Pakistan Army kills 15 militantsAugust 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.
Pakistani Army captures 19 militantsAugust 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Army has captured 19 militants during search operations in northwestern part of the country, officials said Monday. In the past 24 hours to Monday evening, the security forces have captured 19 militants in the Swat and Buner regions of Pakistan, the army said in a statement.
14 militants killed in PakistanJuly 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army said Saturday that 14 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with security forces in the country's northwestern Swat valley and its adjoining district of Buner. According to an army statement 10 militants died when the troops conducted search operations in four areas of Buner, located some 100 km northwest of Islamabad.
Military: Clashes in restive northwest Pakistan kill 21 militants, 1 soldierJuly 24th, 2009 Military: Clashes kill 21 militants in NW PakistanISLAMABAD — Clashes in northwestern Pakistan, where the army has been winding down an offensive against the Taliban, have left 21 militants and one soldier dead, security forces said Friday. The bloodiest clash occurred in the Lower Dir district, an area near the Afghan border where the paramilitary Frontier Corps said security forces killed 16 militants.
Pakistan Army kills 14 militantsJuly 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.
Pak Army still struggling to gain full control over BunerMay 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army is still trying to assert its full control in the NWFP's Buner District. The security forces have failed to completely flush out the Taliban from the region.
Pakistan army chief discusses situation with NATOMay 20th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani discussed the situation in his country during his meeting Tuesday with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and other NATO officials here. The talks focussed on how to deepen the relationship between the alliance and Pakistan, including training of Pakistani officers in NATO schools and the Afghanistan-Pakistan border coordination centres, said a NATO press release.
Pak Army kills 16 militants in SwatMay 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 16 militants have been killed by the Pakistan Army in the Swat Valley in last 24 hours. An officer and three soldiers had also lost their lives in the same period.
More than 2,000 flee Buner as battle rages against TalibanMay 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in Buner district of Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province as the military operation against the Taliban militants hots up in the area, a media report said Sunday. Hundreds of displaced and homeless people have arrived in the Shangla area to take refuge in schools and government buildings as the military operation against Taliban militants intensified in Buner, the News reported.
60 militants killed in Buner offensive: PakistanMay 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops killed up to 60 Taliban militants in the northwestern valley of Buner, raising the insurgents' death toll to more than 100 in four days of fighting, an army spokesman said Friday. 'Between 55 and 60 militants have been killed during the last 24 hours in Buner,' Major General Athar Abbas told reporters here.
Pakistan army says 55 militants, 2 troops killed in battle for district near capitalMay 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.
Pak Army launches aerial offensive on Taliban in BunerApril 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army on Wednesday launched an areal offensive on the Taliban in Buner district. The Pakistan army is said to be on its final leg of operations in Buner.
Pak Army says over 50 Taliban killed in BunerApril 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on Wednesday told a press conference here that over 50 Taliban militants have been killed in the ongoing military operation in Buner. Major General Abbas also confirmed the death of one security official and the rescue of 18 Frontier Corps personnel.
Taliban inching closer towards Islamabad, enters Shangla in NWFPApril 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Inching closer towards the capital city Islamabad, the Taliban has entered Shangla district adjacent to Buner in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Police officials of the area have also confirmed the report.
Pakistan's Taliban agrees to leave BunerApril 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Taliban has agreed to move out of Buner district in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a media report said Friday. Fear spread among local people in Buner district after Taliban infiltrated from adjoining Swat valley into the area, about 100 km from capital Islamabad.
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