Tag: Strikes
Pakistani Taliban squeezed by Afghan revolt, US drone strikes
Pakistani Taliban militants holed up in Afghanistan are being squeezed by a series of US drone strikes and a revolt against them, a trend...
Four, including two Arab militants killed as US drone strikes Wana
A United States (US) drone strike on a militant compound Wana area of South Waziristan Sunday killed four suspected militants, including two Arab militants,...
Iraq appeals for US air strikes on advancing militants
Kerry says drone strikes ‘could be used’ to thwart militants advance on Baghdad
Iran’s Rouhani says Iran ‘will do everything’ to protect Shia shrines in...
Bilawal urges MQM to shun politics of strikes
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday appealed to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain to call off his party's decision...
Nawaz-Obama meet today: Drone strikes top agenda
In a clear departure from the policy of his predecessors, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will firmly stands his ground to demand a quick halt...
4,700 killed in US drone strikes
A US senator has said an estimated 4,700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in the contentious bombing
raids of America's secretive drone war,...
Karachi businessmen condemn politics of strikes and ‘dharnas’
The trade and industry in this financial capital of the country Monday shown serious concern over a new wave of terrorism and unrest across...
UN to probe drone attacks in Pakistan
A United Nations investigation into targeted killings will examine drone strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, according to the British lawyer heading the...
Over 100 dead in French strikes and fighting in Mali
More than 100 people including rebels and government soldiers were killed in Mali during French air strikes and fighting over the strategic town of...
Drone strikes kills 5 in N Waziristan
Five people were killed when US operated armed drones fired missiles in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan late on Monday. According to a...
SWA tribesmen protest against drone strikes
A protest against US drone strikes was organised in Wana on Saturday. Local sources said that the massive protest attended by 20,000 people was...
Sherry says drone campaign counterproductive
In an effort to repair ties between Washington and Islamabad, Ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman on Thursday asked for greater US trade...
Syrian violence escalates: deadly bomb strikes fuel station
At least 11 people were killed and 40 wounded when a car bomb exploded at a crowded petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus...
US judge rejects NYT’s bid to uncover details on drone strikes
The New York Times, a leading US newspaper, on Wednesday lost its latest bid to get more information on the drone strikes carried out...
Siddle strikes in Australia win
Seamers Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc shared six late wickets to give Australia a dramatic 137-run victory over Sri Lanka in the last hour...
Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike
A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan, NBC News said in a report citing al-Qaeda web forums and...
