Tag: Miranshah

Normalcy returns to Miranshah after two days of violence

After two days of clashes that left 21, including 14 security personnel and seven civilians, dead and over 65 injured, normalcy returned to Miranshah...

Miranshah fighting leaves 19 dead

Rare clashes between troops and Islamist militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan killed 19 soldiers and civilians, and wounded nearly 100 others, officials said Tuesday. The...

Two soldiers beheaded in Miranshah

Another two personnel of security forces were killed on Monday in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, as clashes between militants and forces continued...

Dead bodies of two troops recovered in Miranshah

The security forces recovered dead bodies of two troops here on Monday raising the death toll in two days to 11. It should be...

One soldier killed, 2 injured in Miranshah

One soldier was killed and two injured in a roadside bombing near Amin checkpost here on Tuesday. Official sources said that a security convoy...

One soldier killed, 2 injured in Miranshah roadside bombing

One soldier was killed and two injured when a roadside planted explosive device went off on Tuesday here close to Amin check-post. Official sources said that...

4 militants killed in US drone strike in Miranshah

A U.S. drone strike killed four suspected militants and wounded three others on Friday in Miranshah, intelligence officials and militants said. The remotely piloted aircraft...

Eight dead in Miranshah clashes

At least eight people, including a soldier, have been reportedly killed in clashes between the Pakistan Army and militants in North Waziristan Agency. Residents...

North Waziristan action kills three

At least three persons were killed while 15 others were injured during the security forces’ crackdown in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) capital Miranshah. According to...

Drone strikes resume amid tense US-Pak ties

The US resumption of drone strikes against militant targets in Pakistan does not signal an improvement in deeply frayed relations between Washington and Islamabad,...

Drones vanished after Nov 26: tribesmen

Tribesmen in North Waziristan have said that no drone attack was carried out in the tribal areas after incident of November 26 when NATO...

Drone strike kills four in Miranshah

A US drone strike in the tribal area killed at least four militants, officials said on Tuesday. The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles, hitting a...

7 killed in Miranshah firing

Atleast seven people were killed in a fresh spate of firing at Tehsil Shawal in a tribal restive area in Miranshah on Tuesday morning. According...

Drone kills four near Miranshah

A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in the north-western tribal belt near the Afghan border killed four militants on Tuesday, local security officials...

Check post, shops destroyed in Miranshah blast

A security check post and 12 shops were destroyed in a bomb blast in Miranshah on Tuesday. According to a private television channel, the bomb...

Drone kills three militants near Miranshah

MIRANSHAH - At least three militants died Monday in a US missile strike on a vehicle in the tribal area near the Afghan border, security officials said. The drone fired two missiles on a vehicle and initial reports suggest that three militants were killed, according to a security official, who requested anonymity. Another official confirmed the attack and said it took place about 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, a region infested by Taliban and al