Pakistan Militants

Suicide Bomber Hits Rival Militant Base, Scores Killed

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.02.2012

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of a rival insurgent group in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 23 of its su...

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31 Insurgents Killed In Pakistan Airstrikes

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT and MUNIR AHMED | Posted 04.01.2012

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ISLAMABAD — A university professor allegedly sent a packet containing anthrax to the Pakistani prime minister's office in October, his spokesman...

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More Drone Strikes In Pakistan?

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 01.16.2012

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — U.S. drones fired missiles at two compounds in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing 16 alleged mil...

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Missiles Kill 4 In Pakistan

AP | RASOOL DAWAR | Posted 12.14.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Drone-fired U.S. missiles killed four people in a northwestern Pakistani region controlled by the Haqqani militant network ...

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Pakistani PM Deflects U.S. Pressure Over Militants

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 11.29.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's political leaders voiced their support Thursday for the country's powerful army in its destabilizing standoff with the Un...

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U.S. Ambassador Sees Evidence Linking Militant Network To Pakistani Government

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 11.17.2011

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ISLAMABAD — The U.S. ambassador to Islamabad said in remarks broadcast Saturday that there is evidence linking the Haqqani insurgent network to ...

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Gunmen Kill 5 In Attack On School Van In Pakistan

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 11.13.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Taliban gunmen attacked a school van in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing four children and the driver in an assaul...

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Pakistani Army Officer Detained For Militant Links

AP | MUNIR AHMED | Posted 08.21.2011

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ISLAMABAD — A senior officer serving at Pakistan's army headquarters has been detained on suspicion of ties to a banned Islamist group that has ...

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SHOCK: Militants Reportedly Force 9-Year-Old Girl To Wear Suicide Vest

AP | By ABDULLAH KHAN | Posted 08.20.2011

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TIMERGARAH, Pakistan -- Police said Monday that militants kidnapped a 9-year-old girl on her way to school and forced her to wear a suicide bomb vest....

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U.S. Officials: Pakistanis Tipped Off Militants Again, Gave Terror Suspects Time To Flee

AP | KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 08.18.2011

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WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say Pakistan has apparently tipped off militants at two more bomb-building factories in its tribal areas, giving the...

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Pakistan General Rules Out Waziristan Offensive

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 08.01.2011

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MAMAD GAT, Pakistan — A top Pakistani commander said Wednesday the army intends to start operations against militants in a strategic tribal regi...

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U.S. Kills 5 German Militants

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Did their voices betray them? The discovery of an alleged terror plot against Europe owes at least some of its success to "voiceprint" ...

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Vengeful New Militant Group Emerges In Pakistan

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities now believe a dangerous new militant group, out to avenge a deadly army assault on a mosque in Islam...

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Pakistan: Islamic Militants Now Bigger Threat Than India

Wall Street Journal | TOM WRIGHT and SIOBHAN GORMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistan's main spy agency says homegrown Islamist militants have overtaken the Indian army as the greatest threat to national security, a finding wit...

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Militants kidnap about 60 in Pakistan tribal area

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least five people in the Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Saturday, ...

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India: Pakistan Spy Agency Executed Mumbai Attacks

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW DELHI — India has accused Pakistan's powerful spy agency of planning and executing the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in the strongest and most specif...

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Gates Sees 'Trust Deficit' in Pakistan

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI J. DREAZEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is overseeing wars with Sunni militants in Iraq and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. In Pakistan, he's facing a di...

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Pakistani Army: No new offensive for 6-12 months

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he was deeply impressed with Pakistan's military offensive against militants within ...

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Attacks demonstrate Taliban resurgence in Pakistan

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — A week of terror strikes across Pakistan, capped by a stunning assault on army headquarters, show the Taliban have rebounded and app...

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Helicopter Gunship Kills 10 Militants In Pakistan

AP | HABIB KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A police official says gunmen have killed a Pakistani working as the director of public relations at the Iranian Consulate ...

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3 Hostages, 4 Militants Die In Pakistan Operation To Free Hostages From Taliban

AP | MOHAMMAD YUSUF | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistan's army says commandos have caught the last militant who attacked its headquarters and took dozens of hostages. ...

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A Deadly October In Pakistan Amid South Waziristan Operation

Maria Tirmizi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Panic-stricken text messages are making the rounds, warning friends and family against possible future target areas.

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Pakistan: 8 Militants Killed In Reported US Strike

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A security guard has been wounded in an explosion outside the office of a non-governmental organization in the main city in...

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NYT: Group Behind Mumbai Terror Still Viewed as a Major Threat

nytimes.com | LYDIA POLGREEN and SOUAD MEKHENNET | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ten months after the devastating attacks in Mumbai by Pakistan-based militants, the group behind the assault remains largely intact and determined to ...

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Pakistani Forces Kill 35 Militants In Khyber Raids

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Government forces destroyed four militant bases and killed 40 insurgents Tuesday in a new offensive near Pakistan's famed K...

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