Tag: Pakistan
Mumbai attacks may signal change in terrorists' tactics
This attack was so successful that other terrorist groups will study the modus operandi and may use it in the future. Post a comment.[MORE]
India lodges protest with Pakistan over Mumbai attacks
India has lodged a formal protest with Pakistan over the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 170 people and wounded almost 300. [MORE]
Riots leave 32 dead in Pakistan
Thirty-two people have been killed and dozens injured in two days of clashes blamed on activists from rival political parties in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, police said.[MORE]
Eight killed in Pakistan suicide blast
A suicide car-bomber has killed eight people in an attack aimed at a military checkpoint in north-west Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said.[MORE]
Militants could start regional war: Pakistani leader
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week's attacks in Mumbai.[MORE]
Mumbai gunmen all from Pakistan: Indian minister
An Indian Government minister says all the gunmen who attacked Mumbai were from Pakistan.[MORE]
Bush to send Rice to India
The White House is sending US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to India this week in a show of solidarity after the attacks on Mumbai.[MORE]
Rival mobs kill 13 in Pakistan violence
Thirteen people have been killed and about 50 wounded in clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in the Pakistani city of Karachi and police have been ordered to shoot troublemakers on sight.[MORE]
Pakistan vows to cooperate in Mumbai investigation
The Pakistani Government says it will take action against any group responsible for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.[MORE]
Search on for survivors after Mumbai terror siege
Indian security forces are searching for survivors after taking control of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.[MORE]
5 hostages killed in Mumbai security raid
Mumbai's chief of police says Indian security forces have found the bodies of five hostages at a Jewish outreach centre.[MORE]
Commandos storm besieged Mumbai hotel
Indian commandos have stormed the entrance of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai and fired grenades in an attempt to end the stand-off with the terrorists inside. [MORE]
Pakistan admits Mumbai attacks could halt India visit
Pakistan's cricket chief has admitted the terror attacks in Mumbai have badly hit the chances of India undertaking a test tour of Pakistan in January.[MORE]
Pakistani ships seized after Mumbai attacks
Merchant ships seized as Indian authorities probe possible Pakistani link to Mumbai attacks.[MORE]
Six killed in Pakistan attacks
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead six people in two attacks which authorities said were aimed at igniting sectarian unrest in volatile north-west Pakistan.[MORE]
Pakistan troops kill 20 militants in north-west: officials
Pakistani troops have killed at least 20 militants during clashes in the restive north-west where the military is waging a bloody offensive against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, officials said.[MORE]
Pakistan disbands political wing of spy agency
Pakistan's eight-month-old civilian Government has disbanded the political wing of military's main spy agency to concentrate its focus on counter-terrorism, the Foreign Minister said.[MORE]
US to deploy up to 4,000 extra troops to Afghanistan
The Unite States military says up to 4,000 extra American troops due in Afghanistan in January will be sent to the eastern part of the country to try to stop militants crossing the border from Pakistan.[MORE]
Three dead in Pakistan mosque blast
An explosion in a mosque killed three people and wounded several others in a region in north-western Pakistan plagued by violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, police said.[MORE]
Alleged plane plot mastermind killed by missile
The alleged mastermind of a 2006 transatlantic airplane bombing plot has been killed in a US missile attack in north-west Pakistan, officials said.[MORE]
Suspected US missile kills 3 in Pakistan
A missile strike by a suspected US drone killed at least three militants early Saturday (local time) in a north-western Pakistani tribal district known as a hub of Al Qaeda and Taliban, officials said.[MORE]
7 killed, 40 wounded at Pakistan funeral blast
A bomb blast has killed at least seven people and wounded 40 at the funeral for a Shiite Muslim in the north-west Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan, a hospital doctor said.[MORE]
40 militants killed in Pakistan: officials
Pakistani forces have killed 40 Islamist fighters as artillery and jet fighters backed ground troops fighting in the Bajaur tribal region, and an air strike hit militants in Swat valley, officials said.[MORE]
Pakistan Govt, Taliban lash out against US drone attacks
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador to Islamabad to lodge a protest over the latest US drone attack in Pakistani territory.[MORE]
Major Al Qaeda operative killed in Pakistan: official
A major Al Qaeda operative of Arab origin was among the five militants killed in a suspected US missile strike in north-west Pakistan, a senior security official said.[MORE]
