Tag: Nwa

Afghan forces fire mortars into NWA

Afghan forces on Saturday fired mortars into North Waziristan Agency (NWA), however the Pakistan Army silenced their guns. According to a private TV channel, Afghan...

12 soldiers killed in NWA roadside bombing 12 soldiers killed in...

A remote-controlled bomb exploded on Thursday killing at least 12 Frontier Corps personnel and injuring several others in Ghulam Khan Tehsil of North Waziristan...

3 more polio cases reported in NWA

ISLAMABAD/MIRANSHAH Three more polio cases were surfaced in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Monday after which the total tally of the patients has mounted to...

Two new polio cases confirmed in Sindh, NWA

ISLAMABAD At least two new cases of polio virus were reported in Sindh and North Waziristan on Friday. According to National Health Department, 10-month-old Sajid...

PM to meet CMs next week regarding internal security policy

Rs32 billion to be allocated for security network Nisar says 878, including 232 security personnel killed in 1017 attacks in six months   The prime minister is...

TTP not serious about talks: Aziz

ISLAMABAD Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Thursday said the targeted action in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) was beneficial in...

New polio case surfaces in NWA

MIRANSHAH A new polio case was confirmed in a child, resident of Boya Qalha village of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on Thursday, mounting the...

Blasts hit Bannu, Khyber Agency and NWA

Two men sustained injuries in separate blasts outside the houses of security personnel in Bannu and Khyber Agency, while another explosion occurred outside a...

Govt’s U-turn preferring military operation on talks surprising: Fazl

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Ameer Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said the government's U-turn from dialogue for peace and turning to a military operation against the...

30 militants killed, hideouts destroyed in North & SWA

At least 30 extremists were killed and several others reported injured and their hideouts destroyed when jets of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bombarded suspected...

Govt to follow two-pronged strategy to tame TTP terrorists

  Cabinet approves 86-page NIPS, country’s first internal security doctrine Talks with those who opt for unconditional ceasefire Guns for those who refuse to join dialogue IDPs, women,...

Consultations underway for NWA military operation: Aziz

ISLAMABAD Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Monday said consultations are underway to launch a full-scale military...

Mass Exodus from NWA leaves families longing for shelter

Thousands of people have fled their homes in restive North Waziristan in recent days due to fear of a military offensive after Pakistan Army...

WHO fears spread of poliovirus amidst NWA exodus

ISLAMABAD The migration of tribal people affected by the ongoing military operation may result in spreading the polio virus to other parts of the country,...

Possible NWA operation triggers exodus

NORTH WAZIRISTAN Scores of residents near the Pak-Afghan border have started migrating to safer places in realm of a possible military operation in North Waziristan...

NWA airstrikes: capital enveloped in security blanket

Strict security measures have been taken in the capital on Thursday following air strikes against militants in the North Waziristan tribal agency. Security sources said...

Another polio case reported in NWA

Another polio case was reported in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Saturday taking total toll to nine. The Health Department said that 16-month-old Umer Gul...