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Suicide bomber destroys spy building

13.11.09
Suicide bombers struck at the heart of Pakistan's anti-terror campaign, devastating the country's main spy agency in an attack that left at least nine people dead and 55 injured... more

Taliban cowards 'will go to hell'

06.11.09
The Pakistani Taliban leader urged his fighters to stand fast against the military offensive in South Waziristan, warning that cowards "will go to hell"... more

Pakistan blast kills 20 as Hillary praises army's strike at terror

28.10.09
Huge explosion rocks Pakistan's main north-west city of Peshawar today, killing 20 people and injuring at least 35... more

Taliban casualties mount in Pakistan

19.10.09
Pakistani soldiers killed at least eight Taliban fighters today in their offensive against a militant stronghold on the Afghan border... more

18 die in battle with Taliban squads

15.10.09
Wave of violence engulfed Pakistan today as gunmen stormed a government building in Lahore and attacked two police academies on the outskirts of the city... more

Pakistan bombs Taliban bases in build-up to ground attack

12.10.09
Pakistani planes bombed Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan near the Afghan border today as the government said a ground offensive against insurgents was "imminent".... more

50 die in Pakistan market blast

09.10.09
Suicide bomber struck near a crowded market in Peshawar, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 100... more

Missile kills Uzbek al Qaeda leader

02.10.09
The leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, who is said to have links with al Qaeda, is believed to have been killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan, intelligence officials said today.... more

Now Pakistan must strike while the iron is hot

24.08.09
Despite the mayhem in Afghanistan and the crucial presidential elections there last week, the real focus of the US and Britain in the region remains on Pakistan, which at this moment has an unprecedented opportunity to turn the tide against the Taliban and al Qaeda... more

Taliban spokesman is captured in Pakistan

18.08.09
The Pakistani Taliban's top spokesman was seized by security forces in an operation near the Afghan border, intelligence officials said today.... more

Taliban chief in Pakistan ‘killed by US missile’

07.08.09
American and Pakistani security officials were today checking reports that the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan has been killed.... more

Pakistan army attacks militant 'root of all evil'

15.06.09
Pakistan has ordered its army to enter a remote area of the country and attack the nation's leading Taliban commander... more

Bomb kills 40 in Pakistan mosque

05.06.09
A bomb blast killed around 40 worshippers attending Friday prayers at a mosque in a restive area of northwest Pakistan... more

Taliban chief: We will amaze world with strike on US

01.04.09
Pakistan's Taliban chief claimed responsibility for a deadly assault on a police academy in Lahore - and threatened attacks on Washington that would "amaze everyone in the world"... more

Pakistan troops open fire on US helicopters

26.09.08
Tensions between Pakistan and America rose sharply after the US military said US and Afghan forces had exchanged gunfire with Pakistani troops... more

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