The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) destroyed yet another girls' school in Mohmand Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Monday taking the total number of schools blown up by extremists in the restive region to 48.
At least forty extremists and two security officials were reportedly killed in skirmishes between extremists and Pakistan security forces in various areas of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' (FATA) Mohmand Agency.
The Pakistan Army has claimed success in the offensive against the Taliban in the Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which borders Afghanistan.
Yet another girls school and a health centre has been blown up by suspected Taliban insurgents in the Khushal Kally area of the Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
WASHINGTON: The US said that over the last year, al-Qaeda has suffered a number of important setbacks and the group remained under pressure in Pakistan due to Pakistani military operations aimed at eliminating militant strongholds in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the FATA. In a briefing, Daniel Benjamin, the Coordinator at the US State Department, said, ‘Over the past year, the U.S. government has seen very encouraging signs that Pakistan not only recognizes the severity of the threat from violent extremists, but is actively working to counter and constrain it. Pakistani military operations in Swat and Waziristan have eliminated militant strongholds and damaged the operational abilities of extremist groups.’ ‘Moreover, we are seeing increasing cross-border cooperation with Afghanistan and ISAF forces, which is instrumental in the reduction of key militant safe havens. And in the wake of the operation in Swat, we have seen public opinion turn more decisively against the militants,’ he said. He said in the last few months we’ve seen two high-profile law-enforcement cases, individuals who appear to have been trained and handled from the FATA, operating within our borders. ‘Najibullah Zazi, a U.S. lawful permanent resident and airport shuttle driver, trained in Pakistan and recently pleaded guilty to charges that he was planning to set off several bombs in the United States. An American citizen, David Headley, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to crimes relating to his role in the November 2008 Lashkar e-Tayyiba attacks in Mumbai, which killed more than 160 people – including six Americans.’ He stressed Pakistan is a front-line partner in fighting extremists. ‘We provide a spectrum of assistance to Pakistani counterterrorism campaigns which range from police training to anti-money laundering efforts. Undoubtedly the hundreds of millions of dollars directed to Pakistani counterterrorism efforts have saved American lives and we shouldn’t forget that Pakistan has put out-of-business more al-Qa’ida operatives than any other country.’ He said, ‘We have seen tangible evidence of Pakistan’s commitment to clamping down on extremist networks operating within its borders. Several top Afghan Taliban leaders – including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar – have been apprehended, and we are grateful to the Pakistani authorities for this.’ ‘Immediately after the Times Square incident, we also began working closely with the Government of Pakistan on the investigation and they’ve been cooperative in assisting our efforts and we will continue to work with Islamabad on this important prosecution.’
More than 28 Taliban extremists and two Pakistani soldiers were killed in an ambush in the Orakzai region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Wednesday, officials said.
Pakistan has signed eight million dollars agreement with the United States for providing two AM transmitters in order to enhance radio transmission coverage in Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan and outreach to remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Pakistan Taliban's barbaric characteristics were once again witnessed after it chopped off the hands of three alleged thieves in the Orakzai Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
At least 15 militants were killed by Pakistani security forces in a fresh military operation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) restive Orakzai Agency.
At least more 13 militants were killed and over 20 injured in the latest air strikes as Pakistani security forces continued their offensive in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' (FATA) Orakzai Agency.