Pakistani Army captures 19 militants

October 10th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Pakistani commandoes stormed a building Sunday morning in an army compound here, freeing more than two dozen hostages held by militants, an Army spokesman said. Explosions and gunfire were heard from inside the premises when the troops moved into the building shortly before dawn.

October 10th, 2009 Gunmen attack Pakistani army headquartersISLAMABAD — A Pakistani military official says gunmen have opened fire near the army's headquarters outside the capital of Islamabad. The assault Saturday morning sparked an intense shootout that was ongoing Saturday.

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 Pakistan army: 30 Taliban killed in Swat battlesISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 30 Taliban militants in gunbattles across the volatile northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the military said Monday. Soldiers looking for militants after the bombing encountered resistance in several areas and battles raged overnight into early morning Monday, army spokesman Col.

August 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces have arrested 34 militants in northwest Pakistan, the army said in a statement Tuesday. The militants were captured during search operations in Swat and Malakand division by the security forces and pro-government militias in the past 24 hours to Tuesday evening.

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 29th, 2009 JAMMU - A soldier was killed while foiling an infiltration bid by a group of militants from Pakistan in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, army officials said Monday. Mohinder Singh of 8 Kumaon fell to a bullet fired from across the Line of Control (LoC) late Sunday, while another soldier had a narrow escape.

June 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 34 Taliban militants were killed and seven others captured in an operation carried out by the Pakistani Army in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the army said in a statement Thursday. The army said five soldiers were also injured in the operation in Malakand Division of the NWFP in the past 24 hours to Thursday evening.

June 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 31 militants have been killed in latest operations carried out by the Pakistani security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said Monday. The army said in a statement that in the 24 hours to Monday evening at least 31 militants have been killed and 50 others wounded in operations carried out in different parts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and in South Waziristan tribal agency.

May 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - More than 80 Taliban militants have been killed in overnight operations by the Pakistani troops in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), an official said Wednesday. Two security personnel were also killed and 18 others injured in the operations in various districts in NWFP, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said at a press conference.

May 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Army said Friday it had killed 55 Taliban militants while three soldiers died in fresh fighting in the northwestern district of Swat. 'Fifty-five miscreants have been killed in various areas of Swat during the last 24 hours while 3 security forces personnel died and 11 others were injured,' the army said.

May 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Eighty Taliban militants have been killed in the ongoing military operation in Pakistan's Buner district, TV reports said. The Pakistani Army had launched a major offensive against Taliban militants in Buner district Tuesday.

April 30th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Army is afraid that its entire force would disintegrate if it orders the rank and file to fire and counter the Taliban in a more serious manner, according to a senior Obama Administration official. Bruce Riedel, who chaired the Obama administration's recent review of policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan, expressed concern about whether the Pakistani Army would be willing to kill large numbers of Taliban militants.

March 22nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Three Army personnel, a Major and four militants have been killed in an encounter at Hafrada forest in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.ccording to sources, the gunbattle, which is continuing since Friday, has also injured a soldier. On receiving information of the militant infiltration in the forest area, the Army, assisted by the local police acted promptly and launched a gunbattle in which Major Mehak and three other jawans were killed, while Havildar Rakesh Kumar was injured, sources said.

March 13th, 2009 PESHAWAR - Pakistani security forces on Thursday have killed 18 militants in Mohmand Agency bordering Afghanistan, Frontier Corps sources said. Shelling was carried out in Gorgaray, Shapri and Malaghani Baba areas by Pakistani army helicopter gunships on suspected militant hideouts in the Mohmand region.