Pakistan's powerful army chief has made reconciling warring factions in Afghanistan a top priority, military officials and Western diplomats say, the newest and clearest sign yet that Islamabad means business in promoting peace with the Taliban. General Ashfaq Kayani is backing dialogue partly due to fears that the end of the US combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014 could energise a resilient insurgency straddling the shared frontier, according to commanders...
01:35 PM, Dec 23, 2012
A top Taliban commander was among five people killed today in a powerful blast in a market in Pakistan's restive South Waziristan tribal region. ...
04:29 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Islamabad: At least 10 militants and a security personnel were killed on Sunday in a fierce clash in the restive South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan. The clash erupted after heavily armed militants attacked a security check post in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan tribal agency, early this morning. One security personnel was killed and another injured in the attack, TV news channels reported. Ten militants were killed...
04:40 PM, Jun 10, 2012
Islamabad: The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has ruled out any negotiations with the government and claimed that it has taken control of most areas of the South Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Shamim Mehsud, a key operational commander and chief of the Taliban in Laddah sub-division, rejected the possibility of any contacts with the government under the present circumstances. He told a delegation of tribal journalists at a Taliban command and...
02:55 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Islamabad: US drones on Wednesday fired a salvo of missiles at a compound in the restive South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, killing at 13 suspected Taliban militants, officials said. The drones targeted a compound in Sararogha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency, officials of the local political administration told the media. The drones fired at least six missiles in the attack. The officials said most of the dead were Pakistani...
11:45 AM, Nov 16, 2011
Soldiers have advanced faster than expected in their month-long offensive. ...
09:23 PM, Nov 17, 2009
Islamabad says it has evidence of New Delhi promoting insurgency. ...
10:51 AM, Nov 04, 2009
So far 162 terrorists and 22 troops have been killed in the operation. ...
09:39 AM, Oct 25, 2009
The Pakistani army has opened a psychological warfare front. ...
09:51 PM, Oct 20, 2009
US drone fired three missiles at a militant camp in South Waziristan. ...
11:08 AM, Jul 03, 2009
Women and children were among those killed in an attack on Wednesday. ...
02:00 PM, Sep 03, 2008
Colombo: Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris looks unlikely to start in the upcoming third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka after scans revealed a hamstring strain. Harris had complained of a stiff right hamstring on the last day of the drawn second Test in Pallekele on Monday and underwent scans when the team drove to Colombo on Tuesday afternoon. Australia, leading 1-0 in the three-match series, are unlikely to...
06:23 PM, Feb 28, 2008
Dubai: The usage of controversial Decision Review System in all Test and ODI matches and the proposal to end the rotational policy in the appointment of ICC presidents post 2015 will top the agenda in the annual conference of the world body beginning on Sunday in Hong Kong. The five-day annual conference, which is expected to be a stormy affair, will begin with the meeting of ICC Chief Executives' Committee...
07:34 PM, Feb 06, 2008
Fighting broke out in the tribal region after Uzbek militants tried to kill a pro-government Pashtun leader. ...
12:05 PM, Mar 31, 2007
