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Cabinet huddles to end Kurram bloodshed
Devises comprehensive plan; grand jirga to stay on in volatile region till peace restored
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Kurram operation leaves 6 more militants dead, 12 injured
Ongoing operations have resulted in forces killing or arresting militants and recovering large caches of weapon too.
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Up to 100,000 flee Kurram offensive
Thousands of families escaped from Kurram district after the operation began early this month.
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Kurram operation continuing successfully: ISPR
Tribal lashkars lending support to security forces in Operation Koh-i-Sufaid, says DG ISPR.
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Kurram violence leaves 27 militants dead
Tribal Lashkars backed by paramilitary troops and artillery units fought against the Taliban in Kurram.
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Clash in Kurram Agency: 11 militants killed, 6 injured
Security forces also destroyed several militant hideouts.
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Five militants killed, 8 injured in Kurram Agency
Clashes took place in Masozai area between militants and local lashkar.
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Nine militants killed in Kurram Agency
Security forces, militants clash. Five security officials, including a Major, injured during clashes.
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Roadside bomb kills 5 militants in South Waziristan
Militants were operating under Maulvi Nazir. Eight militants, one soldier killed in Kurram clashes.
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Conflict in Kurram
A definite plan of action is now needed both to bring about peace in the region and to make provisions for people.
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De-radicalisation: Psychologists’ war against militants
Kayani has ordered to try capturing young terrorists rather than killing them.
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Sectarian violence: 10 killed in Upper Kurram ambush
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a van travelling from Boshahra village towards Sadaa.
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Kurram misery
IDPs deserve all the support they can get. Government needs to mobilise funds ensuring their misery is not prolonged.
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Corps commanders’ meeting: Army shrugs off ‘punitive’ aid cut-off by US
No U-turn regarding decision to scale back activities of CIA; Gen Wynne says Pakistan will not accept conditional aid.
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Kurram violence: 10 Taliban killed as military crackdown continues
Security personnel find more militant hideouts with large arms stockpiles.
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11 killed in central Kurram in fifth day of operation
Three militant hideouts destroyed; 50 dead so far.
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Explaining Fazal Saeed’s ‘defection’ in Kurram
Fazal Saeed Haqqani's defection from the TTP means only the Mehsud and Taliban from Orakzai and Darra inhabhit Kurram.
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'50 killed' in Kurram offensive: Officials
Officials say four-day air and ground offensive against militants had left 42 enemy fighters and eight soldiers dead.
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Operation clean-up: Six militants killed as Kurram offensive continues
Locals describe mass exodus from central Kurram.
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A COIN strategy for Pakistan
People are again demanding a settlement, despite the TTP killing innocent civilians and targeting the military.
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Operation in Kurram: Thousands flee on whatever they can find
With roads already blocked, people are seeking refuge from violence in the region.
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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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Caught in conflict: Kurram operation displaces 28,000 people
Disaster management authority says it needs tents, food from aid agencies.
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Defying Taliban: In Kurram, under siege and forgotten
Many Turi tribesmen stranded in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa haven’t seen their families in Kurram for years.
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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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Pakistani Taliban try to woo back ex-comrade
Fazal Saeed had defected from the Tehriki-i-Taliban Pakistan and formed a new group called Tehrik-i-Taliban Islami.
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Split in the TTP ranks
This is the most opportune moment to sow seeds of rivalry, hatred and suspicion amongst the remaining leaders.
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TTP split in Kurram Agency: Taliban commander defects
Fazl Saeed’s defection appears to be aiding Haqqani’s quest to seek new sanctuaries.
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Bad investment: Continued terrorism in Kurram, the real facts
Thousands of Upper Kurram Agency tribes are besieged and Parachinar has been cut off from the rest of Pakistan.