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  Pakistan army completes anti-militant operation in North Wasziristan

  World | April 19, 2016 6:54 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif announced on Monday the successful completion of operation against militants in difficult mountainous terrain of North Waziristan tribal region. Militants who had fled major towns in the region

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  Madrasas in North Waziristan have become hub of terror activities: Sartaj Aziz

  World | March 05, 2016 16:30 IST

  Washington: Madrasas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and tribal areas, in particular North Waziristan, have become a hub of terrorist activities, Pakistan's top diplomat has said, but blamed it on the Afghan refugees, who entered the

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  Four killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

  World | January 19, 2015 13:52 IST

  Islamabad: At least four people were killed Monday in a drone strike in northwestern Pakistan's tribal region, media reported.More casualties were feared in the attack that targetted a compound in the Shahi Khel area of

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  Pakistan to start repatriation of IDPs next month: Gen. Raheel Sharif

  World | January 05, 2015 6:24 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, on Sunday said that repatriation of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) as the result of a major military offensive in North Waziristan tribal area will begin next

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  23 militants killed in air strikes in North Waziristan

  World | January 01, 2015 6:56 IST

  Islamabad: At least 23 suspected militants were killed today when Pakistani fighter jets targeted their hideouts in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency.  According to an army statement, 23 suspected terrorists were killed when jets

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  Pak airstrikes kill 23 militants in North Waziristan

  World | December 27, 2014 7:51 IST

  Peshawar: At least 23 militants were killed when Pakistani fighter jets today pounded terrorist hideouts in the restive North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border.Military fighter jets targeted militant hideouts in Dattakhel area, killing

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  Pak will not back off from military offensive in NW: Defence Minister

  World | December 17, 2014 11:13 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan has said it will not back off from military offensive against militants in North Waziristan in the aftermath of the terror attack at a school in Peshawar that left 141 people, mostly children,

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  35 militants killed in Pak's tribal region

  World | December 02, 2014 13:00 IST

  Islamabad: At least 35 militants were killed today by the Pakistani fighter jets and security forces in the country's troubled tribal region, bordering Afghanistan.  The jets targeted rebels in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan where

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  Pak military operation disrupted Haqqani network: US commander

  World | November 06, 2014 12:23 IST

  Washington: The Pakistani army's operation in North Waziristan this year has disrupted the Haqqani network but the terrorist group continues to effect Afghanistan, a top American commander has said."They are fractured. They are fractured like

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  Over 29,000 Pakistanis still in Afghanistan

  World | October 31, 2014 11:47 IST

  Islamabad: Over 29,000 Pakistanis who fled North Waziristan because of an ongoing military operation are in Afghanistan, authorities said.Speaking at a media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam Thursday shared the official figures of those

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  25 suspected militants killed in Pakistan

  World | October 27, 2014 18:21 IST

  Islamabad: At least 25 suspected militants were killed and 10 injured Monday in airstrikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.According to officials, the victims also included two Uzbek militants, Dawn online reported.The jets targeted militant hideouts

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  Pak PM Sharif, Army Chief visit North Waziristan

  World | October 09, 2014 14:38 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif today visited strife-torn North Waziristan, where Pakistani Army is conducting its military operation Zarb-i-Azb against TTP (Tehreek Taliban Pakistan) guerillas.Nawaz Sharif is

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  US drone kills four terrorists in Pakistan

  World | October 09, 2014 13:41 IST

  North Waziristan (Pakistan): A US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in Datta Khel area on North Waziristan on Wednesday killing four people and injuring another.Pakistan's Express News TV reported that the drone fired

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  US drone strikes kills eight militants in Pakistan

  World | October 07, 2014 17:12 IST

  Peshawar: At least eight militants were killed today when a US drone fired four missiles on a Taliban compound in Pakistan's volatile North Waziristan tribal region, the second such incident in the area in 24

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  15 militants killed in Pakistan's North Waziristan

  World | September 21, 2014 6:40 IST

  Islamabad: At least 15 militants were killed in restive North Waziristan tribal region in Pakistan on Saturday, an army statement said.Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the mouthpiece of Pakistani army, said that army aviation helicopters

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  Pakistani Air Force jets kill 35 militants in North Waziristan

  World | September 10, 2014 12:08 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistani Air Force jets on Tuesday pounded the Taliban hideouts, killing at least 35 militants in the restive North Waziristan tribal region, where the military is mounting a major offensive against the Taliban militants.The

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  910 militants, 82 soldiers killed in North Waziristan

  World | September 03, 2014 13:40 IST

  Islamabad: At least 910 militants and 82 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in operation Zarb-i-Azb in North Waziristan, the military said Wednesday.The statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations () added that 27 explosives and

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  32 militants killed in Pakistan air strike

  World | August 31, 2014 7:28 IST

  Islamabad: At least 32 suspected militants were killed and three hideouts were destroyed in air raids conducted by Pakistani army in North Waziristan, media reported on Saturday."During the fighting, 23 explosive laden vehicles and four

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  Pakistan PM calls for efforts to end terrorism

  World | July 11, 2014 13:22 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for collective efforts to end terrorism and intensify the on-going military operations in North Waziristan.At a meeting in Karachi on Thursday, Sharif was given a detailed briefing

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  Over 400 militants killed in military operation in Pakistan

  World | June 30, 2014 22:59 IST

  Islamabad: At least 412 militants and 17 soldiers have been killed so far in the military operation against terrorists hiding in the country's north-western tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, the Pakistan army said on Monday.According to