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Salem News
| 9 months ago
Rehman Malik, advisor to to Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Interior Affairs, is the highest ranking political official in the country to have charged the Afghan government of supporting Maulana Fazlullah, one of the Taliban leaders.
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DAWN
| 9 months ago
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Asif Sandila, has said that Pakistan wants peace in the region and does not possess aggressive designs against any country. He was speaking as chief guest at the launching of the second Fast Attack Craft (Missile)...
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DAWN
| 9 months ago
Pakistan's total liquid foreign reserves stood at $15,298.4 million on August 10, 2012, State Bank of Pakistan said Thursday. According to break-up, foreign reserves held by SBP were $10,825.2 million and net foreign reserves held by banks (other...
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B92
| 9 months ago
Gunmen have attacked a Pakistani military air base triggering a fierce firefight with security forces that lasted several hours. Several militants wearing military uniforms and suicide belts stormed Minhas air base at Kamra, near the capital...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 9 months ago
Against the backdrop of attack by militants on a Pakistani air force base, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh on Thursday said Indian military installations are "well protected and defended". "We have our procedures in place. All our bases are protected and...
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Pak Tribune
| 9 months ago
While sounding upbeat on the Pak-US ties following the revival of transit routes, US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta on Wednesday acknowledged progress towards improvement in coordination along the Afghan border, where militant sanctuaries "exist...
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The Courier-Mail
| 9 months ago
Pakistani airforce base with suspected links to the country's nuclear program. The attack on Thursday on the base in Kamra, about 40km northwest of Islamabad, left one security guard and nine attackers dead. The large air base hosts a variety of...
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The Observer
| 9 months ago
Mian Khursheed/Reuters Suicide bombers wearing military uniforms have stormed an airbase in Pakistan , heightening fears over the strength of militant groups in the country. The attack on the Minhas base at Kamra, in Punjab province, which is thought...
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Seattle Times
| 9 months ago
Originally published Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 5:00 PM Taliban kill 1 in attack on Pakistani air base A team of Taliban militants attacked a Pakistani air force base with suspected links to the country's nuclear program before dawn Thursday,...
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DAWN
| 9 months ago
Reuters Photo Pakistan, as a strategic ally in war on terror, has witnessed many retaliatory attacks from militant organisations active in the northwestern part of the country. Over the years, banned outfits such as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 9 months ago
Heavily armed militants stormed a Pakistani air force base on Thursday, sparking clashes that left 10 people dead and raised concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear arsenal. One security official was killed and a plane damaged in the pre-...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
A member of Pakistan 's Air force guards as residents ride past near the main entrance of the Minhas base in the town of Kamra in Punjab province. Militants armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades stormed one of the major air bases...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
The US has stressed on the need of taking action against the dreaded Haqqani network by Pakistan, for which it is continuing dialogue with Islamabad. "With regard to Haqqani, our position is unchanged which is that we've designated a number of the...
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DAWN
| 9 months ago
Martin Dempsey speak to the media during a briefing at the Pentagon, on August 14, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. The Pakistani army chief sounded the right themes in his Independence Day speech, says the US military chief as the US defence secretary...
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DAWN
| 9 months ago
A member of Pakistan's Air Force guards as residents ride past near the main entrance of the Minhas base in the town of Kamra in Punjab province on August 16, 2012. Photo by Reuters Police armoured personnel carriers arrive after an attack at the air...
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Washington Post
| 9 months ago
Pakistan Armed militants stormed a major Pakistani air force base early Thursday, sparking an hours-long firefight with security forces and raising concerns about the military's ability to tamp down insurgents. Six militants and two Pakistani...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 9 months ago
Officials say the attack began before dawn (local time) with reports the fighting was still continuing three hours later, but it was unclear how many militants had penetrated Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Base Minhas, in Kamra about 60 kilometres...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Heavily armed suspected Islamist militants Thursday attacked one of Pakistan 's largest air bases, resulting in an intense firefight for several hours that left seven gunmen and two security personnel dead. Share This Story The gunmen, some of them...
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The Hindu
| 9 months ago
AP Commandos near the security-force's intelligence office in Bannu on July 16 following an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in North Waziristan. Several hostages were taken before police stormed the building and ended the siege. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani...
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Indian Express
| 9 months ago
The terrorists, some of whom were reportedly wearing military uniforms, sneaked into Kamra airbase at about 2 am despite a state of high alert at the facility. About nine to 10 attackers breached at least three barriers and tried to target Saab-2000...
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Sky News
| 9 months ago
Suspected Islamist militants armed with guns and rocket launchers have attacked an air force base in central Pakistan, sparking fierce clashes with security forces, officials said. "One body of a suicide bomber strapped with explosives has been found...
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The New York Times
| 9 months ago
Security forces battled attackers until dawn at the Minhas air force base, west of the capital, Islamabad, according to reports on Pakistani television. At least one militant was killed and several others were wounded. The assault came amid mounting...
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Time of India
| 9 months ago
A group of terrorists on Thursday stormed a key Pakistan Air Force base in Punjab province that is believed to house nuclear weapons, triggering an intense gun battle with security forces that lasted over three hours. The terrorists, some of whom...
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The Observer
| 9 months ago
Insurgents have launched a fiery assault inside the complex, according to witnesses. Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters Militants have attacked an air force base in north-west Pakistan filled with F-16 jets and other aircraft, sparking a heavy battle...
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DAWN
| 9 months ago
Heavily armed militants stormed the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) Minhas airbase at Kamra located in Attock, Punjab during the early hours of Thursday, DawnNews reported. The militants were said to be armed with automatic weapons, grenades and suicide...
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National Public Radio
| 9 months ago
Krishnadev Calamur Armed militants attacked Thursday a Pakistani air base about 50 miles from the country's capital, Islamabad. Pakistan's Dawn newspaper is reporting that the attack on the base in Kamra occurred at 2:30 a.m. local time. Citing...
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The Globe & Mail
| 9 months ago
Story A Pakistani police officer stands guard at the site of a bombing near a rally by the Awami National Party that killed at least five people, in Quetta, Pakistan, Friday, July 13, 2012 The Associated Press video video Officials said special...
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The New York Times
| 9 months ago
A Pakistan air force official said gunmen attacked and entered an air force base in central Pakistan early on Thursday, calling the attackers "terrorists". Security guards and the attackers were exchanging intense gunfire nearly three hours after the...
