NWFP CM warns of use of force against Taliban
North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti on Monday warned that his government would be forced to resort to force against the Taliban if they refused to come forward for talks. ANI
International media body expresses concern about safety of Urdu Daily staff
The International press freedom organisation Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern about the safety of the staff of Urdu Daily Aaj Kal in a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. ANI
NATO troops building up on Pak-Afghan border
The Pakistan Army is gearing up for any eventuality in the wake of a build up of US-led coalition forces on the Afghan border. ANI
Local Taliban militants kill 17 Pak troops
Twenty-five people, including 17 troops, four civilians and five militants, were killed and several others injured when the local Taliban ambushed a convoy of the security forces near the Zargari Bazaar in the troubled Hangu district of North West Frontier province. ANI
NWFP Government, Taliban agree to amend Shariat Act
The NWFP Government and the Taliban in Swat headed by Maulana Fazlullah agreed to bring amendments in the 1999 NWFP Shariat Regulation Act with mutual understanding. ANI
After terror threats, barbers in Dir stop trimming, shaving beards
Following threats from a terrorist group affiliated to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the barbers in the Dir district of NWFP have reportedly stopped trimming beards or shaving. ANI
Bara Operation simply a hogwash to confuse the Americans, says Pak paper
The ongoing operation to protect Peshawar from the wrath of militants belonging to organizations like Lashkar-e-Islami (led by Mangal Bagh), Ansar-Ul-Islam (led by Qazi Mehboobul Haq who is Mangals sworn enemy), and Haji Namdar (led by Tanzeem Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munqar), is simply hogwash, said an article in The News. ANI
Pak on alert after Taliban warn of reprisals against military campaign
Pakistan has reportedly stepped up security around its airports, government buildings and diplomatic missions, after Islamic militants warned of reprisals against Islamabads military campaign targeting Taliban strongholds around Peshawar, the Capital city of NWFP bordering Afghanistan. ANI
Pak Taliban scraps peace deal inked last month
Accusing the NWFP government of violating the peace deal which it had signed on May 21 with the pro-Taliban Pakistan militants in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly announced that the peace talks had come to an end and that the accords in the tribal and settled areas of NWFP were scrapped. ANI
Shooting kills four, blast kills two soldiers in Swat valley
A militant shot four people dead in Pakistans Swat valley today while a bomb blast killed two soldiers who were on a routine patrol. ANI
Shooting kills four, blast kills two soldiers in Swat valley
A militant shot four people dead in Pakistans Swat valley today while a bomb blast killed two soldiers who were on a routine patrol. ANI
Peshawar isnt Srinagar that we want to capture it: Baitullah Mehsud
Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has said that his outfit cannot dream of capturing or damaging Peshawar, as has been done by militants and insurgents in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. ANI
Baitullah Mehsud threatens to scrap all peace accords with Pak Govt.
The chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, has threatened to end all peace talks and scrap accords with the Pakistani Government if it does not stop its action against the Taliban, including military operations in the settled areas of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). ANI
Pak Taliban forces NWFP Government to accept their demands
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has brought the NWFP Government to its knees with its relentless attacks over the past four days. ANI
Claims of Christians protection in Pak a myth, says paper
Despite tall claims made by the Pakistan government about protecting the interests of the minority communities in the country, especially Christians, a latest incident in which around 20 poor Christians were kidnapped and others beaten up savagely, has proved that members of the community were still vulnerable to blatant attacks, said an editorial in the Daily Times. ANI
Taliban tell NWFP govt to address their reservations or face consequences
After a few weeks of signing a peace deal with the pro-Taliban elders in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the NWFP government is learnt to have resumed talks with the extremists, assuring them that all their issues and reservations (against the government) would be addressed. ANI
Taliban in NWFP town warn women to wear burqas or face dire consequences
Local Taliban in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) have reportedly distributed leaflets warning school-girls and young women to wear burqas and not wander in market areas without a male escort. ANI
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