Pakistan's parliament has approved a 14-point resolution with seemingly sweeping ramifications for the nation's counterterrorism policy. Among other things, it calls for Pakistan to make dialogue with militant groups "the highest priority as a principal instrument of...
After several delays and threatened cancellations, 25 US military personnel arrived in Pakistan some time last week to begin a controversial training program aimed at bolstering Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC). The program would not directly train the corps itself, but...
Updated 10/23 6:30 PM EST A missile attack by what is assumed to be a US drone has targeted a village near Miramshah in North Waziristan. The village is the same one targeted last month in a strike which killed at least 23. It is the site of a religious school founded...
Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) forces used a roadside bomb to ambush a Pakistani military convoy in northwestern Swat Valley. The ensuing multi-hour firefight left 5 militants and 15 Pakistani soldiers confirmed dead, according to local police officer Noor Rehman....
Pakistan's financial crisis continues to worsen by the minute, with security problems and dwindling foreign reserves trashing the south Asian nation's credit rating and leaving them on the verge of bankruptcy. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari visited China last...
Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met with top Pakistani leaders today, praising the country's military offensives in its tribal areas. Boucher also lauded the government's effort to recruit local tribes to assist in fighting against militants. He said he...
Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid, a high ranking official in the Jamaat-e Islami (JI) party from Bajaur Agency, claimed today that 1,500 civilians have been killed since Pakistan's military offensive in Bajaur began in August. He also condemned the operation for displacing...
Pakistani jets attacked the Swat Valley village of Barthana today, acting on a tip-off regarding the presence of militants in the village. The overall death toll in the attack is not yet clear, but 30 have been confirmed killed to this point, and over 100, many of...
In a statement delivered by spokesman Ahmedullah Ahmedi, local Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Qari Gul Bahadar said that militants in North and South Waziristan will continue to abide by the peace deal signed with the Pakistani government earlier this year...
Pakistan's military twice bombarded a remote mountainous area in the restive Swat Valley today, killing at least 60 militants and wounded an unknown number of others. The target was said to be a "Taliban training camp and hideouts." The hideouts appear to have...
