Waziristan

Pakistan: 1 killed, several injured as gunmen attack security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan borders Afghanistan. According to the police, gunmen targeted the Darban police post in Dera Ismail Khan district bordering South Waziristan with small arms fire on Sunday

Watch: Several killed as Taliban ambushes Pakistan Army vehicle in Waziristan

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The rise of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Waziristan is due to Pakistan's desire to build 'strategic depth' in Afghanistan in order to prepare for a future conflict with India. This prompted the Pakistan Army to train, arm and fund the Taliban

US slaps sanctions on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Noor Wali Mehsud, designates him a global terrorist

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The US has slapped sanctions on the chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali Mehsud and designated him as a global terrorist

Pakistani Taliban appoints new chief after Mullah Fazlullah's death in recent US drone strike

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Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud was chosen as the new chief by Pakistani Taliban after Mullah Fazlullah's death in the US drone strike was confirmed

Pakistan: Six militants, two soldiers killed in gunfight in South Waziristan; weapons, ammunition seized

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Six militants and two soldiers were killed on Saturday during a fierce gunfight in a northwestern Pakistan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, military and local security officials said.

Pakistan Army General Raheel Sharif kicks off farewell visits before retirement

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Ending speculation that he might get an extension, Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif on Monday kicked off his farewell visits to various army units before his retirement on 29 November.