Tag: Waziristan
KP govt mulling operation in North Waziristan
Amping up its efforts to combat militants and put a stop to their activities, the government is likely to give a green signal for...
No success in launching anti-polio drive in NWA
Expressing serious concern over the ban on polio vaccination in North Waziristan, former adviser to PM and focal person for polio eradication Shahnaz Wazir...
Army forced to launch operation in Waziristan: COAS
Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said on Monday that Pakistan Army did not want to fight its own people, but...
Shehnaz asks tribal areas to support anti-polio drive
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sector Shehnaz Wazir Ali said that the tribal areas of the South Waziristan and other areas should...
Polio vaccination efforts suffer blow after Taliban ban
Taliban commander has banned polio vaccinations in North Waziristan in the tribal belt, days before 161,000 children were due to be vaccinated. He linked...
Seven terrorists killed in NWA bombing
Seven terrorists were killed and several of their hideouts destroyed in bombing by aircraft on Sunday.
Security sources said the terrorists were planning attacks and...
Drone takes out 15 militants in NWA
At least 15 suspected militants were killed and several others injured when a US drone targeted a compound with four missiles in Hassokhel area...
7 killed in US drone strike
At least seven people were killed and four others were injured in a US drone strike at Miranshah area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA)...
4 killed in US drone strike
At least four people were killed and two others were injured in a US drone strike launched early Saturday morning at North Waziristan Agency...
Drone revisits NWA, 10 killed
At least 10 people were killed and two others were injured on the second consecutive day of US drone attack. An unmanned aircraft fired...
North Waziristan militants vow holy war for bin Laden
Militants in North Waziristan on Tuesday distributed pamphlets pledging holy war to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, albeit...
PTI calls for NA-42 SWA election at alternate place
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has filed a petition with the Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) requesting to conduct election of NA-42 constituency,...
France shooting suspect says he ‘trained in Waziristan’
The shooting suspect holed up in a flat in southern France claimed to police besieging him he was trained by the al Qaeda militant...
North Waziristan action kills three
At least three persons were killed while 15 others were injured during the security forces’ crackdown in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) capital Miranshah.
According to...
At least 13 killed in twin drone strikes in SWA
At least thirteen suspected militants were killed in two US drone attacks in the Tribal Areas on Tuesday. In the first attack, a drone...
Bomb explosion kills two in Waziristan
A homemade bomb exploded next to a house in the North Waziristan tribal region, near the Afghanistan border, killing two local tribesmen, security officials...
US missiles kill 21 in NWA
Two US drone strikes struck militants in North Waziristan on Thursday, killing at least 21, officials said.
The aircraft fired missiles hours apart on separate...