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Pakistani military faces toughest challenge
Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 1 month ago
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Almost 30,000 troops are taking part in the offensive against an estimated 10-12,000 militants.
Tags: Punjabi Taliban, Afghanistan-Pakistan, taliban chief, Hamid Karzai, Lahore, Kotkai, South Waziristan, Karzai Challenger Calls, Abdullah Abdullah
Troops capture Hakimullah's hometown
Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 1 month ago
Credibility The army has captured the strategically located hometown of Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud on Saturday after fierce fighting, forcing the terrorists to run for their lives. Major General Athar Abbas, the Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said the...
Tags: Pakistani Taliban, Pakistani Army, Hakimullah Mehsud, South Waziristan, Kotkai, taliban stronghold, suicide bombers, security forcing, taliban chief, Qamar Zaman Kaira Saturday
Pakistani troops retake Taliban stronghold in Waziristan
Karāchi :: Pakistan | about 1 month ago
Credibility Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said on Saturday. Kotkai town in South Waziristan has changed hands three times since the army launched a...
Tags: Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban, Taliban Leader’s Hometown Captured, taliban chief, Afghanistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, strike kills, U.S, Kotkai, Bajaur
Pakistan Taliban chief meets reporters to prove he is alive
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 2 months ago
Credibility Ishtiaq and other reporters were escorted by masked Taliban fighters to an unknown location where to their surprise Hakimullah was present. "We were only told by Taliban that we could interview an important leader but we did not know it was Hakimullah,"...
Tags: Hakimullah Mehsud, New Pakistani Taliban, taliban chief, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Islamabad
Allegations of abuse
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 2 months ago
Credibility Web that appears to show Pakistani soldiers beating men detained for interrogation is cause for concern. Even though the video’s authenticity is not yet clear, it brings to the fore apprehensions about human rights abuses during counter-insurgency operations....
Tags: Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Taliban Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan Army, South Waziristan, Pak Taliban, taliban chief, army spokesman, Pakistan, Islamabad
Baitullah was killed: Hakimullah
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 3 months ago
Credibility Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Hakimullah Mehsud confirmed on Tuesday evening that Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan’s chief, Baitullah Mehsud, has died. During an interview with an international news agency, Hakimullah Mehsud said that Baitullah was seriously hurt...
Tags: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, Hakeemullah Mehsud, Baitullah Mehsud, Zulfiqar Mehsud, taliban chief, missile strike
Taliban bicker over Baitullah successor
Peshawar :: Pakistan | 4 months ago
Credibility PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban have had three sessions to appoint a successor for Baitullah Mehsud without any outcome. It is believed that Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a missile strike Wednesday but this claim has been denied by one of his close aides...
Tags: Baitullah Mehsud, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistan Rick Westhead, Pak-Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban, pakistanis taliban, use drone, taliban chief
Commander denies Mehsud dead: BBC
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 4 months ago
Credibility ISLAMABAD: A fellow commander in the Pakistani Taliban denied Baitullah Mehsud, the movement's leader, was killed in a suspected U.S. drone attack this week, the BBC reported on Saturday. Hakimullah Mehsud, who controls fighters in the Orakzai, Kurram...
Tags: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, Hakimullah Mehsud, Pak-Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban, pakistanis taliban, taliban chief, missile strike, taliban leaders
Mehsud killing major blow to Taliban
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 4 months ago
Credibility WASHINGTON: With a shattering stroke from the sky, the United States appeared Friday to have dealt a major setback to extremist forces by killing the charismatic leader of the Pakistani Taliban. Analysts said Baitullah Mehsud, widely believed to have...
Tags: Baitullah Mehsud, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistani, Mr. Mehsud, Tehrik-e-Taliban, South Waziristan, taliban chief, taliban leaders, U.S
W.House says can't confirm death of Taliban chief
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility WASHINGTON: The Obama administration said on Friday it could not confirm that Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, had been killed in a missile attack two days ago. "We've seen reports that Baitullah Mehsud has...
Tags: pakistan, mehsud, taliban leader, dead, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistani Interior, Verify Taliban Leader, taliban chief
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