Posts Tagged Pakistan
Pakistan Warns US Against Drone Attacks
on October 2, 2009 by Purger in International News, Pakistan, Politics, Comments (0)
Tensions between the US and Pakistan are on the rise, and Pakistani Army Chief General Parvez Kayani is cautioning that the nation’s military will not tolerate any US attacks against Balochistan Province.
Pakistan suicide blast kills at least 21
on August 27, 2009 by Purger in International News, Pakistan, War, Comments (0)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – A suicide bomber killed at least 21 policemen in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region on Thursday, after a US strike from a drone aircraft killed eight Taliban militants, officials said.
The suicide attack took place in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border just as the policemen were gathering to break their Ramadan fast.
Militant clashes kill at least 70 in NW Pakistan
on August 12, 2009 by Purger in Pakistan, War, Comments (0)
Clashes between fighters loyal to Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a rival pro-government group in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal belt have killed at least 70 fighters, two intelligence officials and a militant commander said Wednesday.
Growing Rifts Between US, Pakistan Over Taliban Strategy
on July 29, 2009 by Purger in International News, Pakistan, Comments (0)
With panic in North Waziristan over a NATO troop buildup along the border, the long promised offensive in South Waziristan, which the Pakistani military had declared formally launched in June, has stalled.
Reports are that the Pakistani government has delayed the operation to engage in a series of talks with Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Baitullah Mehsud. The Pakistani government has often engaged in diplomacy in the region, much to the chagrin of the US which has pressed them to launch offensives and demand unconditional surrenders.
Pakistani Pledge to Rout Taliban In Tribal Region Is Put on Hold
on July 27, 2009 by Purger in Pakistan, Comments (0)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Soon after Pakistan launched its offensive against the Taliban this spring, President Asif Ali Zardari declared that the mission would go beyond pushing the Islamist militia out of the Swat Valley. “We’re going to go into Waziristan,” he said.
Pakistan court orders Musharraf to explain emergency rule
on July 23, 2009 by admin in International News, Comments (0)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered former president Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday to answer questions next week about his decisions to oust the judiciary and impose emergency rule in 2007.
Pakistan Fears US Afghan Offensive Will Spill Into Balochistan
on by admin in Afghanistan, War, Comments (0)
Early this month, thousands of US Marines launched what is being called the largest single ground operation in Afghanistan since the Soviet occupation of the mid-1980’s in the Helmand River Valley. The southern region is teeming with Taliban and suspicious villagers.
