Blasts and gunfire heard from inside Pakistan army HQ where militants are holding hostages

October 10th, 2009 Gunmen attack Pakistani army headquarters; 6 deadRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A team of gunmen wearing military uniforms and wielding assault rifles and grenades attacked Pakistan's army headquarters Saturday, sparking a ferocious gunbattle outside the capital that killed four of the assailants and at least two soldiers, authorities said. Two of the attackers managed to infiltrate the heavily fortified compound in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, and troops were trying to flush them out hours after the initial assault, an intelligence official said.

October 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Heavy firing and explosion were heard near the army headquarters in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi Saturday, a local TV channel reported. The incident occurred when a speeding vehicle passed the army security checkpoint.

October 10th, 2009 Gunmen hold up to 15 hostages in Pakistan army HQRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Heavily armed militants were holding up to 15 soldiers hostage inside Pakistan's army headquarters early Sunday after they stormed the complex in an audacious assault on the heart of the most powerful institution in the nuclear-armed country. Ten people were killed in the attack, including two ranking officers.

October 10th, 2009 Gunmen hold hostages in Pakistan army headquartersRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Militants were holding around a dozen soldiers hostage inside Pakistan's army headquarters Sunday more than 16 hours after storming the complex in a show of strength ahead of an expected offensive on their stronghold along the Afghan border. Six soldiers, including two ranking officers, and four militants were killed in the attack by heavily armed assailants who wore military uniforms and drove up to the front gate of the heavily fortified complex close to the capital in a white van before bundling out, opening fire and hurling grenades.

October 10th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - A shootout took place near the Pakistan Army headquarters in the garrison town of Rawalpindi Saturday, media reports said. The firing started when security personnel tried to intercept a vehicle near the army headquarters on the Mall road.

October 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Eight hostages have been freed by the attackers at the Pakistan Army headquarters here Saturday, a local TV report said.

September 12th, 2009 Authorities: Man holding hostages in Kansas homeDOVER, Kan. — Authorities say a suspect in a possible Colorado homicide is holding hostages at a home in eastern Kansas.

September 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - More than 100 militants have voluntarily surrendered to the security forces in northwest Pakistan, the army said in a statement Tuesday. The Pakistan Army said 105 militants voluntarily surrendered in the 24 hours to Tuesday evening in the Swat region of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

August 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Fifteen militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said Monday. The security forces also captured 22 militants during search operations in the Swat and Malakand districts in the past 24 hours till Monday evening, the Online news agency reported citing a statement of the Pakistan Army.

July 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least one person was killed and three others wounded in a car bomb blast in North West Frontier Frontier Province's Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday. Officials said the car was parked inside a parking lot of the district courts, and a remote control device was used to trigger off the blast.

July 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Fourteen militants, including three rebel commanders, were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said Monday. In the past 24 hours to Monday evening, the security forces killed 14 terrorists, including three rebel commanders, in a search operation in the Swat and Malakand districts in northwest Pakistan, the Pakistan Army said in a statement.

June 2nd, 2009 Army: 79 Pakistanis abducted by Taliban rescuedISLAMABAD — The army says its troops have rescued 79 people who were among a group abducted by Taliban militants in northwester Pakistan. Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said Tuesday at least one person is still missing.

May 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least two people were killed and 60 injured in two back-to-back blasts in busy areas of Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, media reports said. The blasts occurred in Qisa Khwani and Kabari Bazar of Peshawar, the capital of the militancy-infested North West Frontier Province, within minutes of each other, Geo TV reported.

May 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five people were killed and about 100 injured as two back-to-back blasts ripped through busy market places in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, media reports said. The blasts occurred within minutes of each other in Qisa Khwani and Kabari Bazar in the capital city of militancy-infested North West Frontier Province, The News reported.

May 1st, 2009 Pakistan: 55 militants, 2 troops dead in northwestISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army says 55 militants and two troops have been killed in the past 24 hours in a raging battle for a district near the capital. Military spokesman Maj.