Pakistan
Trucks torched at NATO supply terminal in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected Taliban militants stormed a depot in northwest Pakistan that handles supplied for NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan on Wednesday and torched eight trucks, police said.
U.N. to expand relief efforts in Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed on the need for additional humanitarian aid after meeting with Pakistani President Asif Zardari on Tuesday.
Taliban: All local leaders must quit
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Taliban spokesman has issued a series of threats and ultimatums against Pakistan's ruling political class as that country's artillery and helicopters continue to pound the Islamic militant group in the Swat Valley.
Pakistan 'most dangerous country in the world'
OTTAWA (AFP) — Extremist attacks across nuclear-armed Pakistan in recent years have made it "the most dangerous country in the world," Canada's Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Monday.
Pakistan Kills 751 Militants as Troops Land in Swat Stronghold
Pakistan’s military said it has killed a total of 751 Taliban militants since the operation began in the northwestern Swat Valley against insurgents who reneged on a peace accord and advanced toward the capital.
Pakistan army: 1.3 million fled fighting in NW
MARDAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani commandos dropped from helicopters behind Taliban lines in the Swat Valley on Tuesday in a widening offensive that the military said has lifted the number of refugees in the northwest to 1.3 million.
U.N.: 360,000 escape war-torn Pakistani region
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Civilians continued to flee Pakistan's northwest in droves Monday as government troops prepared to engage Taliban militants in the crisis-hit Swat Valley.
1 million now displaced by fighting in Pakistan's northwest: UN
The number of people displaced by fighting in Pakistan's turbulent northwest has doubled to one million in recent days, the United Nations' refugee agency said Friday.
Son of pro-Taliban cleric killed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A son of a pro-Taliban cleric who negotiated a controversial peace deal in Pakistan's Swat Valley was killed Thursday morning, Pakistani and Taliban officials said.
Pakistani Army: Up to 70 Militants Killed in Northwest
Pakistan says its security forces have killed up to 70 militants in ongoing anti-insurgency operations in the country's northwest. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari is set to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington to discuss steps aime...