Posts Tagged ‘North Waziristan’

US drone strike kills six militants in NWaziristan: officials

A US drone strike on Friday killed at least six militants in North Waziristan, local security officials said. The strike hit a militant compound in outskirts of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan district, a known hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants. “US drone fired two missile on…

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US drone strike kills 20 in NWA

PESHAWAR – At least 20 people were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Monday night.
Sources informed that a suspected militant compound was targeted with three missiles in Dandey Darpa Khel village, some five kilometres away from Miranshah.
Official sources confirmed the attack saying…

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Efforts on to push Pak into NWA op, malign UN

ISLAMABAD – In quest of quick bucks and cheap publicity, some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are exploiting the floods scenario in pursuit of vested foreign agenda that aims at pushing Pakistan into North Waziristan military offensive.
Investigations conducted by this newspaper reveal that dozens of NGOs are out to spread baseless…

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US drone strike kills four militants in NWaziristan

Four militants were killed in a US drone attack in country’s northwest tribal belt on Saturday, security officials said. The missiles targeted a compound used by militants in Kutabkhel village, some three kilometres south of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, a security official based in Peshawar…

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Indo-US nexus to mount pressure on Pak after Eid

ISLAMABAD – Pressure will be mounted on Pakistan to open up a military front in North Waziristan Agency after coming Eid, once the floodwater subsides, it is learnt.
The floods played havoc in the most parts of the country and they have somehow provided Pakistan a respite from the ever-growing…

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Southern Punjab operation will spread terrorism: JI Amir

Jamaat Islami leader Syed Munawar Hassan has said if the operation against militants launched in North Waziristan and southern Punjab, terrorism will spread to every nook and corner of the country. Munawar Hassan was talking to media after inauguration of MIR machine in a hospital here. He said innocent people…

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US offers meagre aid to ‘lure’ Pak into NWA mly op

ISLAMABAD – The hysterical statements that Hillary Clinton had audaciously uttered during her Pakistan’s ‘rampage’ followed by announcement of the meagre aid for the country reason downright that Pakistan is being ‘lured’ into launching military operation in the North Waziristan Agency (NWA).
Compared to the gigantic funds of $37 billion…

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US drone attack kills seven in NWaziristan

Intelligence officials say suspected US missiles have killed seven people and injured five in North Waziristan tribal region. The three missiles struck the Mada Khel area of the northwest region filled with militants determined to oust Western troops from across the border in Afghanistan. Two intelligence officials confirmed the details…

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US policies in region being monitored: ISI

ISLAMABAD – Chairman of the Parliament’s Special Committee on National Security Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, Thursday, made it clear that Pakistan being a sovereign country would not pay heed to the US demand for military operation in North Waziristan.
“Pakistan would itself decide when and where the military operation was…

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Operation in NWaziristan vitally urgent: US official

The US government wants operation in North Waziristan Agency (NWA), a US official posted in Pakistan said Tuesday. Talking to media here, US Consul General in Peshawar Miss Candace Putnam said the operation against the extremists in North Waziristan is vitally urgent; however, it is Pakistani government to decide beginning…

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Forces kill wanted Taliban commander

PESHAWAR – A key militant commander, Ameer Ullah Mehsud, with a Rs20 million price on his head, has been killed during a clash with security forces in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, ISPR confirmed on Monday.
Ameer Mehsud known as “Gud Qari” was one of the top commanders,…

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APC unlikely to recommend mly op in South Punjab

ISLAMABAD – The All Parties Conference (APC) planned by the Federal Government to evolve a national strategy after the recent militant attacks lately in some urban centres of Punjab is likely to push the rulers to launch a military operation in the North Waziristan.
Well-placed political sources informed TheNation on…

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Pak army finds Taliban tough to root out: NYT

On an operating table at a makeshift trauma center at this military base in North Waziristan, a Pakistani soldier lay anesthetized, blood-soaked bandages applied in the field just an hour earlier a testament to a near-fatal wound.
The bullet through his neck from a Taliban militant had narrowly missed an…

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Another hit leaves six dead in NWA

PESHAWAR – At least six militants were killed and three others got injured when a US drone fired two missiles on a suspected militant compound in Miranshah, North Waziristan Agency, on Sunday afternoon.
The missiles struck a militant compound at Tabbi Tolkhel village and killed six militants, besides injuring three…

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US drone strikes kill four in NWaziristan

Four alleged terrorists were killed and two injured in US drone strikes at a remote area of North Waziristan tribal region, report said on Sunday. The US spy plane fired two missiles on a hideout of militants in a village of the tribal area, killing at least four insurgents and…

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US drone kills four in NWA

PESHAWAR – As many as four suspected militants were killed and two others reportedly injured in an attack on a house by a US unmanned aircraft in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency here on Saturday.
Reportedly the US drone fired two missiles on a house situated in Khushali…

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11 killed, 7 injured in drone attacks in North Waziristan

At least 11 people were killed and 7 sustained injuries when US drones attacked in Mir Ali an area of North Waziristan here on Saturday.
According to private TV channel, US drones fired two missiles on a house located in Khaso Khail, Tehsil Mir Ali killed 11 people while 7…

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