Peshawar, Apr. 8 : Around a dozen people have been killed in violent clashes between locals and Taliban militants, who invaded Gokand area of Buner District, authorities have confirmed.
The violence broke on Monday evening when locals constituted a Lashkar for defending their areas from intruding Taliban militants, The Nation reports.
Earlier, The Taliban militants shot dead three policemen, including an Assistant Sub Inspector and one civilian in the violent clashes. The policemen were assassinated after being abducted.
Islamabad, Apr 8 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected the presence of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Balochistan.
"It is not our perception that the al-Qaeda chief is in any part of our country," The News quoted Gilani, as saying.
About the threat posed by Baitullah Mehsud, the Prime Minister said the government was fully aware of its responsibility towards the people and the nation and would take its own appropriate measures.
Islamabad, Apr 8 : Pakistan's Science and Technology Minister Azam Khan Swati has said that US policies aim to dismantle Pakistan, neutralise Iran and contain China to make India a regional superpower to achieve her objectives.
He further said that NATO's presence in the region was a great threat to the very existence of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Iran as well.
Islamabad, Apr. 8 : President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has expressed dissatisfaction over the shallow US intelligence about the creation and recruiting powers of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
"I am deeply, deeply dissatisfied with the degree of knowledge that the United States government and our friends and allies have on this subject," the Dawn quoted Holbrooke, as saying.
Lahore, Apr. 8 : A series of attacks in Pakistan claimed by Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban indicates that there is a power struggle is going on among militant groups, say experts.
"There is an internal power struggle going on now. When Mehsud thinks that someone new is coming up and could overshadow him, he kills him," a former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) station chief told the Daily Times.
Mehsud gained attention by sending suicide bombers to attack US and NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan.
Peshawar, Apr. 8 : Taliban has accepted the cable TV operators demand to allow a partial broadcast of cable TV in Swat on the condition that only local news channels and Islamic channels would be broadcast.
“We have been allowed to resume cable TV service by Taliban leaders with certain conditions,” the Daily Times quoted a cable operator from Mingora city.
Around 500,000 Mingora residents were denied access to information through news channels for eight months after the Taliban banned the service and bombed a local cable network.
Peshawar, Apr. 8 : Around a dozen people have been killed in violent clashes between locals and Taliban militants, who invaded Gokand area of Buner District, authorities have confirmed.
Islamabad, Apr 8 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected the presence of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Balochistan.
Islamabad, Apr 8 : Pakistan's Science and Technology Minister Azam Khan Swati has said that US policies aim to dismantle Pakistan, neutralise Iran and contain China to make India a regional superpower to achieve her objectives.
Islamabad, Apr. 8 : President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has expressed dissatisfaction over the shallow US intelligence about the creation and recruiting powers of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Lahore, Apr. 8 : A series of attacks in Pakistan claimed by Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban indicates that there is a power struggle is going on among militant groups, say experts.
Peshawar, Apr. 8 : Taliban has accepted the cable TV operators demand to allow a partial broadcast of cable TV in Swat on the condition that only local news channels and Islamic channels would be broadcast.
