Tag: Militants

Militants kill anti-Taliban tribesmen in Mohmand

Militants armed with rockets and hand grenades attacked the house of a prominent anti-Taliban elder in the Minzari Chinaa area, 90 kilometres (55 miles)...

34 militants killed in clash near Afghan border

At least three soldiers and up to 34 militants were killed on Thursday in a gunbattle along the Afghan border in Khyber Agency. The...

Videos show militants’ reach in northwest Pakistan

If US policy makers need proof of how little control Pakistan has over its strategic border region with Afghanistan, all they need to do...

6 militants killed in Kurram Agency

Six militants were killed as security forces pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in central Kurram Agency on Wednesday. According to media reports, security forces...

Militants must surrender arms before talks, says Malik

The government will only hold peace talks with Taliban insurgents if they lay down their arms first, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Tuesday,...

Taliban must give up arms before talks

Pakistan will only hold peace talks with Taliban insurgents if they lay down their arms first, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Tuesday. "The minimum...

‘No rest till militant mindset defeated’

President Asif Ali Zardari said battle lines had been drawn and we will not rest till the militant mindset has been defeated. In a message...

US drones kill seven militants

PESHAWAR - At least seven suspected militants were killed and several others injured in US drone attacks in two different areas of Waziristan region...

6 militants killed in Orakzai

Pakistani forces used artillery to pound militant hideouts in the northwestern region of Orakzai, killing six suspected Pakistani Taliban insurgents, security officials said.

Troops kill 11 Afghan militants in Upper Dir

Security forces on Tuesday killed 11 militants and injured several others when Taliban insurgents armed with rocket launchers resorted to cross-border attack from Afghanistan...

Militants shoot 4 dead

Four people, including two members of Peace Committee and a retired soldier of the armed forces, were killed by unidentified militants at two different...

Army kills 30 Afghan militants after border raid

Pakistan Army soldiers killed 30 Afghan militants who had crossed the border to attack the army, military officials said on Monday. The raid on...

Pakistan army kills 30 Afghan militants after border raid

Pakistani soldiers killed 30 Afghan militants who had crossed the border to attack the army, Pakistani military officials said on Monday. The raid on Sunday...

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...

Joysticks transform US warfare in Afghanistan

In battle they take out Taliban fighters with joystick-controlled weapons, while back at base American soldiers hook up their Xboxes and kill their way...

Security forces gun down 4 militants

Four militants were killed, while one security personnel was injured in a clash between militants and security forces in Char Bagh here on Sunday. According...

Obama pressure on militants hurts Afghanistan: Saifullah

U.S. President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will hurt efforts to stabilise Afghanistan and fuel anti-Americanism, the chairman of...