Captured top Taliban commander dies of injuriesSeptember 21st, 2009 PESHAWAR - The fearsome militant commander, Sher Mohammad Qasab, who was arrested critically injured during Swat operation, has succumbed to his injuries. Swat media centre said that the militant commander was nabbed in critically injured condition four days ago from Charbagh area.
One soldier, seven Taliban killed in Pakistan clashesSeptember 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - One soldier and seven Islamist insurgents were killed in clashes in Pakistan's north-western Swat Valley during a major offensive to expel Taliban from the area, the army said Wednesday. The government says its forces have regained control over much of the district after five months of fighting that left more than 2,000 rebels dead.
Over 30 militants killed in PakistanJuly 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 31 militants were killed and 28 others, including a Taliban commander, were arrested in separate operations in northwestern Pakistan, according to a media report Monday. According to the Pakistan Army's Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), 11 militants were killed and 28 others, including the wanted commander identified as Kabir, were arrested during a search operation in Swat Valley in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Geo TV reported.
33 Taliban fighters killed in South Waziristan, Malakand: Pak ArmyJuly 23rd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The Pakistan Army has killed at least 27 Taliban fighters in various districts of the Malakand division in the last 24 hours. According to an ISPR statement, fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan killing six close aides of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud.
Swat Taliban commander killed in Pak army offensiveJuly 16th, 2009 Peshawar, July (ANI): The Pakistan Army has killed wanted militant leader, Abu Laith and 13 other Taliban insurgents in the ongoing Swat offensive. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Laith was killed during a search operation in the Peuchar region of the valley.
Pak Army's tactics of relying on airstrikes against Mehsud may be ineffective: ReportJuly 12th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Army might have been planning an all out offensive against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud in his stronghold, South Waziristan, but according to a report in an US daily, this planned operation won't yield the desired results and is unlikely to be effective in eliminating the Taliban leadership. Failure to gain substantial ground against the Taliban and nab the warlord would certainly disappoint the country's western allies, a report in the US-based McClatchy newspaper 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.
34 militants killed in latest Pakistani Army operationJune 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.
Pakistan Army kills 31 militantsJune 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.
Pak Army pushes Taliban out of Peochar Valley in Swat, claims ISPRMay 30th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The Pakistan Army has claimed that it has pushed the Taliban out of Bahrain and Peochar village in the Swat Valley, killing at least 28 insurgents including a top commander Khush Mir Khan alias Abu Huzaifa in the process. Security forces have also arrested seven Taliban from different areas of the valley.
Number of displaced persons hits 3.4 million mark in PakMay 30th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The number of people who have been forced to migrate from different region of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) due to the military operation has now touched the three million mark. Addressing a press conference here, NWFP information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was now over 3.4 million.
Pakistani forces kill 12 Taliban in SwatMay 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan security forces Wednesday said they killed 12 more militants in the ongoing operation against Taliban in northwest valley of Swat. Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said one soldiers was also killed and three others wounded during the firefight with the insurgents.
Taliban forcing families to marry daughters' to their operatives in SwatMay 20th, 2009 LAHORE - Besides challenging the writ of the government in Pakistan, the Taliban is also forcing people to marry off their daughters to its operatives. An unit of the Pakistan Army has reportedly rescued a family which claimed that the outlawed group forced them to marry their daughters in Matta tehsil of Swat.
Pakistan Army kills 16 militants in SwatMay 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Sixteen Taliban militants and three security forces personnel were killed in separate overnight clashes in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley, officials said Tuesday. According to the authorities, the security forces are currently consolidating their positions in the valley.
Taliban attacks Pak Army convoy, kills 1 soldierMay 4th, 2009 LAHORE - The already troubled Swat peace deal between the Pakistan Government and the Taliban received another blow when the Taliban militants attacked an Army convoy in Bari Kot region on Monday. The attack killed one soldier and injured another, the army sources disclosed.
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