Tag: Wana

Mobile phone services launched in South Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented development, the people of the long-deprived and war-weary district of South Waziristan would now enjoy mobile phone services. According to details,...

VIDEO: Wana people prove Pakistan loves football

The people of Wana, the largest town of South Waziristan agency in Pakistan, gathered in a massive crowd to watch a local football watch,...

Tribesmen making attempts to resume sit-in against violent acts

PESHAWAR: Tribesmen who were forced to disperse late on Wednesday night by security forces are making attempt for resuming the sit-in protest against frequent violent acts...

Protests rage on in Wana despite curfew

WANA: Protests over the targeted killings and killings of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activists rage on for the second day amid curfew-like situation in...

HRCP calls for restoring peace in Wana

LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its grave concern over reports that at least three people were killed and 20 injured...

Mobile phones to be operational again in Wana after 10 years

TANK: Mobile services are going to be restored in Wana, South Waziristan, administrative officials said on Saturday. The decision has been taken after a meeting with...

3 killed, 11 injured in South Waziristan tribal clash

PESHAWAR: At least three people were killed and 11 others injured when armed tribesmen opened indiscriminate firing on participants of a reconciliatory traditional jirga at...

State writ intact, no parallel Taliban set-up in Wana, say tribal...

  WANA/ISLAMABAD: The tribal elders and ulema of Ahmedzai tribe, while denouncing the rumours pertaining to the Taliban’s return to South Waziristan’s headquarters Wana under...

US drone strike kills 7 militants

At least seven suspected militants were killed and two others injured in a US drone strike on Friday in South Waziristan Agency. According to security...

14,000 FATA youths to be inducted in army, says COAS

*Army chief says 1,000 youths will be immediately inducted in the coming six months while 13,000 others will be inducted over five years Chief of...

Wana Taliban reject reports of Rasheed’s arrest

  PESHAWAR INP Tehsil Khan Wazir, a Taliban commander from Wana’s Shakai area in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), has rejected media reports regarding the arrest of Tehreek-e-Taliban...

Three soldiers injured in Waziristan bomb attack

At least three security personnel were injured when unknown miscreants attacked a security forces convoy with a remote-controlled bomb on Monday. According to officials, terrorists...

Pro-govt militant commander killed in attack in Wana

A pro-government militant commander, Ghulam Jan, his driver and three personal security guards were killed in an improvise explosives devise (IED) attack near Wana,...

Taliban ban tight clothing during Ramadan

A pamphlet highlighting punishments and orders for the month of Ramadan was issued by the Taliban in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan...

Close aide of Mullah Nazir killed in Wana

An important commander of the Mullah Nazir group was killed in firing by security forces at Ziari Noor Army Colony check post on Thursday. According...

Blast in Wana kills militant commander, four others

A remotely controlled bomb exploded near a vegetable market in South Waziristan tribal region’s Wana area on Friday killing militant commander Maulvi Abbas and...

Captain among three killed in Wana suicide attack

At least three personnel of security forces, including a captain, were killed and around 20 others injured in a suicide attack at Ziari Noor...