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Islamic State's Pakistan Chief Killed While Planting Bomb: Report
Islamic State's Pakistan chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed was killed when a roadside bomb he was planting went off in the country's restive northwest tribal region, according to a media report.
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Pakistan Troops Kill 15 Militants in Gun Battle, Says Military
Pakistani troops killed 15 militants in a clash early today in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major anti-insurgent offensive, the military said.
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Pakistan Tests Indigenous Drone in Live Combat with Taliban: Reports
Pakistan's indigenously-developed armed drone 'Burraq' has been tested in live combat against militants in the strategic Tirah Valley region of Khyber tribal district near Afghan border and killed senior commanders of the insurgents, according to a media report.
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Pakistani Splinter Group Rejoins Taliban Amid Fears of Isolation
A militant splinter group that broke from the Pakistani Taliban last year and declared allegiance to Islamic State announced today it was rejoining the Taliban insurgency, a move that could be prompted by fears of isolation amid possible Afghan peace talks.
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First US Drone Strike in Pakistan This Year Kills Six: Officials
The first US drone strike in Pakistan this year on Wednesday killed at least six militants in a northwest tribal district where pressure was building on Islamabad to react after a brazen attack on Karachi airport.
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Pakistan Pounds 'Terrorist Hideouts' After Karachi Attack
Pakistan carried out early morning air strikes Tuesday on a militant-infested tribal district, killing at least 15 people, the military said, a day after a brazen Taliban assault on Karachi airport.
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Air Strikes on Taliban Hideouts Kill 15 in Northwest Pakistan: Officials
Pakistan carried out early morning air strikes in the restive Tirah Valley area of the Khyber tribal district on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, according to a statement by the military.
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Taliban bomb kills 13 near main Pakistani army Headquarters
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near Pakistan's main military headquarters on Monday, killing 13 people.
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In a first, Pak government establishes writ in Tirah Valley
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the government has established its writ in the scenic Tirah Valley in the troubled Khyber agency that had become a haven for Taliban militants.
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16 militants killed by troops in northwest Pakistan
Pakistani troops overran two militant hideouts and killed 16 insurgents after heavy overnight fighting at a flashpoint near the Afghan border in which two soldiers also died, the military said Sunday.
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23 Pakistani soldiers die in clashes with militants
Heavy fighting between Pakistani troops and militants has killed 23 soldiers and scores of enemy fighters at a flashpoint near the Afghan border, military officials said on Tuesday.
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Islamic State's Pakistan Chief Killed While Planting Bomb: Report
Islamic State's Pakistan chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed was killed when a roadside bomb he was planting went off in the country's restive northwest tribal region, according to a media report.
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Pakistan Troops Kill 15 Militants in Gun Battle, Says Military
Pakistani troops killed 15 militants in a clash early today in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major anti-insurgent offensive, the military said.
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Pakistan Tests Indigenous Drone in Live Combat with Taliban: Reports
Pakistan's indigenously-developed armed drone 'Burraq' has been tested in live combat against militants in the strategic Tirah Valley region of Khyber tribal district near Afghan border and killed senior commanders of the insurgents, according to a media report.
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Pakistani Splinter Group Rejoins Taliban Amid Fears of Isolation
A militant splinter group that broke from the Pakistani Taliban last year and declared allegiance to Islamic State announced today it was rejoining the Taliban insurgency, a move that could be prompted by fears of isolation amid possible Afghan peace talks.
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First US Drone Strike in Pakistan This Year Kills Six: Officials
The first US drone strike in Pakistan this year on Wednesday killed at least six militants in a northwest tribal district where pressure was building on Islamabad to react after a brazen attack on Karachi airport.
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Pakistan Pounds 'Terrorist Hideouts' After Karachi Attack
Pakistan carried out early morning air strikes Tuesday on a militant-infested tribal district, killing at least 15 people, the military said, a day after a brazen Taliban assault on Karachi airport.
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Air Strikes on Taliban Hideouts Kill 15 in Northwest Pakistan: Officials
Pakistan carried out early morning air strikes in the restive Tirah Valley area of the Khyber tribal district on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, according to a statement by the military.
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Taliban bomb kills 13 near main Pakistani army Headquarters
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near Pakistan's main military headquarters on Monday, killing 13 people.
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In a first, Pak government establishes writ in Tirah Valley
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the government has established its writ in the scenic Tirah Valley in the troubled Khyber agency that had become a haven for Taliban militants.
-
16 militants killed by troops in northwest Pakistan
Pakistani troops overran two militant hideouts and killed 16 insurgents after heavy overnight fighting at a flashpoint near the Afghan border in which two soldiers also died, the military said Sunday.
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23 Pakistani soldiers die in clashes with militants
Heavy fighting between Pakistani troops and militants has killed 23 soldiers and scores of enemy fighters at a flashpoint near the Afghan border, military officials said on Tuesday.
