Operation Zarb-E-Azb: 27th June Developments
The thirteenth day of operation Zarb-E-Azb proved uneventful in terms of military attacks. Highlights of the day included the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the relief camps of…
Operation Zarb-e-Azb: 26th June Developments
The ground offensive finally began on the 12th day of the operation in the town of Miranshah near North Waziristan agency. Inter Services Press Relations also announced an indiscriminatory war…
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session
(Reuters) - Militants took a town an hour from Baghdad that is home to four natural gas fields on Thursday, another gain by Sunni insurgents who have swiftly taken large…
Al-Qaeda fighters attack Yemen airport
Al-Qaeda fighters have attacked an airport in Yemen and bombed the facility's air control tower, according to Yemeni security officials. The officials said the coordinated attack on the Sayoun airport in…
Iraq confirms Syrian air strikes against ISIS militants
The prime minister of Iraq has confirmed to BBC News that Syria carried out air strikes on militants inside Iraqi territory this week. Nouri Maliki said Syrian fighter jets had…
Zarb-i-Azb: North Waziristan ground operation kicks off
PESHAWAR: Ground troops were moved in to Miramshah Bazaar on Thursday as tanks and artillery continued to pound militant hideouts in and around the bazaar. Sources said that after weakening…
Rockets fired at Naval Complex in Karachi
KARACHI: Militants fired several rockets at Naval Complex in Karachi on Wednesday evening. Unknown militants fired three rockets, targeting different sensitive installations including Karachi Port and Pakistan Naval Complex. Talking…
Snipers to secure planes landing routes
ISLAMABAD - Following the incident of firing at a PIA plane during landing at Peshawar airport, the government has decided to construct security towers around the airstrips at all the…
Senate standing committee approves PPO
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior approved on Wednesday the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) 2014 which permits security forces to shoot suspects on sight with the permission of…
At least 21 killed in rush-hour blast in Nigerian capital
ABUJA: At least 21 people were killed and 17 injured when an explosion tore through a crowded shopping district in the Nigerian capital Abuja during rush hour on Wednesday, a…