Waziristan Agency

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.

At least two people were killed when a roadside bomb hit the convoy of a Pakistani cabinet minister in the country's troubled northwest today, police said.

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.

Significant parts of Pakistan along its border with Afghanistan, including Waziristan, Balochistan and FATA, continue to be a safe haven for terrorists, the US State Department said in a report today.

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.

Pakistan's military said it killed 20 militants on Saturday in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border, as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.

A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security officials said.

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.

Pakistan will on Sunday start returning the first batches of nearly a million civilians ordered to leave their homes ahead of an anti-Taliban offensive in North Waziristan on the Afghanistan border, officials told Reuters today.

A bomb killed at least two Pakistani soldiers in the country's northwestern tribal district where the army is carrying out a major offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.

A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 18 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.

A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 13 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.

Hundreds of Taliban fighters rushed to disguise themselves with new haircuts in the weeks before a Pakistani army assault, it has emerged, as refugees revealed details of life under the militants - and their taste for imported luxuries.

The UN and other aid agencies are helping 470,000 people who have been displaced from Pakistan's North Waziristan region due to the ongoing military operations, a media report said Wednesday.

Pakistan's military launched a ground assault in the North Waziristan tribal area on Monday, beginning a new phase in its offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.

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.

At least two people were killed when a roadside bomb hit the convoy of a Pakistani cabinet minister in the country's troubled northwest today, police said.

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.

Significant parts of Pakistan along its border with Afghanistan, including Waziristan, Balochistan and FATA, continue to be a safe haven for terrorists, the US State Department said in a report today.

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.

Pakistan's military said it killed 20 militants on Saturday in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border, as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.

A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security officials said.

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.

Pakistan will on Sunday start returning the first batches of nearly a million civilians ordered to leave their homes ahead of an anti-Taliban offensive in North Waziristan on the Afghanistan border, officials told Reuters today.

A bomb killed at least two Pakistani soldiers in the country's northwestern tribal district where the army is carrying out a major offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.

A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 18 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.

A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 13 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.

Hundreds of Taliban fighters rushed to disguise themselves with new haircuts in the weeks before a Pakistani army assault, it has emerged, as refugees revealed details of life under the militants - and their taste for imported luxuries.

The UN and other aid agencies are helping 470,000 people who have been displaced from Pakistan's North Waziristan region due to the ongoing military operations, a media report said Wednesday.

Pakistan's military launched a ground assault in the North Waziristan tribal area on Monday, beginning a new phase in its offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.