In Pakistan, Doubts Over the Fight in Tribal Areas
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The announcement of a cease-fire against one of Pakistanâs most wanted men has raised questions about the governmentâs commitment to combating militancy.
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It is extremely unfortunate that at a time when General Musharraf calls for a realistic debate on the issue of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in his country it is misinterpreted
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A string of attacks on many of the country's leaders indicates a potent new strand of militancy in Pakistan.
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WANA, Pakistan - Pakistan says it has Islamic militants in the rugged tribal belt bordering Afghanistan on the run after a protracted and hard-fought military campaign.
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Pakistan's ÂtruceÂ with militants in the lawless region bordering Afghanistan has set off concern among American analysts.
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MINGORA, Pakistan  - Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing a northwestern town and outlying villages because they fear a showdown between the security forces and an Islamist militant Taliban-style movement, residents said.
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Skirmishes have continued overnight between troops and militants in a tense tribal region near the Afghan border where Pakistani jets flattened an alleged al-Qaeda training facility, killing at least 50 fighters, residents and the military say.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 16 -- The Pakistani government plans to try to salvage a controversial peace deal in the remote tribal zone North Waziristan, despite a decision by Taliban fighters to renounce it and declare war against the army, officials said Monday.
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Pakistan has killed some 150 foreign fighters during its 11-month battle against militants in the country's tribal belt, but senior leaders, including Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, continue to elude authorities, a military spokesman has said.
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Sustained army operations in a tribal region near the Afghan border have put Al-Qaeda-linked militants on the run and crippled their ability to strike, a Pakistani general said.
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Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf is &quot;confused&quot; and not a little impatient. India is concerned, and Kashmiris are increasingly pessimistic.
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Pakistan has dismissed &quot;absurd&quot; US claims that Al-Qaeda has established compounds in a remote tribal area to train small groups of operatives for possible attacks on the West.
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Pakistan hit back on Sunday at U.S. critics of its fight against terrorism, insisting its army was best suited to hunt for Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda militants Washington believes enjoy safe haven in Pakistani tribal areas near Afghanistan.
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Pakistan's top human rights organisation  calls for access to a tribal area where it accuses the army of abuses.
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Around 250 Islamic militants and 60 troops have been killed in just over a month of fighting in Pakistan&#39;s tribal belt, the army said Friday, following intense US pressure to pacify the area.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Islamic militants in Pakistan attacked a fort near the Afghan border Tuesday, one of two clashes with government forces that left seven troops and 37 fighters dead, the army said. In Europe, President Pervez Musharraf said border attacks were "pinpricks" that his government...
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The United States said it was concerned over safe havens being established by Islamic militants in northern Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.