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Athar Abbas indicated that within a few days, at least 137 militants have been killed and 18 soldiers have been martyred during the operation, while army troops also occupied the house of Hakimullah Mehsud, the Chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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The militants said on Wednesday that they had voluntarily withdrawn to the mountains to tap the army in the area. They promised to continue their guerilla war against the army. Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistani commanders said that troops had captured most...
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Pakistani Taliban have started a guerrilla war against the army and will wage a tough, protracted fight in the insurgents' South Waziristan stronghold, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. The army went on the offensive in South Waziristan, a lawless...
Tags: Pakistani Taliban, South Waziristan Agency, security forces
Troops have also taken full control of Kanigurram, one of the biggest towns in South Waziristan and formerly a key Taliban operational centre, Abbas said. The villages of Cheena and Makeen have also been cleared, he said.
Tags: South Waziristan Agency, key taliban, Makeen, Kanigurram, Advancing Pakistan Army
Nine militants and two soldiers were killed in the ongoing offensive in South Waziristan Agency on Sunday, raising the militants� death toll to over 300 in the past 16 days. The figures revealed by the Pakistan Army shows 38 losses on its side, including...
Tags: Pakistani Taliban, Pakistan Army, South Waziristan Agency, North Waziristan, development work, Afghanistan
He made the remarks as Pakistani army troops are advancing on the militants' main strongholds in South Waziristan from three directions. On Sunday, Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani visited troops in Wana, the region's main town. Kayani stated that the...
Tags: Army Chief, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, South Waziristan Agency, general ashfaq, SWA
The registration of displaced families of South Waziristan is underway in Dera Ismail Khan where they are also being provided edibles. Ration was distributed at food centers set up in Qayum Nagar and Paharpur among 1500 families affected by the ongoing...
Tags: South Waziristan Agency
Pakistan are areas bordering Afghanistan, outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 kmý (10,507 sq mi)...The area is colloquially referred to as Pakistan’s Tribal Belt or Pak tribal belt, a private TV channel reported. The geographical...
Tags: South Waziristan Agency
Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Tariq Majid said Tuesday that the forces had to enforce an 'effective' closure on the Afghan side, AFP reported. Some 28,000 army soldiers have been deployed to fight against the militants based...
Security at the border between Zhob and Waziristan has been tightened due to operation in southern Waziristan so that Taliban may not enter Zhob area. According to details, due to strict security measures, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were heading...
Tags: South Waziristan Agency, Zhob-Waziristan, internally displaced, displaced persons