The brazen attack on one of the most secure areas of the country in the middle of the day, and the taking of hostages, shows a new level of audacity from the militants. It is the third major militant strike in Pakistan in a week and was carried out as the army prepares a major offensive against the militants in their northwestern stronghold of South Waziristan on the Afghan border.  Read more... (524 words, 2 images, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)

The Taliban in Pakistan have released a video confirming that their former leader Baitullah Mehsud is dead. Mehsud was killed on August 6 in the tribal region of South Waziristan in a missile attack by a suspected US drone.  Read more... (266 words, 2 images, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)

Pakistan’s interior ministry has a top ten most-wanted list, according to Amir Mir, the journalist for The News. According to Mir, the top ten list is as follows:

1. Mullah Fazlullah – the chief of the Taliban in Swat.  Read more... (628 words, 1 image, estimated 2:31 mins reading time)

The mystery of Pakistan Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud’s death is still unresolved. The reports are getting confused day in and day out. Pakistani agencies are ‘claiming’ that ‘he is dead’ while international media is not clear in its proclamation. Commander Hakimullah Mehsud had declared reports of the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud’s, death three days ago in U.S Drone attack on a house in South Waziristan were “ridiculous”.  Read more... (364 words, 2 images, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

An army transport helicopter crashed in the tribal region of Orakzai and Up to 26 Pakistani security personnel are feared dead as reported by BBC. The cause of the crash is unclear; the most likely explanation was a technical failure.  Read more... (210 words, 1 image, estimated 50 secs reading time)

Qari Zainuddin, second from right, the leader of a Taliban faction, accompanied by his bodyguards in Dera Ismail Khan.

The militant commander, the leader of Tehreek e Taliban (Abdullah Mehsud Group), known as Qari Zainuddin, had recently given statements to the media opposing Baitullah Mehsud. He has been assassinated by unidentified gunmen in the north-western town of Dera Ismail Khan.  Read more... (163 words, 1 image, estimated 39 secs reading time)

As the military operation in Swat and malakand reaches towards its end the government proclaims that a ‘decisive offensive’ will be launched against Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and his associates.  Read more... (224 words, 1 image, estimated 54 secs reading time)

A loud explosion has been heard near the office of Rescue-15 here on Saturday.

Two policemen were killed after a young man carried out a suicide attack against Rescue 15, a police helpline unit, in the federal capital on Saturday. At least four other policemen were injured. The attack on the Rescue 15 in Sector G-8, 10 days after the one in Lahore last month, took place around 8.35pm, barely 24 hours after a bomb blast in a mosque in Dir, NWFP.  Read more... (335 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)