Tag: ZARBEAZB

PPP chairman claims several farmers in Punjab have committed suicide, burnt their crops for not being paid adequately by govt

“If America can negotiate with the Afghan Taliban, Pakistan and Afghanistan should also negotiate with the Taliban.”

The Chinese military leadership assured their country’s full support in Pakistan’s fight against militants.

US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson was expected to announce $250 million for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and that expected announcement was also one of the main reasons behind holding the third Donors Conference

The context of the National Action Plan, security issues and rehabilitation of IDPs were on the agenda of today’s meeting

Says no differentiation would be made between terrorists and their facilitators

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the dead also included an officer

He is also likely to visit CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida, as its area of responsibility includes both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Asfandyar says govt seems to have forgotten plight of IDPs in ‘grand scheme of things’

Earlier on August 30, at least 32 suspected militants had been killed and three militant hideouts were destroyed by army gunship helicopters in a remote area of Bangidar in North Waziristan

The premier, accompanied by federal ministers, arrived in Miranshah to boost the morale of troops taking part in Operation Zarb-e-Azb and for a briefing on the progress of the operation.

Three militant hideouts were also destroyed in the strikes when jets bombed suspected militant positions in Sipah, Malakdinkhel and Chapri areas of Jamrud.

The statement came days after Gen Sharif expressed resolve to respond effectively to any provocation along the Line of Control (LoC)

Two security personnel were injured in a roadside remote-controlled IED blast in Spinwam area of North Waziristan Agency.

Scores of rockets were fired on the fort which caused both human and material losses

Air force jets carried out precision strikes after getting credible intelligence about presence of militants there.

Earlier on August 30, at least 32 suspected terrorists were killed and three militant hideouts were destroyed by army aviation’s helicopter gunships in a remote area of Bangidar in North Waziristan.