Currently browsing : Lashkar-i-Islam
17th April, 2013
Disenfranchised: the refugee voter
Pakistan’s approximately 750,000 internal refugees might find themselves disenfranchised voters.
Pakistan’s approximately 750,000 internal refugees might find themselves disenfranchised voters.
7th April, 2013
Tirah valley operation intensifies, 23 soldiers killed
Official sources confirmed to Dawn.com that several soldiers, including SSG commandos, have been killed in the battle for Tirah valley.
Official sources confirmed to Dawn.com that several soldiers, including SSG commandos, have been killed in the battle for Tirah valley.
9th March, 2013
Polio vaccination drive: militants briefly seize Bara tribesmen
Activists of the banned militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam, took away dozens of tribesmen in an area of Bara tehsil over vaccination of their children.
Activists of the banned militant group, Lashkar-i-Islam, took away dozens of tribesmen in an area of Bara tehsil over vaccination of their children.
9th February, 2013
Military jets pound militant hideouts in Orakzai; 13 killed
Meanwhile, fresh clashes between Ansarul Islam and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants reportedly claimed eight more lives in the restive Tirah valley.
Meanwhile, fresh clashes between Ansarul Islam and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants reportedly claimed eight more lives in the restive Tirah valley.
4th February, 2013
Tribesmen flee as fighting rages in Tirah
More than 300 Kamarkhel families were forced to leave their houses as Lashkar-i-Islam strengthened its control over the northern part of Takhtaki in Tirah valley.
More than 300 Kamarkhel families were forced to leave their houses as Lashkar-i-Islam strengthened its control over the northern part of Takhtaki in Tirah valley.
15th January, 2013
Six security personnel killed in Khyber tribal region
Militant attacks on four check posts in Shalobar area of Khyber tribal region's Bara Tehsil claimed the lives of six security personnel and injured 28 others on Tuesday.
Militant attacks on four check posts in Shalobar area of Khyber tribal region's Bara Tehsil claimed the lives of six security personnel and injured 28 others on Tuesday.
9th January, 2013
Tribal militia redeployed in Khyber’s Shalobar area after three years
Lashkar-i-Islam chief Mangal Bagh had threatened to target Khasadars taking part in military operations against the banned outfit after which they had deserted their posts.
Lashkar-i-Islam chief Mangal Bagh had threatened to target Khasadars taking part in military operations against the banned outfit after which they had deserted their posts.
1st November, 2012
Ten militants killed as jets pound Tirah Valley: security officials
In another incident a mortar shell hit a house in Malakdin Khel area of Bara, injuring eight members of a family, sources said.
In another incident a mortar shell hit a house in Malakdin Khel area of Bara, injuring eight members of a family, sources said.
1st October, 2012
Three die as militants clash in Khyber
The clash took place when armed activists of Lashkar-i-Islam attacked the positions of Tawheedul Islam in Bhango Darra area of Zaoddin to reopen a blocked supply line.
The clash took place when armed activists of Lashkar-i-Islam attacked the positions of Tawheedul Islam in Bhango Darra area of Zaoddin to reopen a blocked supply line.
5th September, 2012
Conflict in Fata fuels marijuana boom
This may be a conservative area of the country, where women are confined to their homes and alcohol banned, but marijuana is a much loved indulgence.
This may be a conservative area of the country, where women are confined to their homes and alcohol banned, but marijuana is a much loved indulgence.
26th August, 2012
Mortar bombs kill six near Peshawar
The incident took place in Qambarabad village near Khyber district, where the military is fighting against Mangal Bagh’s Lashkar-i-Islam.
The incident took place in Qambarabad village near Khyber district, where the military is fighting against Mangal Bagh’s Lashkar-i-Islam.
31st May, 2012
Lashkar-i-Islam denies links with Shakeel Afridi
A Lashkar-i-Islam commander told AFP that the militant organisation had nothing to do with the sentenced doctor.
A Lashkar-i-Islam commander told AFP that the militant organisation had nothing to do with the sentenced doctor.
12th April, 2012
Militants publicly kill ‘deserters’
Militants publicly put to death in Bara four of their former colleagues who had defected to the government side. They killed another three persons in other areas.
Militants publicly put to death in Bara four of their former colleagues who had defected to the government side. They killed another three persons in other areas.
21st March, 2012
Military operation in Bara: Thousands trapped in conflict zone
PESHAWAR, March 20: Thousands of people are trapped in the Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency because of the ongoing military operation.
PESHAWAR, March 20: Thousands of people are trapped in the Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency because of the ongoing military operation.
19th March, 2012
14 bodies found in Bara
LANDI KOTAL, March 18: Fourteen bullet-riddled bodies were found in Speen Qabar, Bara, on Sunday, a day after security forces left the area.
LANDI KOTAL, March 18: Fourteen bullet-riddled bodies were found in Speen Qabar, Bara, on Sunday, a day after security forces left the area.
19th February, 2012
Lashkar’s ‘back broken’; Bara cut off from Tirah
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Lashkar-i-Islam, a militant outfit of Bara sub-district of Khyber tribal region, has suffered a string of major setbacks in areas linking up with the remote Tirah valley in a spectacular coordinated blitz, senior administration and security officials said
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Lashkar-i-Islam, a militant outfit of Bara sub-district of Khyber tribal region, has suffered a string of major setbacks in areas linking up with the remote Tirah valley in a spectacular coordinated blitz, senior administration and security officials said
23rd January, 2012
Fear of militants haunts Khyber IDPs
PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Shahzad Khan, a Shaluber tribesman from Khyber Agency, was trained to fight and kill as a paramilitary trooper, but he left Frontier Corps feeling threatened by throat slitting squad of Lashkar-i-Islam (LI).
PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Shahzad Khan, a Shaluber tribesman from Khyber Agency, was trained to fight and kill as a paramilitary trooper, but he left Frontier Corps feeling threatened by throat slitting squad of Lashkar-i-Islam (LI).
23rd September, 2011
Khyber blast kills four suspected militants
The militants were riding a vehicle in the northwestern tribal region when the blast took place, security officials said.
The militants were riding a vehicle in the northwestern tribal region when the blast took place, security officials said.
24th August, 2011
Landmines kill 10 militants in Tirah
LANDI KOTAL: Ten militants were killed when landmines planted in a bunker exploded in the Tirah valley, sources said on Tuesday. The sources said…
LANDI KOTAL: Ten militants were killed when landmines planted in a bunker exploded in the Tirah valley, sources said on Tuesday. The sources said…
9th July, 2011
Clash in Khyber kills at least three
The clash took place between members of Zakhakhel tribe and Lashkar-i-Islam group in the Tirah valley.
The clash took place between members of Zakhakhel tribe and Lashkar-i-Islam group in the Tirah valley.
