Posts Tagged ‘pakistani military offensive’

Suicide Bomber Claims 5 Victims In Pakistan

Monday, December 28, 2009 14:10 By Rajeev Saxena

Five people were killed and eighty injured in a suicide bombing that took place outside a Shiite religious gathering in the capital of Kashmir, controlled by Pakistan. The bomber detonated the explosives during a security check at a checkpoint. Of the five killed, two have been identified as part of the police force and most [...]

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Blast In Peshawar Kills 12 People

Sunday, November 8, 2009 9:45 By Rajeev Saxena

A suicide bomber tore thorough a bustling market in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 12 people including a mayor, who is now believed to be the target of the bombers. The incident took place in the north west region of Pakistan. The marketplace that is located in the town of Adazai, some 16 kilometers away from [...]

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Pakistan Taliban Asks Devout Muslims To Take Arms Against Security Forces

Thursday, November 5, 2009 21:07 By Rajeev Saxena

Pakistan Taliban, that has become the bane of Pakistan’s peace and has been carrying out relentless terror attacks all across the country, has urged the its followers and fighters to fight ferociously against the military of Pakistan, that is currently conducting massive offensive campaign to root out the Taliban and other foreign fighters from the [...]

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Iranian Revolutionary Guards Detained By Pakistan

Monday, October 26, 2009 18:15 By Rajeev Saxena

The Pakistani authorities today detained 11 Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Mashkhel area , that serves as the border between Pakistan and Iran. Today’s incursion has been related with Iran’s firm resolve to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of the suicide bomb attack last week, that killed a top Revolutionary Guard commander among many [...]

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Pakistan Re-Captures Taliban Held Territory As Fighting Intensifies

Saturday, October 24, 2009 20:03 By Rajeev Saxena

Pakistani military forces today re-captured a key Taliban town, considered to be the birthplace of the Pakistan Taliban and holds a significant strategic advantage, as the the town of Kotkai in the South Waziristan region is known to be the gateway to the militant heartland.
The town of Kotkai has been the center of the military [...]

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Suicide Bomber Targets Air Force Complex In Islamabad

Friday, October 23, 2009 6:46 By Rajeev Saxena

A suicide bomber from the Pakistan Taliban, today targeted a main air force research and maintenance facility in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The suicide attack killed six people, including two soldiers and four civilians.
The suicide bomber detonated the explosives wrapped around him, around the time when he was stopped at a checkpoint for security [...]

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Pakistan Intensifies Offensive In South Waziristan

Monday, October 19, 2009 13:19 By Rajeev Saxena

Pakistan Army in conjunction with heavy artillery support, today intensified its attacks on the militant strongholds in the Dera Ismail Khan region of South Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border. Today’s attack is part of a large scale campaign initiated by the Pakistani government to eradicate the terror outfits operating out of the Federally Administered Tribal [...]

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