Deutsche Presse-Agentur | May 31, 2013
Islamabad - At least three soldiers and 19 militants were killed in clashes in north-west Pakistan's troubled tribal region along the Afghan border, the military said Friday. The army launched operations Thursday night to capture strategic heights from militants in the Kurram and Maidan areas of the Khyber tribal district, Major General Asim Sa... more
Associated Press | Mar 16, 2013
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A bus carrying Pakistani soldiers slid off a mountainous road and fell into a deep ravine in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing 24 and injuring five others, officials said. Senior government official Aqil Badshah said the bus was going from the garrison city of Rawalpindi to the northern town of Gilgit when the ... more
Agence France-Presse | Feb 18, 2013
Militants including a suicide bomber attacked the office of a senior official in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing five people, officials said. The top political official, Mutahir Zeb, for the northwestern tribal district of Khyber was holding a meeting in his office but was not hurt in the attack. Khyber, part of Pak... more
Associated Press | Jan 07, 2013
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Suspected American drones fired several missiles into three militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Sunday, killing nine Pakistani Taliban fighters, intelligence officials said. The strikes targeted the group's hideouts in the South Waziristan tribal region, the three officials said, speaking on condition of ano... more
Agence France-Presse | Dec 27, 2012
Around 200 heavily-armed militants stormed two government paramilitary camps in northwest Pakistan on Thursday and kidnapped at least 22 soldiers, officials said. The attackers struck at Kohi Hasankhel and Jona Khawar camps outside Peshawar, local administration official Naveed Akbar told AFP. more