Tag: North Waziristan

Third day of military action kills four suspected militants in NW

MIRANSHAH- Four suspected militants were killed on Friday when Pakistan's armed forces hit Taliban targets in a third day of action in a restive tribal...

No airstrikes today: ISPR

RAWALPINDI- Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) denied media reports of airstrikes in North Waziristan on Thursday. A spokesman of ISPR giving details of North Waziristan Agency, said...

50 suspected militants killed, 80 injured in Pak Army airstrikes in...

MIRANSHAH- At least 50 suspected militants were killed and 80 others were injured when gunship helicopters of Pakistan Army shelled different areas in the tribal...

At least six killed, two injured in North Waziristan firing

At least six people were killed and two wounded on Saturday during an exchange of fire between two tribal groups over a land dispute...

35 killed as jets bomb militant havens in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR- At least 35 militants were killed when jets bombed Taliban hideouts in North Waziristan early on Thursday. The event comes a day after the Tehreek-e-Taliban...

10th polio case reported from North Waziristan

The National Institute of Health in Islamabad has confirmed another poliovirus (type-1) case from North Waziristan Agency which brings the total number of cases...

Pak Military bombs terrorist hideouts in North Waziristan

Several suspected militant hideouts were trampled by Pakistan’s military's fighter jets in Mir Ali area of the North Waziristan, killing at least 24 persons...

9 polio cases suspected in NWA, vaccination drive in the doldrums

At least nine suspected polio cases were reported from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) and sent to Islamabad for further chemical examination. The press had received...

Pakistan condemns latest US drone strike in North Waziristan

Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) on Monday condemned the latest US drone strike that took place in North Waziristan on Sunday.   At least six people were...

6 killed in North Waziristan drone strike

At least six people were killed in a drone strike in North Waziristan late on Sunday, a private TV channel reported. The drone fired two...

US drones kill 7 in North Waziristan

Unmanned US drones fired missiles in North Waziristan late on Tuesday night, killing at least seven people, a private TV channel quoted it sources...

US drone kills 7 in North Waziristan

A US drone strike on Friday killed seven militants, including “some high value target”, in North Waziristan Agency, the first since Nawaz Sharif was...

2 suspected Chechen militants arrested in NWA, shifted to Peshawar

Two suspected militants of central Asian origin apprehended in North Waziristan were shifted to Peshawar from Miranshah for interrogation purposes. Highly-placed official sources told Pakistan...

Chechen militants behind Peshawar airport attack

Chechen militants residing in North Waziristan and a former PAF official have played a key role in the recent attack on Bacha Khan International...

Drone takes out senior Qaeda commander in NWA

A drone strike in North Waziristan Agency on Sunday reportedly killed a senior al Qaeda commander besides three other militants, the second such leader...

Admin responsible for power suspension to NW: Utmanzai Jirga

The Utmanzai Wazir Jirga expressed severe resentment over prolonged power suspension to North Waziristan and held the administration responsible for the outage following which...

NWA operation to destabilise Pakistan: Nisar

Casting doubts over the government’s intention in tabling a resolution in the National Assembly, Opposition Leader Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said the government...