Tag: Waziristan

Govt’s silence over Waziristan issue irks Fazl

JUI-F chief says Waziristan situation is outcome of government’s failed strategy: Fazl   Fazlur Rehman, chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, has said that...

Sheltering the displaced

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the UN Refugee Agency on Monday launched a project to construct 325 two-room houses for the people...

5 locals injured in mortar shelling from Afghanistan

Up to 60 mortar shells fired from Afghanistan landed in the Pakistani border area of Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency on Saturday, thus...

Khan for end to drones, truth commission for Waziristan

    Another chapter was added into the country’s democratic history on Wednesday as the opposition and treasury members spoke of their respective resolve to evolving...

Militant attacks in North Waziristan kill three security personnel

At least three security forces' personnel were killed and two others injured on Sunday in separate attacks in the North Waziristan tribal region. In the...

Elders of Waziristan demand rescheduling of polls

Elders of Waziristan on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to reschedule elections in NA-42 in South Waziristan Agency. In a press briefing,...

Women stopped from voting in Waziristan

Women were stopped from voting in Pakistan's elections on Saturday in the northwestern tribal district of North Waziristan, a notorious Taliban stronghold, residents said. North...

Four security personnel killed in North Waziristan; another bomb defused in...

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on Sunday in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, killing four security personnel and injuring four others. A...

Anti-polio drive in Pakistan’s tribal belt to begin on March 23

An anti-polio drive is set to be launched on March 23 in Pakistan’s tribal areas, media reports said. The children in South and North Waziristan...

Drone strike in Waziristan kills Five

At least five people and three suspected militants were killed after six missiles hit a house in Tehsil Spain Wam of North Waziristan Agency...

Body of ‘Afghan spy’ dumped in Wana: Officials

Militants on Wednesday dumped the mutilated body of a purported Afghan spy accused of collaborating on US drone strikes that killed prominent warlord Mullah...

Four suspected militants killed in North Waziristan shelling

At least four suspected militants were killed and four others injured in shelling by Pakistan Army’s gunship helicopters in Mir Ali area of the...

Imran Khan Foundation to provide relief to IDPs

The Imran Khan Foundation (IKF) on Thursday announced that it will provide emergency relief for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Waziristan. In a statement,...

Four killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan

Four persons were killed and three others injured when a US drone fired four missiles at a compound in Khushhal Torikhelo, North Waziristan, a...

US drone strike kills 12 militants in South Wazirstan

At least 12 suspected militants were killed and several others injured in a US drone strike in South Waziristan Agency of north western tribal...

Seven dead bodies found in NWA

Security forces recovered dead bodies of seven persons from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) late Friday night. According to details, the bodies were found at...

Two soldiers martyred, two injured in an IED explosion in N....

Two soldiers embraced shahadat in North Wazirastan on Sunday morning when an IED exploded in general area Degan on Rd Datta Khel-Miraran Shah. Two others...