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Militant groups clash in Pakistan, 24 killed
'Two Islamic militant groups clashed Saturday over control of a prized valley in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens ...
Villagers in Kashmir brace for escalating violence
Villagers in Kashmir are building bunkers as they brace for more clashes along the fragile line of control that divides Pakistan and India after the ...
India, Pakistan agree to ease tensions in Kashmir
India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to ease tensions in disputed Kashmir by strictly observing a decade-old cease-fire after five soldiers were ...
India's army chief warns Pakistan of retaliation
India's army chief on Monday accused Pakistan of planning an attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region last week, ...
Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack
Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an ...
Pakistan, India seek to ease tension over Kashmir
Despite the worst bout of violence in years along the disputed Kashmir border, Pakistani and Indian officials have kept tension from spiraling out of ...
Pakistan protests clashes with India in Kashmir
Pakistan has summoned India's top diplomat in the country to protest a pair of clashes along the disputed Kashmir border in the past week that killed ...
Pakistani soldier killed by Indian gunfire
Indian troops fired across the disputed Kashmir border and killed a Pakistani soldier Thursday, Pakistan's military said, the third deadly incident ...
India says Pakistani soldiers kill 2 Indians
Pakistani soldiers crossed the cease-fire line in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Tuesday and attacked an army patrol, killing two Indian ...
Pakistan: Officials say US drones kill 8 militants
Several missiles fired from American drones slammed into a compound near the Afghan border in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing eight suspected ...
Pakistan protests Indian attack on army post
The Pakistani Foreign Office said Monday it has protested formally to India for an attack on its army post. A statement issued by the office said the ...
Pakistan says 1 dead in border clash with India
Pakistan and India traded accusations Sunday of violating the cease-fire in the disputed northern region of Kashmir, with Islamabad accusing Indian ...
Pakistani officials say US drones kill 9 militants
Suspected American drones fired several missiles into three militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Sunday, killing nine Pakistani Taliban ...
US drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan
An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce ...
Rights group accuses Pakistani military of abuse
Amnesty International accused the Pakistani military on Thursday of carrying out widespread human rights abuses in the country's northwest tribal ...
Crashes raise concern about Pakistani air force
Over a dozen Pakistani air force planes have crashed in roughly the past 18 months, raising concerns about the health of an aging fleet that officials ...
Pakistan struggles in race to develop armed drones
Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial ...
Suicide bomber kills 3 Pakistani troops in Karachi
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a truck packed with explosives into a compound housing a paramilitary force in Pakistan's largest city on Thursday, ...
Pakistan army chief issues warning in rare message
Pakistan's army chief warned against efforts to undermine the military in a rare public statement Monday that analysts interpreted as a response to ...
Pakistani army strategy in question after attacks
The Taliban's horrific attack on a female teenage activist in this scenic corner of Pakistan's northwest was the latest in a series of assassination ...
Pakistani ex-army, intel chiefs face legal action
Pakistan's top court recommended Friday that the government launch legal proceedings against a former army chief and head of intelligence for ...
Pakistanis divided on army offensive after attack
Despite widespread outrage over the Taliban shooting of a female teenage activist, Pakistani leaders and opinion makers are divided over whether the ...
Refugees in limbo after years of Pakistan fighting
This sprawling complex of tents housing tens of thousands of Pakistanis is home for Miza Khan and his family. The tents provide little relief from the ...
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban now in UK for care
A teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by the Taliban arrived in Britain on Monday to receive specialized medical care and protection from ...