Contacts with Taliban broken after US drone strike: Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 12:09

Pakistan government admitted Monday that its all contacts with the Taliban were broken following the recent killing of the militant organisation`s chief in a US drone attack.

The $120,000 farmhouse where Pakistan Taliban chief died

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 11:22

With marble floors, lush green lawns and a towering minaret, the $120,000 farm where feared Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died in a US drone strike was no grubby mountain cave.

Pakistani Taliban put on hold naming of new chief

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 22:53

The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday put on hold a decision to make Khan Syed alias Sajna its new chief after the killing of warlord Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike when several militant commanders opposed the move.

Killing of Taliban chief `good news` for Pakistan: Analysts

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 19:04

As the Pakistan government and some politicians condemned the US drone strike that killed Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, security analysts welcomed it saying the slain militant leader was responsible for a string of devastating attacks.

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud killed in US drone strike

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 22:29

Three militants, including a key Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud, were killed in a US drone attack at Pakistan`s North Waziristan region on Friday.

Drone strike kills 3 in Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 14:53

The US drone campaign is an emotional issue in Pakistan. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raised the drone strikes with US President Barack Obama during their meeting on October 23.

Drone strike kills al Shabaab commander in Somalia

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 09:14

Two al Shabaab militants, including a senior commander, were killed when their vehicle was hit by a drone strike in a Somalian town, witnesses said Monday.

Ex-PM Gilani denies his government approved US drone strikes

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 22:49

Former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday denied a report that his government had approved US drone strikes in Pakistan`s tribal areas.

US defends drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:50

According to the report, the new directive appears to violate Article 24 of the Russian Constitution, which says personal information cannot be collected and stored without a citizen`s permission.

Pakistan tells UN at least 400 civilians killed by drone strikes

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 08:59

Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed "probable non-combatants," a U.N. human rights investigator said.

Four killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 00:57

Days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spoke against the use of US drones in Pakistan at the UN General Assembly, a CIA-operated spy plane targeted a house in the lawless North Waziristan region and killed four suspected militants.