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municipalities of North Waziristan
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The Nation
April 25, 2018
These days, the activists of this social movement are actively holding public rallies and protest marches in many cities across the country. ... into the extra-judicial killing and enforced disappearance of Pashtun people to the clearance of landmines and the removal of security checkposts in North Waziristan.
ValueWalk
April 24, 2018
... 10 km inside surface of earth wile it was 5.6 on scale. Earthquake was felt in Chitral valley, Kaghan valley, KPK, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Kamra, Hazro, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Lahore, Kasur, Murree Hills, Nushara, Parachinar, North Waziristan, South Wazirstan and in all cities of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
The Express Tribune
April 18, 2018
Army soldier martyred defusing bomb in North Waziristan Agency ... A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom while neutralising an improvised explosive device (IED) in the North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday, according to ... The body of Lance Havaldar Irfan Ali has been sent to his home town.
Daily Times
April 17, 2018
Later on, the level of force the army used indicated that every village in FATA, particularly North Waziristan, was infested by the Taliban making a full-fledged war ... During the first military operation in November 2007 in Kabal and Matta tehsils of Swat, the displaced population moved to the city of Mingora.
U.S. News & World Report
April 15, 2018
FILE PHOTO: A view of the border fence outside the Kitton outpost on the border with Afghanistan in North Waziristan, Pakistan October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo ... Twin blasts in Kurram's most populous town, Parachinar, killed more than 75 people in June. In a separate incident onÃÂ ...
DAWN.com
April 10, 2018
PESHAWAR: The traders from North Waziristan, who left their businesses and shops due to launch of a military operation in 2014, say that after their return they ... The traders said that they were in a difficult situation as they were in debt because they had purchased material from abroad and other cities butÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
April 6, 2018
(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Five security officials were reportedly injured on Friday afternoon when explosives went off in area of Mir ... In February, a five-year-old minor was killed and an eight-year-old boy sustained injuries as an IED exploded in a village at North Waziristan.
MENAFN.COM
December 31, 1999
(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) MIRANSHAH: The lack of education doubles the miseries of tribal people of Moski in North Waziristan as though they ... The locals of turbulent region Moski village have reported that they do not only lack basic necessities but also basic education and young girls and boysÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
December 31, 1999
Dattakhel tehsil is a town in North Waziristan located on border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Thousands of people have become victim to landmines in North and South Waziristan and tribal people called it a silent death. One of the major demands of recently erupted Pashtun Tahafuz MovementÃÂ ...
Daily Times
December 31, 1999
ISLAMABAD: Traders from North Waziristan tribal region ended their four-day sit-in in Islamabad Friday after military assured them that they would be compensated for their losses and their businesses will be restored. Thousands of shops were razed to the ground in Miranshah and Mir Ali, two main townsÃÂ ...
The Guardian
February 16, 2018
A Pakistani soldier keeps guard at the Friendship Gate, a crossing point on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman. Photograph: Saeed Achakzai/Reuters. Pakistan is building a fence along its border with Afghanistan, and it wants Donald Trump to pay for it – or at least some of it. The 1,800-mile barrierÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
February 15, 2018
Khalid Mehsud, also known as Commander Sajna, was killed in last Thursday's strike in the border village of Gorwak in North Waziristan, once a ... gone into hiding in Khost Province of Afghanistan after the Pakistani Army launched an offensive in 2014 against local and foreign militants in North Waziristan.
Spectator.co.uk
February 15, 2018
On Wednesday, as part of a British media delegation, I flew by military helicopter to Miranshah, the administrative HQ of north Waziristan. The soldiers took ... I couldn't tell if that was because not many people really lived there or because the army, worried that we might be attacked, had shut the town down.
New York Times
February 14, 2018
A feared militant commander, he also claimed to have masterminded the 2012 jailbreak in the northwestern town of Bannu that resulted in the escape of ... hiding in Khost Province of Afghanistan after the Pakistani Army launched an offensive in 2014 against local and foreign militants in North Waziristan.
ABC News
February 9, 2018
Seven militants were killed in the first strike Thursday in the Pakistani border village of Gorwak in North Waziristan, once a stronghold of local and foreign militants until the military cleared them out. The apparent target of the strike was Haqqani network's local commander, Qudrat Ullah, but it was unclear ifÃÂ ...
The Express Tribune
February 7, 2018
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A five-year-old minor was killed, while an eight-year-old sustained injuries when an improvised explosion device (IED) went off in a ... Yesterday a military vehicle was ambushed in Idak village, North Waziristan late Tuesday night leading to the martyrdom of two soldiers and injuringÃÂ ...
SAMAA TV News Pakistan
February 6, 2018
PESHAWAR: At least two security personnel were martyred and three others wounded in a rocket attack in North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday. According to security sources, a military vehicle was targeted in Idak village, North Waziristan late Tuesday night. The attack left two security men dead andÃÂ ...
Newsweek Pakistan
January 29, 2018
That included the Haqqanis, who coordinated attacks on NATO from across the border in their stronghold of Miranshah, the biggest town in North Waziristan, one of Pakistan's semi-autonomous border tribal areas. The U.S. has launched repeated drone attacks targeting the group while Pakistan's militaryÃÂ ...
Newsline
January 29, 2018
Within a surprisingly short span of time, the militants were defeated in North Waziristan, once a much feared no-go area. ... While counter-terror measures within Pakistan have produced measurable results, terrorists still lurk in the cities and rural areas, waiting for the opportunity to renew their attacks in anÃÂ ...
Yahoo Singapore News
January 28, 2018
That included the Haqqanis, who coordinated attacks on NATO from across the border in their stronghold of Miran Shah, the biggest town in North Waziristan, one of Pakistan's semi-autonomous border tribal areas. The US has launched repeated drone attacks targeting the group while Pakistan's militaryÃÂ ...
Daily Times
January 19, 2018
Naqeeb along with his parents and his family had to migrate to Razmak, a town in North Waziristan on the edge with South Waziristan, because his financial ... He had three brothers; the eldest working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a driver and younger brothers studying in their village of Makeen.
Pakistan Today
January 19, 2018
This is no small feat in a city with a swelling population of 17 million — perhaps even 20 million if migrants from rural areas are factored in. “We destroyed all of the terrorists' pockets,” he said, adding that hotel occupancy rates are over 90%. The story is similar in Pakistan's other major cities. And as theÃÂ ...
The News International
January 16, 2018
However, according to Mehsud tribesmen familiar with the TTP network in the city, most of the people on the list were active members of the outfit in the city's Pashtun-dominated areas, such as Sohrab Goth, Manghopir, Ittehad Town, Quarry Colony and Shah Latif Town. The most important commandersÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
January 8, 2018
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly Sardar Aurangzeb Nalotha said Monday that the creation of political crisis in Balochistan province is tantamount to sabotaging the Senate elections scheduled to be held in March. Talking to reportersÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
December 26, 2017
(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) MIRANSHA: A 10-year-old boy lost his life when a dud mortar shell exploded in Eppi village of Mir Ali tehsil in North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday. Local sources said that the child, Haider Abbas found a mortar shell. The child was playing with the mortar shell when itÃÂ ...
Business Recorder
December 24, 2017
PESHAWAR: A roadside bomb killed three soldiers Sunday in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, officials said. The bombing took place in the village of Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan, one of the country's seven semi-autonomous tribal areas. The soldiers from the paramilitary FrontierÃÂ ...
America Magazine
December 19, 2017
Voices ranging from the president of Afghanistan to a village elder in Helmand are cited by Lamb, who sees Pakistan as a foe. American generals and soldiers at the front lines are quoted to the same effect. The chapter “Meeting Colonel Imam” reveals a Pakistani army officer whose whole career has beenÃÂ ...
Geo News, Pakistan
December 12, 2017
Two officials of Pakistan Army, Moeed and Sepoy Basharat, were martyred after terrorists opened fire on their vehicle in North Waziristan late Monday. ... Moeed's body was taken to his native village in Burewala, Vehari, last night and brought to Lahore today after his funeral prayers were offered there.
Geo News, Pakistan
December 8, 2017
RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Friday carried out a search operation in a village of North Waziristan agency and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The search operation was carried out in the village of Shashi Khel inÃÂ ...
The Express Tribune
December 31, 1999
Security officials say efforts to sanitise the region were stepped up following the completion of Operation Zarb-e-Azb in neighbouring North Waziristan, which ... Some tribesmen also allege that the military would subject an entire village to 'collective punishment' where security forces are targeted with IEDs.
The Diplomat
December 31, 1999
Pakistan's most populous city, Lahore, is similar in that respect. In Lahore, in contrast to Pakistan's other cities, there are roads, tunnels, buses, underpasses and other infrastructure, which look like they might have been designed in China's capital, Beijing. It also seems that Pakistan wants to copy China atÃÂ ...
The News International
December 31, 1999
In Karachi, the country's largest city, motorcycles and elaborately decorated buses weave down dusty roads between colonial-era buildings. ... The story is similar in Pakistan's other major cities. And as ... It is the main city in North Waziristan, one of the semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
NBCNews.com
December 31, 1999
According to Zaman and the Taliban sources, another Haqqani commander was injured in the strike in Biland Khel village. ... American drones have relentlessly targeted militants in the region where the Afghan Taliban took sanctuary after being driven out of nearby North Waziristan in June 2014.
Daily Times
December 31, 1999
LAHORE: Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that the nation could never be defeated due to the sacrifices of its brave sons. He said this while visiting the Johar Town residence of 21-year old Second Lt Abdul Moeed, who embraced martyrdom in North Waziristan. He met with theÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
December 31, 1999
According to security experts, the group's base is in the city of Miranshah in Pakistan's North Waziristan region along the Afghan border. While not much credible information is available on the younger Haqqani, he is believed to have grown up in Miranshah and studied at the same seminary as his father.
The News International
December 31, 1999
LAHORE: An elderly couple from Multan, which had been subjected to torture, met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Model Town. Muhammad Idrees ... Later, Shahbaz visited the Johar Town residence of 21-years old 2nd Lt Abdul Moeed who embraced martyrdom in North Waziristan. He met theÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
November 9, 2017
... of Ladha sub division are adjacent to Razmak town of North Waziristan and ... of Bakakhel near southern Bannu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Los Angeles Times
November 5, 2017
North Waziristan lies within Pakistan's tribal region, a rugged, ... said a commanding officer at the military headquarters in the town of ... the densely populated towns of Mir Ali, a short distance to the north, and Miramshah, to the west. ... there was a strike,” said Zafarullah, whose village was a frequent target.
DAWN.com
November 4, 2017
The children were playing outside their home in Salopangha village when ... area and directed the residents of at least seven villages to move out and ... and transported them to the Bakakhel camp in North Waziristan Agency.
DAWN.com
November 2, 2017
PESHAWAR: Youth from North Waziristan Agency have demanded of the ... checkposts on the main roads and then sub-roads linking villages.
Daily Times
October 25, 2017
He said the rally would stay for a night at Razmak, the scenic garrison town in North Waziristan, after passing through the rugged terrain and ...
Times LIVE
October 19, 2017
In the rolling hills of the Angoor Adda village in South Waziristan, part of ... 10 people were killed in two border villages in Baluchistan region.
The Express Tribune
October 19, 2017
Development projects in North Waziristan to facilitate TDPs ... Model Town and an industrial zone would be established in Agency Headquarter ...
Anadolu Agency
October 10, 2017
"Army convoy was on their way when some militants attacked a vehicle of the security forces in Dosli area of North Waziristan," a local political ...
U.S. News & World Report
October 10, 2017
Shi'ite Muslim men from Pakistan's ethnic Hazara minority mourn around the coffins of their relatives, who were killed in a shooting attack, ...
Kansas City Star
October 10, 2017
Gunmen ambushed a car with minority Shiite Muslims in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing four of them and a passer-by, while a ...
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
October 9, 2017
Displaced tribal women have held their own jirgas in cities such as Peshawar and Nowshera, as well as inside FATA in villages controlled by the Taliban. ... Wazir, who in 2015 led a protest against the FCR in the city of Wana. ... is tasked with securing the particularly troublesome area of North Waziristan.
Daily Times
September 29, 2017
No progress on Nawaz Sharif Town in Miran Shah ... the National Assembly (MNA) from North Waziristan Muhammad Nazeer was contacted to ... (TDPs) had returned to their native towns and the remaining would return soon.
Pakistan Today
September 29, 2017
The situation in North Waziristan is quite similar, as Irfanullah s/o Noor Muhammad r/o Danda Darpa Khel died in an IED blast, while five others ...
DAWN.com
September 21, 2017
... by rank whilst in the stands the crowd was organised into the towns they came from. ... A few years ago people visiting a stadium in North Waziristan would have ... Some of the team are more used to village or club cricket rather than playing on ... Villages destroyed in the conflict between the army and the ...
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