Topic: Swat Valley

Suicide car bomb kills seven in Pakistan's Swat

A suicide car bomber targeting an army convoy killed seven people in Pakistan's Swat district on Monday, just months after the military claimed to have quelled a Taliban insurgency.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the bombing, vowing that "such inhuman acts of ...

Suicide car bomb kills nine in Pakistan's Swat

A suicide car bomber hit a military convoy killing nine people, including children, in Pakistan's Swat district on Monday, just months after the army claimed to have quelled a Taliban uprising.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the bombing, vowing that "such inhuman ...

Car bomb kills six in Pakistan's Swat

A suicide car bomber targeting an army convoy killed six people in Pakistan's Swat district on Monday, just months after the military claimed to have quelled a Taliban insurgency."Such inhuman acts of terrorism would not be able to shatter the determination of ...

Car bomb kills six in Pakistan's Swat: police

A car bomb targeting Pakistani security forces killed six people and wounded up to 19 on Monday in Mingora, the main town in the northwestern Swat valley, police said.We are not sure whether a suicide bomber was inside the car or not," ...

Suicide bomber kills Pakistani lawmaker

A suicide bomber killed a provincial lawmaker Tuesday as he received guests at his home in Pakistan's northwest Swat valley, where the military says it has quashed a Taliban uprising.A man with explosives strapped to his body walked unchallenged into the grounds ...

Troops kill 20 militants in NW Pakistan: officials

Pakistan's military on Friday killed 20 insurgents in operations against Taliban strongholds, as the prime minister warned that militants were striking back with attacks in big cities.Armed forces this year launched multiple operations across the northwest tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, the stronghold ...

Suicide bomber kills politician in NW Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed a provincial lawmaker and his brother Tuesday in Pakistan's northwest Swat valley, where the military claims to have quashed a Taliban uprising.A man with explosives strapped to his body walked apparently unchallenged into the grounds of a property ...
A suicide bomber on Tuesday killed a member of Pakistan's northwest provincial assembly and his brother in an attack in the former Taliban stronghold of Swat valley, officials said.The bomber, who was on on foot, targeted a guest house owned by Shamsher ...

Pakistan military kills 13 militants: officials

Pakistani troops killed 13 militants in two separate gunfights Saturday in the northwest Swat valley, officials said.Five militants were killed after a group of insurgents ambushed a military convoy near Totakan village, Malakand district administration chief Siraj Ahmed said.Eight more insurgents were ...

41 dead as suicide blast hits northwest Pakistan

A devastating suicide bomb hit northwest Pakistan killing 41 people Monday, as the military geared up for an assault on Taliban rebels blamed for increasingly bloody and brazen attacks.The bomber, reported to be aged about 13, flung himself at a military convoy ...