As Pakistan observes "Defence Day," the United States is putting the finishing touches on a National Intelligence Estimate on Pakistan. And while much as the NIE on Afghanistan the document is expected to remain classified, those privy to the contents of the document...
Helicopter gunships belonging to the Pakistani military launched an attack on two buildings in Upper Orakzai Agency today, killing at least 37 militants and causing damage to the compounds. The militants were reportedly linked to the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). ...
Just days after a US missile strike killed nine along North Waziristan's border with Afghanistan, residents of the area reported another US drone fired two missiles yesterday, killing at least five more. Residents say that tribesmen fired on the invading drones before...
One day after a US drone strike in North Waziristan killed at least nine people, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has issued a harshly worded condemnation of the repeated strikes, warning that they are undermining the war on terror and "helping the terrorists." Spokesman...
A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle plowed into a crowd at a massive tribal jirga in Pakistan's Orakzai Agency, killing at least 44 and injuring over 100 others. The jirga was attended by between 500 and 2,000 tribesmen, and was discussing forming a tribal...
A missile strike by a US drone hit a house in Ghundai, a village 20 km east of Miramshah in Pakistan's North Waziristan province today, killing at least nine people. It is the second US air strike in the province in less than a week, as a strike on Friday evening...
With the United States and Pakistan at loggerheads over the escalation of US military strikes in North and South Waziristan, Pakistan's US-friendly ruling coalition is seen as increasingly weak and major opposition figures are clamoring for a complete pullout from the...
A suicide bomber attacked a gathering at the home of Pakistani opposition MP Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani in the town of Bhakkar in Punjab Province, killing 20 and leaving over 50 injured. The MP reportedly escaped the blast with only minor bruises. It is so far unclear...
The Pakistani government has announced a "crackdown" on the 30,000 plus Afghan refugees it estimates are living in the troubled Bajaur Agency. Pakistan gave the refugees a three day deadline to return to Afghanistan which expired this weekend. The director general...
The toll of Friday's US air strike in North Waziristan has risen to 24, and according to residents and Pakistani officials Taliban in the area are unusually upset over the strike, which has led to speculation that a high ranking militant may have been among those...
