Tag: North Waziristan

32 suspected terrorists killed in Bangidar airstrikes

During the fighting, 23 explosive-laden vehicles and four ammunition dumps were also destroyed early in the morning

IDPs to return once Zarb-e-Azb is over: Corps Commander Peshawar

BANNU- Corps Commander Peshawar Lt. General Khalid Rabbani on Friday said that the return of IDPs of North Waziristan Agency to their homes will...

Anti-Taliban militia member killed with family in NW by Afghan militants

PESHAWAR- Militants from Afghanistan stormed the house of a local anti-Taliban militia in troubled northwest Pakistan, killing him and three members of his family,...

OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB: Two soldiers fall during clash, seven Uzbek militants terminated

RAWALPINDI- Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while seven terrorists were killed on Monday in a clash during clearance of Miranshah-Dattakhel road as Operation Zarb-e-Azb...

Five militant hideouts razed to ground by troops

MIR ALI- Five terrorist hideouts were destroyed by security forces during ground offensive in various areas of Mir Ali, North Waziristan, a private news channel...

Datta Khel drone strike killed six al Qaeda commanders: report

At least six Al Qaeda commanders were killed during the recent US drone attack in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan tribal region,...

Around one million IDPs registered so far

ISLAMABAD- Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Lt Gen. Retired Abdul Qadir Baloch has said that so far around one million Internally Displaced Persons...

Rising civilian deaths fuel outrage in NWA offensive

BANNU- When Pakistani air force jets rained down missiles on a village in the country´s violence-wracked northwest last week, it was described as yet another...

North Waziristan operation spoils fourth wife dream of father of 36

BANNU- Pakistan's ongoing military operation may be making headway in clearing militant hideouts, but it has shattered the dream of one father of 36...

OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB: Thirteen militants killed in fresh strikes

Thirteen terrorists were killed in the latest development in Pakistan Military offensive 'Zarb-e-Azb- in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, a private news channel...

IDPs may return home soon- General Rao

SHORKOT- Pakistan Army GOC (engineering division), Major General Akhtar Jamil Rao said today that the difficult days of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) from...

Drone strike in North Waziristan kills six suspected militants

PESHAWAR- A drone strike on Thursday in North Waziristan killed six militant suspects, a private news channel reported. According to details, a drone aircraft fired missiles...

Over 800,000 Flee Operation Zarb-e-Azb

BANNU- More than 800,000 people have fled a major military offensive against the Taliban in North Waziristan, officials said on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of families...

OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB: 11 terrorists killed in early Wednesday airstrikes

MIRANSHAH- Precision strikes early on Wednesday destroyed three militant hideouts, killing at least 11 terrorists, a private news channel reported. According to details, in the latest...

OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB: Thirteen terrorists killed in new strikes

RAWALPINDI- Thirteen militant suspects were killed in the latest airstrikes during Pakistan Military's Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan, a private news channel reported on Tuesday. According...

OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB: Pak Military jets pound militant hideouts, several suspects killed,...

MIRANSHAH- Pakistan Military jets on Saturday pounded five militant hideouts, killing scores of militant suspects in parts of North Waziristan Agency. The hideouts were targeted in...

5 lac 75 thousand IDPs registered, relief efforts continue

BANNU- The number of registered Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the wake of military operation Zarb-e-Azb has reached to 575,000, Commissioner of Bannu Syed Mohsin...