Pakistan interior minister blames Taliban for bombing offices of UN food agencyOctober 6th, 2009 Pakistan blames Taliban for UN blastISLAMABAD — Pakistan blamed Taliban militants Tuesday for the deadly suicide bombing at the U.N. food agency's heavily fortified compound in the capital as authorities detained some of the guards posted outside to try to determine how the attacker gained entry.
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.
Explosion at World Food Program office in the Pakistani capital kills 2October 5th, 2009 Blast at WFP office in PakistanISLAMABAD — A bomb inside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital killed at least two people and wounded several others Monday, police and witnesses said. The blast left victims lying on the ground in pools of blood and shattered windows in the heavily guarded and fortified building in Islamabad, witness said.
UN temporarily closes offices in Pakistan after attack in capital kills 3 peopleOctober 5th, 2009 UN closes offices in Pakistan after attackISLAMABAD — The United Nations says it has temporarily closed its offices in Pakistan following the attack on the World Food Program office in the capital of Islamabad. UN spokesman Ishrat Rizvi said no specific threat had been received and the move was a precaution following Monday's attack that killed three people.
Police say bomb blast at court kills 2, wounds 4 in northwest PakistanJuly 29th, 2009 Police: Bomb kills 2, wounds 4 in PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Police say a bomb has ripped through the parking area at a court in northwest Pakistan, killing two men guarding a Shiite Muslim lawyer and wounding four people. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack Wednesday in Dera Ismail Khan, but the city has witnessed both Taliban-related violence and sectarian fighting between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
US drone attack kills 14 in PakistanJuly 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Fourteen people were killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's South Waziristan Monday, Geo News reported.
Pakistani police say bomb that targets government vehicle near capital kills 6, injures 20July 2nd, 2009 Pakistani police say bomb kills 6 near capitalRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle slammed into a bus carrying defense department employees on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said. The attack, the latest in a string of deadly bombings in Pakistan, happened in Rawalpindi, a garrison city and home to the headquarters of Pakistan's military.
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.
Suicide attack kills three in PakistanMay 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Three security personnel were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed vehicle into a check post in northwestern Pakistan, TV reports said Saturday. The incident took place in the Khawazakhela area of Swat.
Pakistani officials say suspected US missile strike kills 6 near Afghan borderMay 9th, 2009 Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed six people near the Afghan border.
Police official says suicide car bomber kills 4 security forces in volatile northwest PakistanMay 5th, 2009 Police say car bomber kills 4 troops in PakistanPESHAWAR — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle carrying paramilitary forces in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least four troops and wounding several people, including schoolchildren, police said. The attack happened near a checkpoint on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of the volative North West Frontier Province, where the military last week launched an offensive against Taliban militants to halt their push toward the capital, Islamabad.
US drone attack kills six in PakistanMarch 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US missile attack in northwest Pakistan killed at least six people Wednesday, television reported. The pilotless drone fired missiles in Makeen area of South Waziristan tribal agency, the private Geo TV channel quoted witnesses as saying.
Suicide bombing kills five in PakistanMarch 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Five people were killed Monday when a suicide blast ripped through an Islamic seminary in southwestern Pakistan, Geo TV reported. At least a dozen people were also injured in the blast that occurred during a discourse in Kali Karbala area in Balochistan's Pishin district, some 60 km north of provincial capital Quetta.
US drone attack kills 12 in PakistanMarch 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Twelve militants were killed and many injured Wednesday in a suspected US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal Orakzai Agency, a media report said. A drone fired missiles on a suspected hideout of militants in Khadzai area, Geo TV reported.
US drone attack kills four in PakistanDecember 31st, 2008 ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed and several others injured Thursday in a suspected US drone attack in northern Pakistan, a media report said. The suspected US spy planes fired missiles on a vehicle in Karikot area in South Waziristan bordering Afghanistan Thursday morning, killing four civilians, Geo TV reported, citing unnamed sources.
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