Tag: Nwa

Pakistan, US differ over targeted military offensive in NWA

Pakistan and the US are at odds over the nature of likely military operation in North Waziristan Agency, as Islamabad is for a ‘targeted...

NWA jirga opposes military action, threatens migration to Afghanistan

Opposing the proposed military operation in North Waziristan, a combined jirga of tribal elders and religious clerics from the tribal agency threatened migration to...

‘Kashmiri militant’ killed in NWA drone strike

Kashmiri militant leader ‘Engineer’ Ahsan Aziz was among those killed in a US drone strike in the restive North Waziristan tribal region last week,...

NWA militants abandoning bases to escape imminent offensive

As media reports pour in regarding a possible military action in the restive tribal area of North Waziristan Agency, foreign and local militants present...

Drone kills 9 in NWA

At least nine suspected militants were killed when a US drone targeted a vehicle in the Humzonee village, about four kilometers southwest of North...

US drone kills five suspected militants in NWA

At least five suspected militants were killed and four others injured in a US drone attack in Mamoonzai area of the Shawal mountainous region...

Pakistan condemns drone attacks in NWA

Amidst a sudden surge in US drone strikes in the tribal regions, Pakistan has once again protested the drone campaign which, it says, infringes...

Kayani dispels joint NWA operation

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani categorically dispelled the speculative reports in US media regarding understanding given to General John Allen, Commander...

NWA operation to be Pakistan’s own decision: Peshawar corps commander

Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Khalid Rabbani has made it clear that the government alone will make the decision regarding a military operation in...

Pakistan ready for NWA offensive

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said the Pakistan Army recently indicated it would begin combat operations in North Waziristan Agency, which US considers...

5 children die of polio in NWA, Khyber Agency

Polio has claimed the lives of three children in North Waziristan and two in Khyber agency while several others have been affected. According to...

Gen Allen demands cleansing operation in NWA

Top American military commander in Afghanistan General John Allen on Wednesday asked for a sweeping military operation by Pakistan in North Waziristan as he...

Taliban ban polio vaccination in NWA

The Taliban on Saturday announced a ban on polio vaccination in North Waziristan, warning the violators of dire consequences. The shura council of militants led...

US Predator kills 3 in NWA

At least three people were killed and several others injured when two missiles fired by a US drone hit a commercial building located in...

Drone kills seven in NWA

At least seven suspected militants were killed when a US drone fired missiles on a compound and a vehicle in Hassokhel village near Mirali,...

Drone attack kills four in NWA

Another drone attack in North Waziristan Agency killed four and injured several other persons, according to a private TV channel. The aircraft hit a...

Measles kill 12 children in NWA

A measles outbreak has killed 12 children in one of Pakistan’s lawless tribal districts and is spreading as fighting, power cuts and curfews cause...