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Gunmen attack Pakistani army HQ, 8 dead

Rawalpindi: Four suspected militants dressed in army uniforms attacked Pakistan’s army headquarters on Saturday, killing four guards and triggering a gun battle in which the gunmen died, military officials said. The brazen attack on the tightly guarded ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, livemint.com,  10 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Taliban,  Al-Qaeda,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Baitullah Mehsud

Pakistan says Indian evidence on militant leader weak

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Thursday that evidence given by India failed to build a case for the arrest of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of a Pakistan-based group blamed for the Mumbai attacks, a stance certain to stoke anger in India. India, ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  6 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Lashkar-e-Taiba,  U N Security Council,  Al-Qaeda

‘Brainwashed' boys rescued in Pakistan

Pakistani security forces fighting Taliban militants in and around the Swat Valley have rescued nearly a dozen boys brainwashed into becoming suicide bombers, according to officials. A senior security officer in North West Frontier Province said nine ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Globe and Mail,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Baitullah Mehsud

Pakistan rescues boys trained as suicide bombers

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces fighting Taliban militants in and around the Swat Valley have rescued nearly a dozen boys brainwashed into becoming suicide bombers, according to officials. A senior security officer in North West ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Baitullah Mehsud

Pakistan puts off Mumbai court case till Wednesday

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court due to hear the case against five Islamist militants accused of involvement in the attacks that killed 166 people in the Indian city of Mumbai adjourned until Wednesday without charges being read. India wants ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  25 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Lashkar-e-Taiba,  Rehman Malik,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Richard Holbrooke

Pakistan court quashes Sharif hijacking conviction

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court quashed a nine-year-old hijacking conviction against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday, clearing at least one hurdle to him eventually seeking power. "The conviction and sentence of the ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  17 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Asif Ali Zardari,  Nawaz Sharif,  Pervez Musharraf,  Benazir Bhutto

U.S. adviser hails Pakistani attack on militants

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Adviser Jim Jones on Thursday hailed Pakistani military action against militants, while Pakistan asked the United States for help to resolve a long dispute with India over the Kashmir region. The Pakistani ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  25 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Jim Jones,  Barack Obama,  Al-Qaeda,  U.S. Senate,  Baitullah Mehsud

U.S. drones hit Waziristan targets: Pakistan officials

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles at militant targets in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least five people, intelligence officials said. The United States, alarmed ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  18 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda

Pakistani warplanes strike Taliban's Waziristan redoubt

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani warplanes struck a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Saturday, hours after President Asif Ali Zardari vowed to wage war against militancy "to the end." U.S. officials, thankful that their nuclear- ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  13 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Asif Ali Zardari,  Baitullah Mehsud,  Al-Qaeda,  U.S. House of Representatives,  The Pentagon

Pakistani warplanes strike Waziristan region

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani warplanes struck a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Saturday, hours after President Asif Ali Zardari vowed to wage war against militancy "to the end." U.S. officials, thankful that their nuclear- ...

From AUGUSTINE ANTHONY, Boston Globe,  13 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Asif Ali Zardari,  Baitullah Mehsud,  Al-Qaeda,  U.S. House of Representatives,  The Pentagon

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