Search Results for: Pakistan

The Taliban are openly using Pakistan to recover from wounds sustained during fighting in Afghanistan. Police arrested a man for plotting to blow up the Army Corps HQ in Peshawar. Friday’s Peshawar bomber carried his ID and telephone book, and has been traced back to a mosque.

The parliamentary defense secretary admits he was once a member of the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). President Musharraf said “the government would deal strictly against terrorists.” Two Pakistanis with homemade bombs are detained inside Afghanistan. “similar devices have been used by Taliban,” reports Dawn.

Pakistan has released the head of the 2003 Musharraf assassination teams “after a long detention” of 3 years. “Jabbar was an expert in Afghan affairs, heading the Afghan cell of each militant group he was in, and maintained close contacts with Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders.” The MMA passed a bill to set up a […]

A senior Army officer called the frontier security situation a “disaster.” “I am afraid we are on a war course in the tribal areas.” The Army prevented a rocket attack in Dir. The Taliban deny attacking a government fort in Mir Ali. A close associate of LeT leader Hafez Saeed has been murdered.

Nine tribal leaders were killed and 4 wounded when a roadside bomb destroyed their van in South Waziristan. The Daily Times reports one of those killed was a member of the “tribal peace committee.” The manhunt for the second Dargai bomber has ended.

A suicide bomber killed 42 Pakistani soldiers and wounded 20 at an Army base in Dargai in the NWFP. NWFP Governor Orkazi was the target of a rocket attack in Wana, South Waziristan. The 3 survivors of the Bajaur airstrikes are in a secret location. Musharraf will address “militancy” with both military power and peace […]