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Harkatul Jihad al-Islami confirms Ilyas Kashmiri killed
Jun 4th
ISLAMABAD: A US drone attack that killed nine militants in South Waziristan targeted and killed top al Qaeda commander and chief of the Harkatul Jihad al-Islami (HJI) Ilyas Kashmiri, local officials said Saturday. Moreover, an HJI spokesman confirmed that Kashmiri had been killed, DawnNews reported. Kashmiri, 47, was considered one of the most feared operational [...]
Ilyas Kashmiri reportedly killed in U.S. strike
Jun 4th
ISLAMABAD: Ilyas Kashmiri, one of five terrorist leaders most wanted by the United States reportedly killed in U.S. drone strike in South Waziristan of Pakistan, according to media reports Ilyas Kashmiri was also believed …
US missile strike kills five in South Waziristan
Jun 4th
MIRANSHAH: A US missile strike targeting a house killed five people and injured six others in tribal badlands near the Afghan border on Friday, security officials said.
The strike took place in Ghwakhwa area, 10 kilometres (six miles) west of Wana, th…
Drone strike kills 3 in SWA
Jun 4th
WANA: Three people were killed in a fresh US drone strike in Krikot area of South Waziristan Agency, Geo News reported.
Playing with fire!! North Waziristan Agency
Jun 3rd
Pakistan is going through the most critical phase of its history. A deadly wave of suicide attacks and incidents like “Operation Neptune Spear” and “PNS Mehran base attack” are really rubbing salt on wounds; Pakistan …
Pakistan will protect its sovereignty at all costs: FO
Jun 2nd
Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said that Pakistan would protect its sovereignty at all costs.
No dictation on North Waziristan operation: Corp Commander Peshawar
Jun 1st
Mehmand Agency: Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik Wednesday said that the army would not start military operation in North Waziristan on demand of any country but would take decision itself to do …
WSJ reports on Pakistan preparatory moves for attack on NWA Taliban
Jun 1st
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan appears to be making preparatory moves for an attack on North Waziristan, a tribal region that has become a base for Afghan Taliban militants, amid pressure from the U.S. Such an invasion, one …
Aid agencies told to prepare for NW evacuation
May 31st
ISLAMABAD: Humanitarian agencies active in northwest have been quietly told to prepare for up to 365,000 displaced people in advance of a military offensive in North Waziristan, a senior official with an international humanitarian agency said on Monday…
North Waziristan operation to spread war flames to whole country, warns JI
May 31st
LAHORE: The Jamaat-e-Islami chief, Syed Munawar Hasan, has warned that military operation in North Waziristan would trigger a major war in the region with the Muslims blood being shed on both sides. Expressing grave concern …
