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How To Spot A Militant In Pakistan: Army Removes Roofs
House after house flicks by hundreds of feet beneath a military helicopter, many distinguished by one arresting feature: their roofs have been removed by the army to allow an "aerial view" of militants who may take refuge there.
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2 Killed in Bomb Attack on Pakistan Cabinet Minister's Convoy
At least two people were killed when a roadside bomb hit the convoy of a Pakistani cabinet minister in the country's troubled northwest today, police said.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Parts of Pakistan Remain Terror Safe Haven: US State Department
Significant parts of Pakistan along its border with Afghanistan, including Waziristan, Balochistan and FATA, continue to be a safe haven for terrorists, the US State Department said in a report today.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Pakistan Military Says 20 Militants Killed in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 20 militants on Saturday in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border, as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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US Drone Strike Kills 4 Militants in Pakistan: Officials
A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security officials said.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Displaced Pakistanis to Start Going Home to North Waziristan
Pakistan will on Sunday start returning the first batches of nearly a million civilians ordered to leave their homes ahead of an anti-Taliban offensive in North Waziristan on the Afghanistan border, officials told Reuters today.
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Two soldiers, Two Policemen Die in Pakistan Attacks
A bomb killed at least two Pakistani soldiers in the country's northwestern tribal district where the army is carrying out a major offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.
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US Drone Strike Kills 18 in North Western Pakistan
A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 18 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.
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US Drone Strike Kills at Least 13 People in North West Pakistan
A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 13 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.
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Taliban Cut Hair and Beards to Flee Pakistan Army Assault
Hundreds of Taliban fighters rushed to disguise themselves with new haircuts in the weeks before a Pakistani army assault, it has emerged, as refugees revealed details of life under the militants - and their taste for imported luxuries.
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UN, Aid Agencies Help 470,000 Displaced People in Pakistan
The UN and other aid agencies are helping 470,000 people who have been displaced from Pakistan's North Waziristan region due to the ongoing military operations, a media report said Wednesday.
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Pakistan Army Begins Ground Offensive Against Taliban: Officials
Pakistan's military launched a ground assault in the North Waziristan tribal area on Monday, beginning a new phase in its offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.
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How To Spot A Militant In Pakistan: Army Removes Roofs
House after house flicks by hundreds of feet beneath a military helicopter, many distinguished by one arresting feature: their roofs have been removed by the army to allow an "aerial view" of militants who may take refuge there.
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2 Killed in Bomb Attack on Pakistan Cabinet Minister's Convoy
At least two people were killed when a roadside bomb hit the convoy of a Pakistani cabinet minister in the country's troubled northwest today, police said.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Parts of Pakistan Remain Terror Safe Haven: US State Department
Significant parts of Pakistan along its border with Afghanistan, including Waziristan, Balochistan and FATA, continue to be a safe haven for terrorists, the US State Department said in a report today.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Pakistan Military Says 20 Militants Killed in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 20 militants on Saturday in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border, as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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US Drone Strike Kills 4 Militants in Pakistan: Officials
A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security officials said.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Displaced Pakistanis to Start Going Home to North Waziristan
Pakistan will on Sunday start returning the first batches of nearly a million civilians ordered to leave their homes ahead of an anti-Taliban offensive in North Waziristan on the Afghanistan border, officials told Reuters today.
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Two soldiers, Two Policemen Die in Pakistan Attacks
A bomb killed at least two Pakistani soldiers in the country's northwestern tribal district where the army is carrying out a major offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.
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US Drone Strike Kills 18 in North Western Pakistan
A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 18 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.
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US Drone Strike Kills at Least 13 People in North West Pakistan
A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 13 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a major offensive against insurgent hideouts.
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Taliban Cut Hair and Beards to Flee Pakistan Army Assault
Hundreds of Taliban fighters rushed to disguise themselves with new haircuts in the weeks before a Pakistani army assault, it has emerged, as refugees revealed details of life under the militants - and their taste for imported luxuries.
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UN, Aid Agencies Help 470,000 Displaced People in Pakistan
The UN and other aid agencies are helping 470,000 people who have been displaced from Pakistan's North Waziristan region due to the ongoing military operations, a media report said Wednesday.
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Pakistan Army Begins Ground Offensive Against Taliban: Officials
Pakistan's military launched a ground assault in the North Waziristan tribal area on Monday, beginning a new phase in its offensive against Taliban militants, officials said.
