Tag: Operation Zarb-e-Azb

Keeping the faith in Bannu: report

BANNU- For half a million Pakistanis displaced by a military offensive, the prospect of fasting during the month of Ramzan amid severe food shortages has...

OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB: Ground offensive begins in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH- The military launched a ground assault in North Waziristan on Monday, beginning a new phase in its offensive against Taliban militants, officials said. Troops moved...

OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB: Fresh strikes kills 16 terrorists, destroy seven hideouts

MIRALI- Fresh strikes by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets killed at least 16 terrorists on Sunday in the outskirts of Mir Ali of North Waziristan...

Operation Zarb-e-Azb: 18 militants, including TTP commander, killed in fresh strikes:...

 MIRANSHAH- Integrated operation of Artillery, Tanks and Heavy weapons by the Pakistan Armed forces targeted terrorist hideouts outside Miranshah on early Saturday, killing at least...

Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Airstrikes kill 17 militants in NWA

BANNU Pakistani jets killed 17 militants in the latest raid on rebel hideouts in the country´s restive northwest, officials said on Saturday. The planes bombarded hideouts...

IDP families to receive Rs40,000 in Ramazan: PM Sharif

BANNU- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his visit to the internally displaced persons (IDPs)camp in Bannu announced that each family of IDPs will receive Rs40,000...

Beef up border security, Pak asks Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD-  Pakistan has asked Afghanistan to take necessary measures on its side of the border to stop terrorists fleeing North Waziristan from entering Afghan territory. Foreign...

PM blames Taliban for failure of peace talks

ISLAMABAD- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday blamed the banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for the failure of peace talks.  Talking to a delegation of...

Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Ground offensive initiates

PESHAWAR-   Pakistan's armed forces moved in to Miranshah on Thursday morning after the completion of the first phase of the military operation in the troubled...

Operation Zarb-e-Azb: 12 suspected militants surrender, 13 killed

MIRANSHAH- At least 13 suspected terrorists were killed and five hideouts were destroyed in fresh strikes carried out by military jet fighters on Wednesday, according...

Operation Zarb-e-Azb: At least 15 suspects dead in airstrikes, locals claim...

PESHAWAR- Pakistan Military jet pounded four suspected militant hideouts in Khyber Agency's Meraban Koki Khel area, killing at least 10 suspected militants. Local tribesmen claimed...

Troops deployed in Multan, Dera Ghazi to prevent reaction to Zarb-e-Azb

MULTAN- In a bid to prevent any reaction to the military operation 'Zarb-e-Azb' going on in North Waziristan, troops were deployed in Multan and Dera...

Operation Zarb-e-Arb: Saturday begins with 30 terrorists killed

At least 30 terrorists were killed on Saturday in targeted air strikes by Pakistan military in Khyber and North Waziristan Agencies, according to a...

Tribal elders of North Waziristan assure support to Zarb-e-Azb: ISPR

RAWALPINDI- Tribal elders of North Waziristan assured their support to Operation Zarb-e-Azb, according to a statement released by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major...

Zarb-e-Azb: 20 militants killed in Friday strikes, 150,000 civilians evacuated

BANNU- Pakistan's military gunship helicopters pounded militant targets in North Waziristan tribal region on Friday, killing up to 20 suspected rebels, as the number of...

Thousands flee North Waziristan during curfew suspension

Around 30,000 people fled a major military offensive against the Taliban in North Waziristan on Wednesday, after authorities eased a curfew in a sign...

Army Chief Gen Raheel meets with Air Chief

ISLAMABAD- Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited Air Headquarters Islamabad today and held a meeting with Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal...