Pakistan officials: Suspected US strikes kill 12
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Two suspected U.S. missile strikes Friday on villages close to the border with Afghanistan killed at least 12 people, most of them militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-03
Pakistani troops kill militants as airports on alert
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have killed 25 Islamist militants in fighting on the Afghan border while security was stepped up at airports across the country on Thursday after a telephone threat, officials said.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-25
Pakistani troops reportedly fire on US helicopters
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire on two U.S. helicopters that crossed into the country from neighboring Afghanistan, intelligence officials said Monday.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Pakistan-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-22
Change in plans reportedly saved Pakistani leaders
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's top leaders were to dine at the Marriott devastated by a truck bombing over the weekend, but changed the venue at the last minute, a senior official said Monday. A hotel official, however, denied there were any plans for a government dinner.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:2008 Islamabad Bombing
2008-09-22
Pakistan Marriott blast shows signs of al-Qaida
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Taliban militants based near the Afghan border and their al-Qaida allies are the most likely suspects behind a massive truck bombing at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel, officials and experts said Sunday. At least 53 died in the explosion, including two U.S. Defense Department employees and the Czech ambassador.
Nations:Pakistan Denmark Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan
2008-09-21
Death toll from Pakistan hotel blast reaches 53
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's prime minister says the death toll from the huge truck bombing of a luxury hotel in Pakistan's capital has reached about 53.
Nations:Pakistan Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2008-09-21
Suicide bomb guts Pakistan Marriott hotel; 40 dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A massive suicide truck bomb gutted the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding hundreds. Dozens more were feared dead inside the building that was still burning hours after the attack.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Germany People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Pakistan-U.S. Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2008-09-20
Pakistan orders troops to open fire if US raids
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's military has ordered its forces to open fire if U.S. troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Gordon Brown Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Islamic Terrorists Source:(AP)
2008-09-16
Pakistan could end cooperation in war on terror
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The furor intensified Friday over Washington's decision to pursue Islamic militant targets inside Pakistan, with opposition lawmakers threatening the country could pull out of the war on terror if the U.S. refuses to respect its borders.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan India People:Nawaz Sharif Hamid Karzai Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Anti-terror War in Pakistan
2008-09-12
Pakistan's Zardari sworn in as president
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto took office as the country's new president Tuesday, facing immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Benazir Bhutto Hamid Karzai Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin.
2008-09-09
Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Algeria Tunisia People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Condoleezza Rice Activities:Asif Ali Zardari Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Pakistani prime minister escapes attempt on life
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Snipers fired on the motorcade for Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday as it drove to the airport to pick up the premier, striking his car window at least twice, officials said.
Nations:Pakistan People:Benazir Bhutto Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
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