South Waziristan

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.

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.

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.

The Pakistani military has captured a Taliban commander who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf, security officials said on Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

In Pakistan's biggest battle against terrorists in South Waziristan, it is women who suffer the most.

A day after Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said India-made arms were found in South Waziristan, India has hit back.

A freelance video allegedly shows Taliban fighters in South Waziristan area, preparing weapons for an attack on Pakistani troops.

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.

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.

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.

The Pakistani military has captured a Taliban commander who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf, security officials said on Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

In Pakistan's biggest battle against terrorists in South Waziristan, it is women who suffer the most.

A day after Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said India-made arms were found in South Waziristan, India has hit back.

A freelance video allegedly shows Taliban fighters in South Waziristan area, preparing weapons for an attack on Pakistani troops.