Source: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s security forces pounded militant positions near strategic areas in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, killing 25 suspected insurgents in a new round of a military offensive that also left three troops dead, officials said.
Security forces on Friday cleared militant compounds near Bajur’s Rashakai and Loi Sam areas, army […]

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Source:New York Times

A car bomb apparently planted by Taliban insurgents blew up a police bus in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least eight people, security officials said.
The bombing followed a pattern of Taliban attacks against government security installations in retaliation for a fierce Pakistani military campaign, including airstrikes, in the tribal area of […]

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Source: AP

Pakistan’s top diplomat Wednesday rejected the idea of any foreign troops operating inside Pakistan, reinforcing its refusal to accept U.S. military aid in battling insurgents near the Afghan border.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s comments during a U.N. Security Council session on Afghanistan’s future could deal a blow to the United States’ efforts to […]

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Source: AFP
PESHAWAR - Dozens of Islamic militants attacked a security checkpost in northwestern Pakistan early Sunday, leaving three security personnel and at least one militant dead, police said.
Fierce fighting erupted after up to 60 insurgents armed with rocket launchers and machine guns attacked the checkpost in Mattni village, on the outskirts of Peshawar, senior police […]

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