
In response to the activity in which Nato helicopters opened indiscriminate firing at Pak-Afghan border near Tehsil Bai Zai of Mohmand Agency, killed 24...
Security forces accused of killing 3, holding 2 in illegal custody
Security forces were accused of killing three men and holding two men in illegal custody in Khyber Agency on Thursday. Addressing a press...
Security forces kill dozens
Over a dozen militants were killed and 14 others were injured during a military offensive backed by gunship helicopters on Wednesday in Kurram Agency....
Taliban ‘send message’ to govt with attacks on security forces
Militants on Wednesday attacked security forces in the northwest, killing four officers in gunfights that underscore the potent militant threat despite reported peace talks....
Afghan forces kill suicide attacker near loya jirga venue
Afghan security forces killed an alleged suicide bomber on Monday near the location of a major meeting of tribal elders and political leaders set...
Let economic forces work
Pakistan and India are traversing through their worst energy crisis. It is time to resolve them. The TAPI project provides best opportunity besides the...
Afghan forces may soon guard nearly half of Afghans
The Afghan army and police may soon be in charge of security for nearly half of their population, under plans for the second stage...
Syrian forces kill 10 protesters
Syrian security forces killed 10 people on Friday when they opened fire on protesters in several cities, Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian...
Clash between security forces and militants claims 4 lives
Four militants were killed in Char Bagh during a clash with security forces on Sunday whereas a security personnel was injured. Official sources said...
Syrian forces fire on 50,000 mourning slain Kurd
Syrian security forces killed at least two people when they opened fire on 50,000 people at the funeral of assassinated Kurdish opposition figure Meshaal...
Libyan government forces push into centre of Sirte
Libyan government forces fought their way, street by street, into the centre of Muammar Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte on Wednesday after their commanders said...
Don’t play into hands of anti-Afghan forces, Gilani warns Karzai
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday against playing into the hands of certain forces that were not...
Gaddafi loyalists force NTC fighters to retreat from Sirte
Ferocious attacks by Gaddafi diehards forced fighters of Libya’s new rulers to retreat from the ousted strongman’s birthplace Sirte, where a tank shell killed...
Political forces should take right decision: Sheikh Rashid
Awami Muslim League President Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that instead of some other’s plan, agenda of Pakistan would have to put forward during...
US special forces chiefs seek balanced Afghan drawdown
Military chiefs planning the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan must be careful not to undercut special operations forces by removing too many of the...
Five killed by Syrian forces
Security forces massed in the flashpoint province of Daraa, where demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime first erupted six months ago, activists said on...
