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How To Spot A Militant In Pakistan: Army Removes Roofs
House after house flicks by hundreds of feet beneath a military helicopter, many distinguished by one arresting feature: their roofs have been removed by the army to allow an "aerial view" of militants who may take refuge there.
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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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US Drone Strike Kills 15 Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan
A US drone strike killed at least 15 Pakistani militants in Afghanistan's Gomal district on Wednesday, intelligence officials said today, part of an intensifying drone campaign against Pakistani militants in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Commander
The Pakistani military has captured a Taliban commander who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf, security officials said on Tuesday.
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Took a month to plan jail attack, spent 1 crore: Pakistan Taliban
A day after the Taliban freed over 250 prisoners from a high-security Pakistani prison, a top commander of the terror outfit has said they took a month to plan the assault and spent Rs one crore to execute it with military-like precision.
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Bombs kill 53 in Pakistan as British PM visits: officials
Bomb attacks killed 53 people in Pakistan on Sunday, officials said, as British Prime Minister David Cameron called for tough action against terrorism during a visit to the capital.
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New chief of Pak Taliban faction fought Indian troops in Kashmir
Bahawal Khan, who took over as the new chief of a Taliban faction in Pakistan's South Waziristan region after the killing of Mullah Nazir in a US drone strike, is a militant who fought Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Imran Khan's 'peace march' against US drones heads to tribal belt
Defying official warnings, thousands of supporters of Imran Khan's party along with American peace activists on Sunday headed to Pakistan's volatile South Waziristan tribal belt to protest US drone strikes, with the cricketer-turned-politician saying the march has drawn the global attention to the issue.
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Militants attack Pakistan army post, kill nine troops
A Pakistani military official says Taliban militants attacked an army post near the Afghan border, killing nine soldiers. The official says several other soldiers were wounded in the attack in the South Waziristan tribal area. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
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Five senior Taliban militants killed in drone attack in Pak
Five senior Taliban militants, including a brother and another relative of commander Mullah Nazir, were today killed in a US drone strike in the restive South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan.
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Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US drone strike in Pakistan: Reports
One of Pakistan's most wanted militant commanders, Ilyas Kashmiri, has been killed in an American drone strike in the tribal territory of South Waziristan, residents and a militant member in the area said on Saturday. Officials said they were also aware of the reports but could not confirm his death.Mr. Kashmiri was considered one of the most dange...
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Taliban kidnap 23 Pakistanis in show of strength
The Pakistani Taliban defied an ongoing military offensive and kidnapped 23 tribesmen who had met with the army chief during a recent trip to the area, intelligence officials, tribal elders and the militants' spokesman said.The kidnappings further threaten the government's shaky effort to convince hundreds of thousands of displaced members of the M...
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How a mother of 9 survives war in Pakistan
In Pakistan's biggest battle against terrorists in South Waziristan, it is women who suffer the most.
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Pak allegations are baseless: India
A day after Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said India-made arms were found in South Waziristan, India has hit back.
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New video shows Taliban preparing to attack Pak troops
A freelance video allegedly shows Taliban fighters in South Waziristan area, preparing weapons for an attack on Pakistani troops.
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How To Spot A Militant In Pakistan: Army Removes Roofs
House after house flicks by hundreds of feet beneath a military helicopter, many distinguished by one arresting feature: their roofs have been removed by the army to allow an "aerial view" of militants who may take refuge there.
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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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US Drone Strike Kills 15 Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan
A US drone strike killed at least 15 Pakistani militants in Afghanistan's Gomal district on Wednesday, intelligence officials said today, part of an intensifying drone campaign against Pakistani militants in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Commander
The Pakistani military has captured a Taliban commander who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf, security officials said on Tuesday.
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Took a month to plan jail attack, spent 1 crore: Pakistan Taliban
A day after the Taliban freed over 250 prisoners from a high-security Pakistani prison, a top commander of the terror outfit has said they took a month to plan the assault and spent Rs one crore to execute it with military-like precision.
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Bombs kill 53 in Pakistan as British PM visits: officials
Bomb attacks killed 53 people in Pakistan on Sunday, officials said, as British Prime Minister David Cameron called for tough action against terrorism during a visit to the capital.
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New chief of Pak Taliban faction fought Indian troops in Kashmir
Bahawal Khan, who took over as the new chief of a Taliban faction in Pakistan's South Waziristan region after the killing of Mullah Nazir in a US drone strike, is a militant who fought Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Imran Khan's 'peace march' against US drones heads to tribal belt
Defying official warnings, thousands of supporters of Imran Khan's party along with American peace activists on Sunday headed to Pakistan's volatile South Waziristan tribal belt to protest US drone strikes, with the cricketer-turned-politician saying the march has drawn the global attention to the issue.
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Militants attack Pakistan army post, kill nine troops
A Pakistani military official says Taliban militants attacked an army post near the Afghan border, killing nine soldiers. The official says several other soldiers were wounded in the attack in the South Waziristan tribal area. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
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Five senior Taliban militants killed in drone attack in Pak
Five senior Taliban militants, including a brother and another relative of commander Mullah Nazir, were today killed in a US drone strike in the restive South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan.
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Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US drone strike in Pakistan: Reports
One of Pakistan's most wanted militant commanders, Ilyas Kashmiri, has been killed in an American drone strike in the tribal territory of South Waziristan, residents and a militant member in the area said on Saturday. Officials said they were also aware of the reports but could not confirm his death.Mr. Kashmiri was considered one of the most dange...
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Taliban kidnap 23 Pakistanis in show of strength
The Pakistani Taliban defied an ongoing military offensive and kidnapped 23 tribesmen who had met with the army chief during a recent trip to the area, intelligence officials, tribal elders and the militants' spokesman said.The kidnappings further threaten the government's shaky effort to convince hundreds of thousands of displaced members of the M...
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How a mother of 9 survives war in Pakistan
In Pakistan's biggest battle against terrorists in South Waziristan, it is women who suffer the most.
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Pak allegations are baseless: India
A day after Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said India-made arms were found in South Waziristan, India has hit back.
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New video shows Taliban preparing to attack Pak troops
A freelance video allegedly shows Taliban fighters in South Waziristan area, preparing weapons for an attack on Pakistani troops.
