Tribes say no to any security operation in Waziristan

[ad_1] MIRANSHAH: A powerful and unprecedented protest unfolded in North Waziristan tribal district on Friday as thousands of tribesmen took to the streets to oppose a potential military operation in the region. The protest reached its peak in Mir Ali, one of the area’s most important towns, where demonstrators offered Friday prayers in congregation on … Read more

DSP injured, constable missing in Waziristan

[ad_1] MIRANSHAH: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was critically injured while a police constable was kidnapped after unidentified assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in the Azam Warsak area of Lower South Waziristan on Wednesday. According to police sources, the vehicle was on its way from Wana to the Toi Khulla subdivision via … Read more

N Waziristan case takes tally to 14

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed a polio case from North Waziristan district, South Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. A 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3 has been identified as the eighth polio case from K-P this year. With this latest detection, the total number of … Read more

Pakistan’s polio tally rises to 14 as NIH confirms new case in North Waziristan

[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: A new polio case has been reported in the North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, confirmed the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad on Tuesday. A 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3, North Waziristan, has been confirmed as the eighth polio case from K-P this year. With … Read more

Waziristan security lockdown sparks public anxiety

[ad_1] MIRANSHAH: In light of the deteriorating security situation, the district administration of North Waziristan has imposed a strict ban on all civilian movement, vehicles, and activities during the movement of security forces. The order, issued amid fears of escalating terrorist threats, authorizes security personnel to open fire on any violation without hesitation. According to … Read more

President, PM condemn North Waziristan attack, vow to defeat terrorism

[ad_1] Listen to article President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday strongly condemned the suicide attack on security forces in North Waziristan, terming it a cowardly act sponsored by external forces aiming to destabilise the country. In their separate statements, the president and the prime minister paid tribute to the 13 soldiers martyred … Read more

13 soldiers martyred in suicide attack on military convoy in North Waziristan

[ad_1] Thirteen soldiers were martyred and three civilians injured, including two children and a woman, in a suicide bombing targeting a security forces convoy in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack was carried out … Read more

11 TTP terrorists killed in S Waziristan IBO

[ad_1] Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 11 Indian-sponsored terrorists, while two security personnel were martyred, during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the military said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted in the general area of Sararogha in South Waziristan … Read more

Security forces kill 11 terrorists in South Waziristan IBO: ISPR

[ad_1] Listen to article Two soldiers, including a major, were martyred while 11 Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan’s Sararogha area on Tuesday, the military’s media wing reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted following confirmed reports of the presence of Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna … Read more