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From trainee suicide bomber to new life in Swat
Over a year ago, Bilal says he fled Taliban prison in Chuprial.
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Bagpipes make corner of Pakistan forever Scotland
Not only do Pakistanis play them, they manufacture them and claim to export more than any country except Scotland.
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Zawahiri in Pakistan’s tribal areas: Panetta
Says ‘he’s one of those we would like to see the Pakistanis target’.
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The death of governance in Karachi
Paramilitaries failed before because the solution to Karachi’s problems lies in political compromises not more guns.
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Going ‘dutt’ against America
Musharraf had gone dutt in the beginning only to see the world willing to take out Pakistan, the Taliban and al Qaeda.
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What needs to be done in Karachi
The country as a whole suffers since the city has a vital position in Pakistan’s economy.
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American who plotted against US troops convicted
Kaziu planned to target American troops stationed in Kosovo before going on to Pakistan to join al Qaeda.
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US Intelligence: Kashmiri confirmed dead
The mastermind behind the PNS Mehran attacks was said to have been killed in a drone strike in South Waziristan
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Cross-border cooperation: Ties that bind militants persist
Afghan Taliban deny they host, assist or work with Pakistani counterparts.
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Pakistan government may have sanctioned Saleem Shehzad's death: Mullen
US military chief was concerned about the incident, suggested other reporters had suffered a similar fate in the past.
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Afghanistan — as the withdrawal gets underway
For Afghans, Pakistanis are held responsible for their problems, damaging ties between the two neighbours.
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US-Pakistan ties — a thaw is not enough
Our friends need to keep their faith with us.
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The killing fields of Karachi
Out of the 1,138 victims of target killings this year so far, only 490 were politically engaged.
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‘De-radicalisation’ seminar: Counting Swat’s successes, hoping for peace in Kashmir
Army chief admits there is no military solution to terrorism.
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North Waziristan: Army, Taliban lock horns in ‘terror central’
Officials downplay skirmish, insist it is not a ‘planned operation’.
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Al Qaeda and the task before the Pakistan military
Does the growing sense of anti-Americanism in Pakistan mean we are playing into the hands of al Qaeda?
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Militants contemplating 'bomb implants' to attack: US Homeland Security
Such a threat is likely to come from overseas rather than domestically.
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Kurram operation: 10 militants killed, 8 injured
Sources say security forces have reclaimed Sangora and Mantaloo areas.
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Indonesia fears backlash from Bali bomb trial
Umar Patek was arrested from Abbottabad in March, same town where Bin Laden was killed weeks later.
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Canada blacklists Pakistani Taliban
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan becomes the 43rd group on Canada's blacklist.
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US has backup plan if Pakistan shuts Shamsi airbase: US officials
United States plans to keep using an airstrip inside Pakistan for non-lethal drone flights against militants.
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Up to six suspected militants killed in N. Waziristan drone strike
Drone strike targeted a guest house believed to have been inhabited by foreigners at the time of the attack.
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‘Swiss hostages moved to tribal areas’
Search operation commissioner believes couple still in Balochistan.
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Pakistan launches military operation in Kurram Agency
Pakistan army confirms it has launched an air and ground offensive in Kurram.
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More than 1,000 families flee Pakistan fighting
Pakistani artillery and fighter jets have launched a fresh operation to evict militants from the Kurram area
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Terror market: ‘TTP sold suicide bomber to Afghan militants’
Sher Hassan was sent by the Haqqani network, says Afghanistan's official intelligence agency.
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Crafting policy in a changing perspective
In one view, India is an implacable enemy still obsessed with the partition of 1947.
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Timeline: Terrorist attacks in Pakistan in May 2011
Here is a timeline of attacks since the killing of the al Qaeda leader on May 2, which militants had vowed to avenge.
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Study ties new al Qaeda chief to murder of Daniel Pearl
The findings revealed that alAdel discussed Pearl's abduction with Khalid Sheikh Mohammad.
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US interests converge with Pakistan's: Marc Grossman
America respects Pakistan’s sovereignty claims US special envoy to Afghanistan.
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Egyptian named new al Qaeda leader: Reports
Saif al Adel was allegedly involved in attacks on US embassies.
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'Military leader' of al Qaeda arrested in Iraq: Ministry
The four arrested are the most dangerous, most wanted figures of al Qaeda, says spokesman.
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Al Qaeda man arrested from Karachi 'mid-level operative', explosives expert
Abu Sohaib al Makki had been "working directly under al Qaeda leaders along (the) Pakistan-Afghan border".
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‘Senior al Qaeda’ operative arrested from Karachi
The army identified the man as Muhammad Ali Qasim alias Abu Sohaib al Makki.
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Al Qaeda has caretaker head pending succession-expert
Saif al-Adel is operating in effect as interim leader while the organisation collect pledges of loyalty to Zawahri.
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Al Qaeda "cadres" still help Afghan Taliban: US commander
US commander says it is too early to say if the death of Bin Laden has an impact on the Taliban.
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Al Qaeda facilitators operate openly in Pakistan
Key groups include LeT and Tablighi Jamaat, as revealed by files of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
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Afghan FM says Bin Laden death may speed up talks with Taliban
Zalmay Rassoul however cautioned that this was only a premature assessment.
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Yemen al Qaeda warns fight not over, 'worse to come'
Head of Al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing vowed to fight on after the killing of OBL in a statement posted on the Internet.
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Bin Laden family feels ‘humiliated’ by sea burial
Sons say they will move international courts to find their father’s ‘true fate’.
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Gitmo files: Osama gave operational advice to African bombings suspect
Fazul Abdullah Mohammad’s facilitator in Pakistan was a Somali man.
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The al Qaeda question
Osama may have been given away by his deputy, Egyptian doctor Ayman alZawahiri.
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Al Qaeda incorporated: Franchises and affiliates
Al Qaeda’s franchises and affiliates still flourish in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, North Africa and Pakistan.
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Who will replace Osama bin Laden?
Here's a look at the top contenders who may replace Osama bin Laden.
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Osama bin Laden's death: The end?
Theodore Karasik and Amir Rana weigh in on the consequences of Osama bin Laden’s death.
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‘Bin Laden commanded al Qaeda from hideout’
Pentagon releases video clips of al Qaeda chief seized from the compound.
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We have cut off al Qaeda’s head: Obama
Obama paid tribute to the elite military team in a secrecy-shrouded meeting at Fort Campbell.
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Al Qaeda after Osama
Has bin Laden’s death registered in the Islamic world? Barring Pakistan, not at all.
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Bin Laden’s death: Al Qaeda is fractured but not defeated
Officials say Zawahiri, not Bin Laden, was controlling the network.
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Bin Laden’s death confirmed: US on edge as al Qaeda vows vengeance
Militant group calls for ‘revolt’, says it will release Bin Laden’s last audio tape.