Putting aside the pressure and criticism of Pakistan, another US drone strike killed at least 17 people and injured six in Orakzai Agency, the tribal area of Pakistan. The latest attack indicated that the drone campaign is not going to stop but it is actually spreading in the region. It is vital to mention here […]
A US drone attack targeted a vehicle on Saturday morning, killing at least four persons in North Waziristan, the bordering area of Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to the media reports, the attack took place in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, targeting a moving vehicle. The unmanned plane hurled four missiles at the militant’s […]
In what appeared to be a useless effort, Pakistan once again summoned a senior US diplomat to lodge a formal protest against continued drone strikes inside the country’s tribal areas. Foreign Office released official statement on Thursday saying that a senior US official was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to record Islamabad’s concerns […]
At least 21 people have been killed in a triple US drone strike on a compound in North Waziristan Agency on late Friday, the northwest region of the country bordering with Afghanistan. According to the officials, three unmanned US planes hurled a total of six missiles on Datta Khel village, the main town of the […]
In order to convince insurgents in the tribal areas to lift a ban on polio vaccination campaigns imposed in protest at US drone attacks, Pakistani officials decided to hold talks with the Taliban. Last week, local militant leader Hafiz Gul Bahadur put a ban on the anti-polio campaign in North Waziristan. An official while speaking […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Society |
Read More »
One of the most powerful militant leaders in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, has given threats to the government of Pakistan that he is going to tear apart the peace pact and turn his fighters against Islamabad government. Three years back, Bahadur had signed an unofficial non-aggression accord with the Pakistan army, which […]
Nov 12 2011 | Posted in
Politics |
Read More »