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14 Killed In Attack Targeting Security Convoy In Pakistan, Says Army
An attack on Pakistani troops in Gwadar district killed 14 on Friday, the military said, in the latest violence in a region troubled by a decades-old insurgency and Islamist militants.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan Calls For More "Trustworthy" Ties With US
Pakistani prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan called for more "trustworthy" ties with the United States which have frayed amid US accusations that Pakistan is aiding Islamist insurgents waging war in Afghanistan, something Islamabad denies.
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8 Separatists, 2 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Gun Battle
A fierce gun battle killed at least eight separatists and two paramilitary soldiers during an ongoing anti-terrorist operation in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban as Twin Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he had sent a delegation to Pakistan to meet with representatives of the Taliban, his first acknowledgement of official talks with the insurgents fighting to topple the government in Kabul.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Pakistan: Police
A Taliban suicide bomber attack targeted a senior police officer in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least one police guard and wounding six other people, officials said.
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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan, Say Officials
A roadside bomb today killed a local government official and two others in one of Pakistan's restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 44 Militants: Military
Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Deadly Attacks Drive Pakistan Coffin Boom
Northwest Pakistan has been gripped by a raging Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, but a grim economic lifeline has emerged from the tragedy for some enterprising locals -- a boom in coffin sales.
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Pakistan to End Death Penalty Moratorium in Terror Cases
Pakistan is to end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister's office announced today, a day after Taliban militants killed 141 people in an attack on a school.
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Pakistan Jets, US Drones Attack Militants, At Least 50 Said Killed
The Pakistani military said its jets killed 35 suspected militants on Wednesday as part of an anti-Taliban offensive hours after US drones attacked another area nearby and killed up to 20 people.
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Pakistan Resumes Air Strikes in Waziristan, Operation Called 'Strike of the Prophet's Sword'
Pakistani fighter jets pounded North Waziristan on Monday, a day after the army announced the start of a full-scale military operation to flush Islamist insurgents out of the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
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Pakistan announces first ever counter-terror policy
Pakistan on Wednesday unveiled its first ever counter-terrorism policy after battling a homegrown Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, announcing that every act of militant violence would be met with retaliation on their bases.
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14 Killed In Attack Targeting Security Convoy In Pakistan, Says Army
An attack on Pakistani troops in Gwadar district killed 14 on Friday, the military said, in the latest violence in a region troubled by a decades-old insurgency and Islamist militants.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan Calls For More "Trustworthy" Ties With US
Pakistani prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan called for more "trustworthy" ties with the United States which have frayed amid US accusations that Pakistan is aiding Islamist insurgents waging war in Afghanistan, something Islamabad denies.
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8 Separatists, 2 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Gun Battle
A fierce gun battle killed at least eight separatists and two paramilitary soldiers during an ongoing anti-terrorist operation in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban as Twin Attacks Hit Kabul
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday he had sent a delegation to Pakistan to meet with representatives of the Taliban, his first acknowledgement of official talks with the insurgents fighting to topple the government in Kabul.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Pakistan: Police
A Taliban suicide bomber attack targeted a senior police officer in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least one police guard and wounding six other people, officials said.
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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan, Say Officials
A roadside bomb today killed a local government official and two others in one of Pakistan's restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 44 Militants: Military
Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Deadly Attacks Drive Pakistan Coffin Boom
Northwest Pakistan has been gripped by a raging Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, but a grim economic lifeline has emerged from the tragedy for some enterprising locals -- a boom in coffin sales.
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Pakistan to End Death Penalty Moratorium in Terror Cases
Pakistan is to end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister's office announced today, a day after Taliban militants killed 141 people in an attack on a school.
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Pakistan Jets, US Drones Attack Militants, At Least 50 Said Killed
The Pakistani military said its jets killed 35 suspected militants on Wednesday as part of an anti-Taliban offensive hours after US drones attacked another area nearby and killed up to 20 people.
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Pakistan Resumes Air Strikes in Waziristan, Operation Called 'Strike of the Prophet's Sword'
Pakistani fighter jets pounded North Waziristan on Monday, a day after the army announced the start of a full-scale military operation to flush Islamist insurgents out of the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
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Pakistan announces first ever counter-terror policy
Pakistan on Wednesday unveiled its first ever counter-terrorism policy after battling a homegrown Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, announcing that every act of militant violence would be met with retaliation on their bases.
