Tag: Soldiers
British military wives claim coveted pop accolade
A charity single recorded by wives of British soldiers on Sunday claimed the country’s prestigious Christmas number one spot, outselling its nearest rival by...
Obama asked to apologize for killing Pakistani soldiers
A renowned American researcher, writer and anti-terror expert has advised President Barrack Obama to apologise for the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in the...
Three soldiers killed by explosion in Kurram Agency
Three Pakistani soldiers were killed after a bomb planted on a roadside exploded in Kurram agency, security officials said.
The blast took place at Katasarai...
1 soldier, 25 militants killed in Orakzai clashes
Dozens of militants ambushed Pakistani troops on Friday, killing a soldier and sparking clashes that left up to 25 insurgents dead in Mamuzai area...
Up in flames
The 26/11 Nato attack on Pakistani military check posts in Mohmand Agency has led Pakistan to the most critical juncture of its recent history....
The aftermath of the NATO attack
‘In Pakistan the attack has given a weak – but broadly pro US – government the chance to bolster its nationalist credentials and reassure...
Crisis after crisis
We have had an endless series of crises – not so long ago it was Memogate; now it is the callous Nato attack on...
US highhandedness
NATO’s brutal and unprovoked attack on Pakistani posts at Mohmand on 26 Nov killed and injured many soldiers and has put the whole nation...
Ally vs ally
‘The assumption that it (Pakistan) has no choice but to obey America may turn out to be a dire strategic error.’ – Simon Tisdall...
2 Yemeni soldiers killed as thousands rally for secession
Gunmen shot dead two Yemeni soldiers Wednesday in the main southern city of Aden, a police official said, as thousands rallied there to call...
NATO’s strike
Enough is enough. It’s high mourning time in Pakistan as our 40 soldiers are hit by forces for which they laid more than thousands...
Failed security policies
This is with reference to the attack by the NATO helicopters on our border post that resulted in the death of officers and soldiers...
NATO incursion
The latest NATO helicopter attack on Salala check post in Mohmand Agency killed 25 soldiers including two officers. Very rightly we have lodged a...
4 soldiers killed by militants in Khyber
Four paramilitary soldiers were killed on Monday when militants attacked their convoy in Khyber Agency, officials said. The attackers opened fire on the paramilitary...
‘Pakistani officers and soldiers are the best professionals’
Pakistani troops serving under the flag of United Nations at Darfur have Developed “Mournei Team Site” under the hostile security environment inhospitable terrain and...
Philippines says Muslim rebels kill 19 soldiers
The Philippine military accused Muslim rebels Wednesday of killing 19 soldiers on a remote southern island in one of the worst outbreaks of violence...
First 200 French soldiers to leave Afghanistan
A first group of 200 French soldiers was due to leave Afghanistan on Wednesday as part of an early troop withdrawal announced in July...