Pakistani security forces report killing 9 militants, including 2 commanders, in Swat ValleyOctober 4th, 2009 Pakistan: Troops kill 9 militants in SwatISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces killed nine militants, including two commanders, in weekend battles in the northwestern Swat Valley, the military said Sunday. Pakistan has largely beaten back a Taliban insurgency in Swat in recent months and intelligence officials say the country is preparing a major offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold in South Waziristan.
Two militant commanders nabbed in PakistanSeptember 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Two militant commanders have been arrested in the Swat region of northwestern Pakistan during an operation of security forces, a media report said Wednesday. The security forces arrested extremist commanders Fazl Haq and Rasool Khan in the Charbagh tehsil of the Swat region, the private GEO News TV said.
Senior militant commander arrested in PakistanSeptember 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A senior commander of the banned militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been apprehended in northwest Pakistan's Swat region, media reports said Monday. According to sources, Nasim alias Abu Faraj, who masterminded many suicide attacks in the country, was arrested in an operation by Pakistani security forces, GEO News reported.
India, Afghanistan aid Pakistan militants: mediaSeptember 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India and Afghanistan have covertly aided the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Geo TV reported Sunday quoting an official report. It said that 23 arrested militants of the group allegedly confessed they had links with Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies.
India, Afghanistan blamed of supporting militants in PakistanSeptember 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A report submitted to Pakistan high officials by a joint investigation team has allegedly claimed that the 23 arrested commanders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have confessed involvement of secret departments of India, including RAW, and Afghanistan in supporting militants in Pakistan. According to reports, the militant commanders, including Sim Khan, Mahmood Khan and Maulvi Umer, who were arrested during operation Rah-e-Rast, have confessed that they were provided financial aid, weapons and special training by secret agencies from India and Afghanistan to fight against the Pakistan Army.
Pak security forces nab twelve foreign militantsAugust 28th, 2009 Dera Ghazi Khan (Punjab, Pakistan), - Pakistan security forces have reportedly arrested 12 foreign militants from the border between NWFP and Punjab on Friday. The militants were arrested from the Tarmeen Check Post.
Six suspect militants arrested in Pak PunjabAugust 24th, 2009 Sargodha (Punjab, Pakistan), - Six suspected militants were arrested in Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, on Monday. A Sargodha district police officer said a number of explosives-laden jackets and other weapons were also recovered from the militants.
11 more militants killed in Swat, 28 arrestedJuly 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Taking its offensive forward on Monday, the Pakistan Army killed eleven militants killed and arrested 28, including wanted militant commander Kabir in the Swat and Malakand divisions. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations media release, two militants handed over themselves to security forces in Fizagat near Mingora.
Military: Clashes in restive northwest Pakistan kill 5 militants, 1 soldierJuly 24th, 2009 Military: Clashes kill 5 militants in NW PakistanISLAMABAD — Security forces say clashes in the troubled Swat Valley and nearby areas in Pakistan's northwest have left five militants and a soldier dead. The military issued a statement Friday saying the deaths occurred during search and clearance operations over the previous 24 hours in various parts of Swat.
Pakistani militants arrested in KashmirJuly 13th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Security forces arrested two militants of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, who planned to blow up a dam in Kashmir. Mohammad Shafakat and Mohammad Adnan were arrested from the forests of Shamashabari range in Kupwara district, 120 km from Srinagar.
21 militants arrested in PakistanJune 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani police have arrested 21 suspected militants in a search operation on the outskirts of the Dera Ismail Khan city in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a media report said Saturday. The suspected militants are from the Dir and Swat regions of the country where the Pakistan Army has launched a final push against the Taliban, the Online news agency said.
Two militants nabbed with Pakistan SIM cards in PoonchJune 8th, 2009 POONCH - Two suspected militants with Pakistan SIM cards in their possession were arrested in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Police said the arrested militants belonged to militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Kashmiri militants enter India through Nepal, two arrestedMay 3rd, 2009 JAMMU - Another two militants have been arrested after they entered India from Nepal carrying Pakistani passports, senior Superintendent of Police in Jammu said here today. About half a dozen militants, holding Pakistani passports have been caught in Jammu and Kashmir during the past three months.
Jammu police arrest two Hizbul militantsMarch 26th, 2009 JAMMU - Jammu police arrested two Hizbul Mujahideen militants here on Wednesday. The arrested militants have been identified as Zaid Ahmed Dar and Ateeq Ullah Dar.
Seven Al Qaeda men arrested in PakistanJanuary 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Seven suspected Al Qaeda militants, including one who was reportedly involved in the 2005 bombings of the London transport system, were arrested in Bara Qadeem area of the Khyber tribal region, a media report said Thursday. The Dawn newspaper reported that some foreigners were among the seven arrested by Mehsud Scouts during a raid on the house of a local militant.
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