Pakistani interior minister says attacks will not stop country from pursuing militantsOctober 15th, 2009 Pakistan: Attacks won't deter fight against terrorISLAMABAD — Pakistan's interior minister says attacks against law enforcement sites in the east and northwest will not stop country from pursuing militants. Rehman Malik made the comments Thursday to state-run Pakistan Television as the drama continued to unfold in the city of Lahore, the site of three of the attacks.
Police: 29 killed, over 40 hurt after explosion rocks market in district next to Swat ValleyOctober 12th, 2009 Explosion in northwest Pakistan kills 29PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say the death toll in a blast in Pakistan's northwest Shangla district has reached 29. Senior police official Idrees Khan says more than 40 people were wounded in the explosion.
UN chief Ban says attacks on UN building in Pakistan a 'heinous crime'October 5th, 2009 UN chief: Pakistan attack a 'heinous crime'GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a suicide bombing at the U.N.
Head of Pakistani Taliban speaks to reporters, vows attacks on US, PakistanOctober 5th, 2009 Pakistan Taliban head talks to reportersSARAROGHA, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban's new leader met with reporters in the country's tribal areas for the first time since winning control of the militants and vowed to retaliate against the U.S. and Pakistan for drone attacks along the Afghan border.
Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 6 militants in NW PakistanSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials: Missile strike kills 6 in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A missile killed six Taliban fighters in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, intelligence officials said, apparently the latest strike in a covert U.S. program that American officials are considering intensifying.
Major events in Indonesia's struggle with terrorismSeptember 17th, 2009 Overview of Indonesia's struggle with terrorismIndonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, has been hit by a series of terrorist attacks in recent years blamed on Islamist militants. Here is a brief look at major developments:
— August 2009 — A 16-hour siege at a farmhouse in central Java kills a hotel florist, Ibrohim, who allegedly helped carry out bomb attacks at two luxury hotels in Jakarta the previous month that killed seven and wounded more than 50.
Clinton says US officials 'firmly believe' many 9/11 planners are hiding in PakistanJuly 20th, 2009 Clinton says 9/11 ringleaders are in PakistanNEW DELHI — U.S. officials "firmly believe" that al-Qaida leaders who planned and carried out the terrorist attacks of Sept.
26/11 trial will prove Pakistan is a 'terrorist state': MinisterJuly 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - The trial of the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks is "important" to prove that Pakistan is a "terrorist state", Maharashtra Home Minister Jayant Patil said here Wednesday. Patil's scathing indictment came on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani in Egypt and two days before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lands in Mumbai.
Police kill 1 suspected militant, arrest 2 in raid on seminary in central PakistanJuly 11th, 2009 1 militant dead in shootout in central PakistanMULTAN, Pakistan — Police killed one suspected militant and seized a truckload of automatic weapons and explosives after a five-hour shootout early Saturday at a religious school in central Pakistan. Security forces stormed the seminary in Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province after receiving a tip that insurgents loyal to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud were hiding out in preparation for an attack, police official Farhat Rasool said.
Pakistan Army names new commander for Swat operationJuly 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army has named Maj. Gen. Ashfaq Nadeem to command the Swat operation against the Taliban, a media report said Saturday.
Recent major attacks in Pakistan or blamed on Pakistan-based militantsJune 9th, 2009 Recent attacks in or linked to PakistanA look at some recent major attacks in Pakistan or blamed on Pakistan-based militants:
— Oct. 12, 2009: A suicide car bomb explodes near an army vehicle in a market in the northwest Shangla district, killing 41, including six security officers, and wounding 45.
'Pakistan moved 75 percent of air force to LoC after 26/11'May 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - After the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, Pakistan moved 75 percent of its air force to the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, a top commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF) said here Sunday. "Pakistan had mobilised 75 percent of its air force against us after 26/11.
Taliban says US will 'pay heavily' for drone attacks in PakApril 7th, 2009 MIRANSHAH - The Taliban has threatened the United States that it will be made to "pay heavily for destabilizing" Pakistan by launching drone attacks in the tribal areas of Pakistan. "The US will pay 10 times for the drone attacks in Pakistan's Tribal Areas," Taliban leadership in North Waziristan said in a statement on Monday.
Taliban threatens to carry out two attacks per week in PakistanApril 6th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the Frontier Constabulary camp in Islamabad, and promised that they would carry out two suicide attacks per week unless the United States stops drone attacks in tribal areas. "We claim responsibility for the Islamabad suicide attack.
Manawan attack was in retaliation against US drone attacks: MehsudApril 1st, 2009 PESHAWAR - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has said that Monday's attack on the Police Training Academy in Manawan was carried out in retaliation against the continuous US led drone attacks in the tribal region of the country. "These attacks were in reaction to the US drone strikes in the Tribal Areas," Mehsud said.
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