Tag: Militants

Five suspected militants gunned down in Karachi encounter

At least five suspected militants were killed in an alleged encounter in Karachi’s Orangi Town late on Wednesday night. According to police sources, the encounter...

Few militants hanged in Pakistan’s execution drive

A Reuters analysis of 180 people hanged since late December shows that fewer than one in six death row convicts hanged were linked to militancy

IS-inspired suspected militants arrested in Peshawar

Police on Thursday arrested three suspected militants said to be inspired by the self-styled Islamic State. Acting on an intelligence tip-off, security forces raided a...

FC kills 13 suspected militants in Balochistan’s Awaran

At least 13 suspected militants were killed during an exchange of fire with Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Balochistan's Awaran district on Tuesday. FC Spokesman...

US air strikes target militants near border in east Afghanistan

United States military air strikes have targeted militants who were threatening international coalition forces near the border in eastern Afghanistan, a US forces spokesman...

Militants target telecom operations in IHK

Suspected militants in Indian-held Kashmir have shot and killed a man for failing to shut down a state-run telecoms tower on his land, police...

Balochistan cleansing continues

Addressing a press conference in Quetta on Friday, FC Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Brig Tahir and Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said that at least 29 militants were killed in a province-wide operation led by Frontier Constabulary (FC) against insurgency and terrorism in Balochistan.

Air strikes kill 15 militants in NWA

Air strikes carried out by security forces in Shawal Valley in North Waziristan Agency killed at least 15 suspected militants on Thursday. A local security...

Airstrikes kill 32 militants, including foreign fighters, in NWA

Pakistan Air Force airstrikes on Friday killed at least 32 militants in the country's restive North Waziristan Agency. The strikes came two days after the...

Nangarhar drone strike kills 13 militants

At least 13 rebels, including a commander, were killed in a drone strike in Mach Megi area of Lalpur district in eastern Nangarhar province,...

9 suspected militants killed in Khyber airstrikes

At least nine suspected terrorists were killed in airstrikes in Khyber Agency on Saturday. On April 24, army launched targeted airstrikes in Tirah Valley of...

Forces claim to have killed 10 suspected militants in air strikes

At least 10 suspected militants were killed in air strikes carried out by security forces on militant hideouts in Orakzai Agency on Thursday. The military...

US drone strike kills 11 TTP militants in Afghanistan: sources

A US drone strike killed 11 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants in northeastern Afghanistan, including six or seven senior commanders, intelligence officials said on Wednesday, hours...

15 suspected militants, one FC man killed in Balochistan clash

A trooper of the Frontier Corps (FC) was killed and three others were injured in action against Baloch militants on Tuesday, which also saw...

Airstrikes kill 35 militants in NWA

The Pakistan Army on Sunday said airstrikes have killed 35 militants near the northwestern Afghan border. An army statement said the strikes took place in...

Gunmen seize Yemen president’s chief of staff

Mubarak, a southerner, was one of the representatives in the dialogue of the Southern Movement, which seeks autonomy or secession for the formerly independent south.

Four policemen, seven suspected militants killed in Karachi clashes

At least seven suspected militants were killed on Thursday during a search operation conducted by the police in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area. Acting on a...