US drone strike kills three in northwest Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 02:13

A US drone strike targeting a militant compound killed at least three suspected insurgents in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border late Wednesday, officials said.

Pakistani Army launches offensive near Afghan border

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 16:33

Residents of Pakistan`s ethnic Pashtun region of North Waziristan accused government troops on Monday of killing dozens of civilians during a military operation against Taliban insurgents.

US drone strike kills two in northwest Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 12:05

A US drone strike targeting a militant compound killed at least two suspected insurgents in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, officials said.

Pakistan closes Afghan border ahead of drones protest

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 15:38

Pakistan Saturday closed its border with Afghanistan ahead of protests against US drone attacks, official sources said.

Afghans stage anti-Pakistan protest

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 14:21

Hundreds of Afghans have held a rally to protest the latest incidents along their country`s border with Pakistan, blaming the neighbouring nation for the spate of shootouts near the boundary.

Pakistan to seal Afghan border May 11 for election

Last Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 11:31

About 1.6 million registered Afghan refugees and 1 million other Afghans live in Pakistan.

Bomb kills four Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 16:11

The blast was triggered by remote control in Mirali town in North Waziristan tribal district, a notorious hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.

14 killed in blast near Pakistan-Afghan border

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 10:26

At least 14 people were killed after a landmine blast occurred in the border town of Chaman.

Taliban militants say they shot down US drone

Last Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 22:48

Taliban militants led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur said they had collected wreckage of the destroyed drone and would provide its pictures to the media.

Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border

Last Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 20:38

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi played down the political significance of the rescue.

`775 civilians died in US drone strikes in Pak`

Last Updated: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 20:08

About 775 civilians, including 173 children were killed in 300 strikes carried out by US spy planes in Pakistan tribal regions since they were started in June 2004, a report has said.