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Three US missile strikes kill 11 in Kurram
Jun 20th
PARACHINAR: Three continuous US missile strikes destroyed a vehicle in tribal district of Lower Kurram Agency on Monday, killing atleast eleven militants near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area, Geo News reported.
According to sources, drone strikes…
Forty names appear on terrorists” hit list
Jun 17th
WASHINGTON: The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have alerted law enforcement about a terrorist “hit list” that was posted on a jihadi web site and names 40 prominent figures from government, the US military and the media who should be attac…
Pak, US forms joint counterterrorism task force
Jun 17th
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States of America (US) have formed a joint counterterrorism task force to oversee operations against terrorism, Washington Post reported.
This joint group, formed last month, is intended to satisfy Pakistani dem…
US lawmakers may cut funds for Libya: speaker
Jun 17th
WASHINGTON: Top Republican lawmaker John Boehner hinted at a potential freeze Thursday of funds for US military operations in Libya, saying White House had failed to justify its involvement.
In face of Republican criticism, President Barack Obama insi…
13 killed in drone strikes
Jun 16th
WANA/MIRANSHAH: 13 people were killed as a result of drone strikes in North and South Waziristan, Geo News reported.
According to sources the first drone strike took place at 3 pm in Wana, South Waziristan. Four missiles targeted two buildings and ini…
What the corps commanders’ conference did not say
Jun 16th
It is important that support to democracy be restated and this support not be to the exclusion of any political party.
US drone strike kills 10 in SWA
Jun 15th
WANA: Missile strikes by U.S. drone aircraft killed 10 people in South Waziristan on Wednesday, intelligence officials said, in an operation bound to deepen tensions in the region.
“There was a huge blast and we can see smoke rising from the compoun…
4 killed in drone attack in South Waziristan
Jun 15th
WANA: Suspected US drones fired missiles in South Waziristan on Wednesday killing four persons, Geo News reported.
According to initial reports, four missiles apparently hit two compounds in the areas of Karikot and Doug near Wana that killed four peo…
Focus of Afghan war is shifting eastward: WP
Jun 15th
WASHINGTON: The Afghan war is returning to the place it began: the violent eastern borderlands with Pakistan, where the Taliban and Al-Qaeda slipped out of American reach a decade ago and have organized their insurgency ever since, Washington Post said…
