» Pakistan Army names new commander for Swat operation
Islamabad |Saturday, 2009 8:35:05 PM IST
The Pakistan Army has named Maj. Gen. Ashfaq Nadeem to command the Swat operation against the Taliban, a media report said Saturday.

 » 12 militants killed in Pakistan bombing
Islamabad |Saturday, 2009 5:35:11 PM IST
Twelve militants were killed Saturday after security forces bombed their hideouts in northwest Pakistan, TV reports said.

 » 26 soldiers killed in Pakistan chopper crash
Islamabad |Saturday, 2009 5:35:05 PM IST
Twenty-six Pakistani soldiers were killed when a helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in the Orakzai tribal agency close to the Afghan border, a media report said Saturday.

 » Displaced Pakistanis live in appalling conditions, says rights group
Islamabad |Saturday, 2009 4:05:13 PM IST
More than two million Pakistanis who have been displaced by the ongoing war between security forces and militants, but who have not got admission into any relief camp, are in appalling condition as they have no access to government aid, the Amnesty International has said.

 » Military offensive not against tribals, says Pakistani minister
Islamabad |Saturday, 2009 2:35:07 PM IST
The military operation in northwest Pakistan is not against any tribal group but targets the Taliban led by Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said, stressing that the government has not signed any peace deal with the militants.