PESHAWAR: The Taliban blew up Friday three schools in northwest Pakistan where troops are fighting against militants in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said. Buildings in two boys'' schools about 1.5 kilometres (one mile) apart were blown up in the Khyber tribal district which lies between Afghanistan and Peshawar, the capital of North...
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BERLIN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday arrived in Germany on a four-day official visit to Germany and United Kingdom. Talking to media persons before his departure at the Chaklala Air Base, the Prime Minister said his visit aimed at strengthening bilateral and economic ties with the two significant European countries.
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BARA: Frontier Corps Commandant Brig Fayyaz Monday said Khyber Agency’s tehsil Bara has been cleared of extremists and evidences regarding the involvement of foreign hand there, were also found. Addressing a news briefing over the operation, ‘Khwakh Ba De Sham’, Brig Fayyaz said the forces are attaining extraordinary successes in the operation with Gargari...
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PESHAWAR: Peshawar is still in the grip of sombre atmosphere one day after the Pashta Khara suicide car bomb explosion, whereas security measures have further been stepped up in the metropolis.
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LANDI KOTAL: In a remote-controlled bomb attack at a security forces convoy in Khyber tribal region killed six persons including two security men and two children. A convoy of the security forces was attacked with remote-controlled device in tehsil Bara of Khyber region. The forces initiated search operation in the area after the...
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ISLAMABAD: The Fata Additional Chief Secretary, Habibullah Khan on Saturday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Safron that the Uzbeks strength in North and South Waziristan was not less than 5,000. He said their movement was not restricted to tribal belt, but they also traveled to Balochistan
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