Tag: Forces
Pakistan tells US, Afghan forces to stop intrusions
Pakistan on Monday urged the US and Afghanistan to take all possible measures for ensuring an end to the cross-border attacks by Taliban militants...
Nine dead as Syrian forces fire on protesters
Syrian forces fired on demonstrators on Friday killing nine and wounding several others as thousands pour onto the streets of Damascus. Activits said thousands...
Elite Force to provide security to VVIPs’
Mujahid Squad Superintendent of Police (SP) Athar Waheed on Monday said that the Elite Force has been made operational for security of VVIPs and...
Syrian forces round up hundreds near northern town
Syrian troops rounded up hundreds of people in a sweep through villages near Jisr al-Shughour on Monday, fleeing residents said, after President Bashar al-Assad’s...
PML-N fires away at armed forces
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been very critical of the country’s armed forces lately, with some of their leaders openly ridiculing the armed...
Political forces throw weight behind fisherfolk struggle
Representatives of all political parties under the umbrella of All Parties Conference (APC), convened by Joint Action Committee (JAC), have thrown their weight behind...
One killed as militants open fire at security forces
A security official was killed and two were seriously injured in indiscriminate firing by unidentified militants on Monday.
According to details, security forces were on...
Syrian forces kill 70 in anti-Assad protests on Friday
Syrian forces killed at least 70 protesters on Friday, activists said, in one of the bloodiest days since the start of an 11-week revolt...
NATO steps up war against Libya
British and French attack helicopters were used to strike inside Libya for the first time overnight on Saturday, hitting targets in the oil port...
Syrian forces kill 11 in besieged town
Syrian forces killed at least 11 civilians in the central town of Rastan on Thursday, activists said, in the latest military assault to try...
25 Pakistani forces killed after cross-border raid
Twenty-five Pakistani security forces have been killed in fighting in northwest Pakistan after about 200 militants crossed over from Afghanistan and attacked a security...
17 insurgents killed in Orakzai air strike
At least 17 insurgents were killed in upper Orakzai Agency in air strike by security forces on Tuesday.
According to the officials, the jets targeted...
Yemeni forces kill 20 protesters as sit-in smashed
Forces loyal to the embattled Yemeni president killed 20 protesters as they dispersed a sit-in in Taez, an organiser said on Monday, as suspected...
LHC seeks record of ‘volunteers’ in PEF, CM’s task forces
The Lahore High Court (LHC), showing surprise on claims of ‘working without taking salary,’ sought a complete record of the Punjab chief minister’s task...
Shahbaz warns against demoralising armed forces
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that despite ‘a few shortcomings’, no body would be allowed to demoralise the armed forces.
Addressing a public...
Carte blanche likely for security forces to eliminate terrorism
The defence committee of the cabinet (DCC) decided on Wednesday that security, defence and law enforcement agencies “will be authorised to use all means...
North Sudan says its forces have seized disputed Abyei
Sudan's northern army has taken control of the disputed Abyei region and is clearing it of armed forces from the South, a minister from...
