Plan for many US drone strikes are hatched in Germany: Report

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 15:04

Many of American drone strikes for targeted killing in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan are planned and carried out from US military bases in Germany as it has become as a crucial strategic hub for anti-terrorism operations, media reports said.

Silent, fearful support for US drones in tribal Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 23:08

While Pakistani govt routinely denounces US drone strikes, locals say that a sizeable number of people in the country`s tribal areas support them.

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.

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.

Pakistan Army shows its anti-drone technology

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 13:55

Amid continued tensions with the US over drone strikes, Pakistan army has successfully shot down a "drone" during a military exercise that was watched by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

Imran threatens NATO blockade in KP province

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 23:32

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Monday threatened to cut the NATO supply lines in Pakistan`s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from November 20 if the US drone strikes do not end.

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.