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17th October, 2012
Belgian al Qaeda recruiter killed in Pakistan: report
Moez Garsalloui, a Belgian-Tunisian al Qaeda recruiter, had claimed responsibility for one of the attacks in the French city of Toulouse in March.
Moez Garsalloui, a Belgian-Tunisian al Qaeda recruiter, had claimed responsibility for one of the attacks in the French city of Toulouse in March.
25th September, 2012
Two key al Qaeda commanders killed in N Waziristan drone strike
The al Qaeda linked militants killed in Monday's drone strike were identified as Abu Kasha Al-Iraqi and Saleh Al-Turki, an intelligence source said.
The al Qaeda linked militants killed in Monday's drone strike were identified as Abu Kasha Al-Iraqi and Saleh Al-Turki, an intelligence source said.
13th August, 2012
Wife of kidnapped US aid worker Weinstein urges return
Warren Weinstein was kidnapped last August after gunmen tricked his guards and broke into his home in Lahore.
Warren Weinstein was kidnapped last August after gunmen tricked his guards and broke into his home in Lahore.
10th August, 2012
US Embassy issues security alert for Eid, Aug 14
The warning alerts US citizens to the danger "posed by the presence of al Qaeda, Taliban elements, and indigenous militant sectarian groups” in Pakistan.
The warning alerts US citizens to the danger "posed by the presence of al Qaeda, Taliban elements, and indigenous militant sectarian groups” in Pakistan.
7th May, 2012
US will not deal with al Qaeda over aid worker
The White House spokesman said officials were greatly concerned for the safety of Warren Weinstein, and were working to find him.
The White House spokesman said officials were greatly concerned for the safety of Warren Weinstein, and were working to find him.
7th May, 2012
Khar challenges US claim of Zawahiri’s presence in Pakistan
“If anybody has any information in this regard, they should share it with Pakistan,” said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday.
“If anybody has any information in this regard, they should share it with Pakistan,” said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday.
30th April, 2012
Obama aide: drone strikes are legal, ethical
Brennan giving the most detailed justification and description of the drone program insisted the program was legal, ethical, proportional and saved US lives.
Brennan giving the most detailed justification and description of the drone program insisted the program was legal, ethical, proportional and saved US lives.
19th April, 2012
CIA seeks to expand anti-terrorism drones in Yemen: WPost
If the CIA gets permission for the strikes, it could represent a politically dangerous escalation of US military activity in Yemen, the Post said.
If the CIA gets permission for the strikes, it could represent a politically dangerous escalation of US military activity in Yemen, the Post said.
17th April, 2012
Bin Laden family ‘to leave Pakistan early Wednesday’
They are due to complete a short sentence of detention for illegally entering and residing in Pakistan on Tuesday.
They are due to complete a short sentence of detention for illegally entering and residing in Pakistan on Tuesday.
16th February, 2012
Eight ‘foreigners’ killed in second N.Waziristan drone strike
Two US drone attacks struck suspected militants in Pakistan’s tribal badlands on Thursday, killing at least 13 fighters in North Waziristan near the Afghan border, officials said.
Two US drone attacks struck suspected militants in Pakistan’s tribal badlands on Thursday, killing at least 13 fighters in North Waziristan near the Afghan border, officials said.
26th January, 2012
Al-Qaeda “still a real threat” to US: Panetta
Despite the killings of Osama bin Laden and radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the Al-Qaeda terror network remains a “real threat to the United States,” Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said in a TV interview late Wednesday.
Despite the killings of Osama bin Laden and radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the Al-Qaeda terror network remains a “real threat to the United States,” Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said in a TV interview late Wednesday.
20th June, 2011
‘Al Qaeda raised funds through abductions’
WASHINGTON: Pressured by scrutiny of terrorist money sources and strikes aimed at its financiers, Al Qaeda in Pakistan has turned to kidnapping for ransom to…
WASHINGTON: Pressured by scrutiny of terrorist money sources and strikes aimed at its financiers, Al Qaeda in Pakistan has turned to kidnapping for ransom to…
6th June, 2011
Pakistan helped US target Kashmiri: reports
WASHINGTON: Pakistan helped the United States locate Ilyas Kashmiri who was killed this weekend by an American drone in South Waziristan, the US media reported…
WASHINGTON: Pakistan helped the United States locate Ilyas Kashmiri who was killed this weekend by an American drone in South Waziristan, the US media reported…
5th June, 2011
There is a ‘98 per cent’ chance Kashmiri is dead: Malik
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interior minister said on Sunday that he was “98 per cent sure” senior al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a US…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interior minister said on Sunday that he was “98 per cent sure” senior al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a US…
5th June, 2011
Drone strike kills Ilyas Kashmiri
LADHA: Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, the commander of Harkat-ul Jihad al Islami (HuJI), who was believed to have masterminded the attack on the naval base in…
LADHA: Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, the commander of Harkat-ul Jihad al Islami (HuJI), who was believed to have masterminded the attack on the naval base in…
30th May, 2011
Journalist Saleem Shahzad goes missing
ISLAMABAD: Syed Saleem Shahzad, the Pakistan bureau chief of Asia Times Online, went missing Sunday evening, DawnNews reported. Days before his disappearance, Shahzad had authored…
ISLAMABAD: Syed Saleem Shahzad, the Pakistan bureau chief of Asia Times Online, went missing Sunday evening, DawnNews reported. Days before his disappearance, Shahzad had authored…
22nd May, 2011
US prepared to replicate bin Laden raid: Obama
LONDON: US President Barack Obama stands ready to order a similar mission to that which killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, he said…
LONDON: US President Barack Obama stands ready to order a similar mission to that which killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, he said…
