Tag: Waziristan

3 soldiers killed, 25 hurt in N. Waziristan rocket attack

At least three Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed and 25 others wounded on Sunday in a rocket attack on their camp in a restive...

U.S. drone strike kills 21 in North Waziristan

A U.S. drone fired two missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing at least 21 suspected militants,...

Bomb wounds 10 soldiers in South Waziristan

A bomb attack on Monday wounded at least 10 Pakistani soldiers in the Taliban and al Qaeda hotspot of Waziristan on the Afghan border,...

Bomb attack injures 10 soldiers

At least 10 soldiers were injured in a bomb attack on military vehicle in South Waziristan. A bomb attack on Monday wounded at least 10...

US drone strike kills four militants in South Waziristan

A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in South Waziristan killed at least four suspected militants on Monday. Two missiles fired by the drone...

US drone strike kills four suspected militants in South Waziristan

A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in South Waziristan killed at least four suspected militants on Monday, local security officials said. Two missiles fired...

IED kills soldier in South Waziristan

A soldier was killed while other received critical injuries in a blast caused by an improvised explosive devise (IED) explosion at Sholaam area of...

One soldier killed, two hurt in S. Waziristan bombing

Militants targeted a vehicle used by the military-run construction company, the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), with a remote-controlled bomb in the South Waziristan tribal...

Soldier dies in suicide attack

A Pakistani soldier was martyred as troops foiled an attempt by a suicide bomber to attack a military checkpost near the Afghan border, officials...

1 killed, 7 hurt in suicide attack on S. Waziristan check...

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a security checkpost in South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border in Pakistan's northwest, killing one...

A visit to South Waziristan: change is visible

When compared with the period 2003-07, the overall situation in Wana region of South Waziristan is satisfactory, where routine socio-economic and educational activities are...

Blast kills 5 in South Waziristan

At least five people were killed in a bomb blast in Shakai area of South Waziristan. The victims were going to attend a peace jirga...

No Haqqanis or Taliban in North Waziristan: jirga

The members of traditional tribal jirga Sunday told Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masud Kausar that the militants associated with Haqqani network and Tehrik Taliban...

Five killed in drone strikes in Waziristan associated with militant

Five youngsters, who fell victim to separate US drone strikes in North and South Waziristan on Tuesday, were associated with a militant group, closely...

Drone kills five, injures several in North Waziristan

At least five people were killed and several injured in a missile attack by US spy plane in Tehsil Miranshah of North Waziristan. Reportedly, US...

Swiss couple kidnapped for ransom: Taliban

A Swiss couple that was kidnapped in Balochistan has been moved to South Waziristan near the Afghan border, a rebel source claimed Tuesday. Olivier...

Bomb kills three soldiers in Waziristan

A bomb attack killed three Pakistani soldiers and wounded another 15, striking a military convoy in North Waziristan, security officials said. The officials said the...