Pak govt ready to take on Taliban in tribal belt: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 16:22

The Pakistan government has decided to take the battle to the Taliban in the restive tribal belt of North Waziristan and a military crackdown is "just a matter of time", a media report said today.

Senior Pak cleric distances himself form Taliban peace talks

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 20:34

A Pakistani cleric, known as the "Father of the Taliban", today distanced himself from a government-brokered peace talks with the militants, expressing his dismay over air strikes that killed 50 terrorists in the restive North Waziristan tribal agency.

US drone strike kills four suspected militants in North Waziristan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 13:30

At least four suspected militants have been killed in a US drone strike near Miramshah in North Waziristan tribal agency of Pakistan.

US drone strike kills 4 militants in Pakistan`s North Waziristan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 10:36

A US drone strike targeted a house in Pakistan`s restive North Waziristan tribal region killing at least four suspected militants.

Imran Khan opposes military action in NW Pakistan

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:20

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Saturday warned against any military operation in Pakistan?s North Waziristan region, saying it would exacerbate the problem of terrorism and militancy.

Pakistan Army says only `terrorists` killed in Waziristan

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 19:03

The Pakistan Army today asserted it had shot dead 23 militants who ambushed security forces in the restive North Waziristan region on Wednesday, dismissing reports that civilians were also killed.

Pakistan forces will retaliate against attacks: Defence Minister

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 18:54

Defence Minister Khwaja Asif on Friday said security forces have the right to retaliate against attacks by foreign terrorists.

23 militants, 3 civilians killed in clashes in NW Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 19:26

At least 23 pro-Taliban fighters and three civilians have died in a fierce exchange of fire between Pakistani security forces and militants in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region.

Four Pakistani soldiers killed by blast

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:04

Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and five others injured in an IED blast in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region on Thursday.

US drone attack kills 7, Pakistan condemns

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 08:41

A suspected US drone aircraft killed at least seven militants in Pakistan`s ethnic Pashtun tribal region on the Afghan border, Pakistani security officials said.

Pakistan condemns US drone strike that killed 4

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 22:57

Four foreign fighters were killed when a US drone targeted a house in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday, ending a month-long lull in the CIA`s spy plane campaign in Pakistan.

Pakistan warns of polio outbreak after fresh cases

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 10:30

Health officials in Pakistan warned of a serious polio outbreak after the disease was detected in 16 children in a tribal district where militant groups have banned vaccination.