News Source: Jang.com.pk
| about 1 month ago
The Army launched a ground operation against the Hakimullah Mehsud-led militants in South Waziristan on Saturday, with soldiers advancing from three directions. The much-awaited operation had become the common demand of almost all the political...
News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 month ago
The move by Pakistan's military into the Taliban and Al Qaeda stronghold of South Waziristan today launched a risky offensive in a rugged expanse of badlands along the Afghan border widely seen as the key to crushing a militancy that has destabilized...
News Source: Times of India
| about 1 month ago
Pakistani army backed by fighter jets on Saturday launched the much-awaited major ground offensive to flush out Taliban from their stronghold of South Waziristan tribal region, sparking deadly clashes, officials said. "The headquarters of the Tehrik-...
News Source: Ynet News
| about 1 month ago
Refugees flee Taliban (Archive) Photo: Reuters Pakistani forces launch offensive in South Waziristan; heavy fire reported in area Reuters Fleeing residents said heavy exchanges of fire had erupted. "There was heavy firing from both sides and...
News Source: India Abroad
| about 1 month ago
Troops were locked in fierce clashes with Taliban, who were reported using heavy weapons, to hold back the army advance, officials said. As fighter jets bombed Taliban bases, an estimated 30,000-40,000 troops advanced from three directions towards...
News Source: The Age
| about 1 month ago
Pakistan says militants threaten the sovereignty of the nation after a twin suicide bombing capped a wave of attacks killing more than 170 people this month. At crisis talks on plotting a course of action, army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani gave...