Five suspected militants were killed in an explosion in a Khyber tribal region on Sunday, officials said. The explosion occurred in the center of a banned militant group “Lashkar-e-Islam” in Bara area, they said. The group’s spokesman, Younas Khan, was among those killed in the blast. The group fights Security forces in Khyber region, […]
A roadside bomb Friday killed at least two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Khyber tribal region, security sources said. They said an improvised explosive device (IED) hit the patrolling party in Akakhel area of Bara Tehsil. No group claimed responsibility. The Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam militant groups are carrying out attacks on forces in Khyber agency, […]
Unidentified men in Khyber tribal region on Monday fired rockets on containers carrying supplies for MATO forces in Afghanistan, killing at least five people, officials said. The drivers and cleaners of the containers were killed as the attackers torched the containers in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, bordering Afghanistan. An official […]
Unidentified gunmen Friday shot dead a driver of a Nato truck in Khyber tribal region, officials said. Nearly 70 percent supplies are transported to thousands of NATO troops in Afghanistan via risky Pakistani routes. NATO trucks are routinely come under attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, both bordering Afghanistan. Officials said […]
Pakistani Taliban Friday claimed responsibility for attack on the army and police near Peshawar, which killed at least two military personnel. Seven, including three policemen, were injured when militants ambushed their vehicles late Thursday. Heavily armed militants attacked a police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) which was on a routine patrol on Kohat Road […]
The military army said Sunday that three soldiers and 22 militants were killed in clashes in a Khyber agency and Balochistan province. The military said the security forces captured two string hideouts of the militants in the mountainous Tirah Valley in Khyber tribal region late Saturday. “In a successful operation security forces last night […]
An explosion in Balochistan province killed at least six people including two children and injured 40 others, police and hospital sources said. According to reports the blast occurred on the National Highway in Dera Allahyar town of Jaffarabad district. The bomb appeared to have been planted in a rickshaw parked at the roadside, […]
A car bomb blast killed at least 12 people near a camp for displaced persons in district Nowshehra on Thursday, police and witnesses said. District Police Officer (DPO) Nowshera Hussain Khan confirmed that 12 people lost lives and 30 others injured when a bomb planted in car blasted at Jalozai camp’s administration block. […]
Pakistan considers Dr Shakil Afridi as a traitor for helping the infamous American CIA, the U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has tabled a resolution in the House of Representatives seeking support to declare Afridi as a hero for serving American interests. Dr Afridi had been working with the US Central Intelligence Agency for years before […]
At least 15 people were killed and over 40 others injured when a powerful car bomb went off in a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Monday. The explosives-laden car was parked at Fauji Market in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency. According to initial reports, the blast took […]
Peshawar: The banned outfit Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s key commander, Tariq Afridi was shot dead by his brother in law in Khyber Agency. Reports claiming Tariq’s death prevailed in the local and national media today. According to the sources in the area, one of the most-wanted TTP leaders was riding a horse and was on his way […]
Aug 29 2012 | Posted in
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HRCP condemns killings of civil society activist in FATA and ‘mob justice’ in Bahawalpur Lahore, July 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the assassination of Farida Afridi, who worked for an organisation working for women’s welfare, in Jamrud, Khyber Agency, as well as reports of a man accused of desecrating religious […]
Jul 5 2012 | Posted in
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