By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least five people Sunday in a tribal region where Pakistan's top Taliban commander is based, intelligence officials said, breaking a lull in such attacks and posing a test for growing anti-Taliban sentiment in the country.
31 militants killed in NW Pakistan operation
2009-06-14
ISLAMABAD, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 31 terrorists, including foreigners, were killed and 50 injured in northwestern and tribal areas in the last 24 hours, said the Pakistani militaryin a press release on Sunday.
Pakistan blast kills eight
By Hasbanullah Khan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) — The latest in a string of bombs in northwest Pakistan killed eight people on Sunday as a US missile strike hit a tribal belt where troops are expected to launch a fresh anti-Taliban onslaught.
FACTBOX: U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan
By Augustine Anthony
Sun Jun 14, 2009
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired a missile at a vehicle carrying Taliban in Pakistan's South Waziristan region on Sunday, killing three militants, a tribal leader and an intelligence official said.
Pakistan's Taliban leader faces threat from fellow tribesman
By SAEED SHAH
McClatchy Newspapers
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- A new Islamic militia leader has emerged in Pakistan to openly challenge al-Qaida-affiliated warlord Baitullah Mehsud for the first time from within his own tribe, marking the start of a bloody confrontation in the wild Waziristan region that could have profound consequences for both Pakistan and the West.
Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi
Mufti Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, (16 February, 1948 - 12 June, 2009) was a leading anti-Taliban Sunni Islamic cleric from Pakistan who was well known for his moderate views. He was killed in a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan on June 12, 2009.
Video: Double suicide bombing in Pakistan
Pakistan's Taliban leader faces threat from fellow tribesman
By SAEED SHAH
McClatchy Newspapers
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- A new Islamic militia leader has emerged in Pakistan to openly challenge al-Qaida-affiliated warlord Baitullah Mehsud for the first time from within his own tribe, marking the start of a bloody confrontation in the wild Waziristan region that could have profound consequences for both Pakistan and the West.
Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi
Mufti Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, (16 February, 1948 - 12 June, 2009) was a leading anti-Taliban Sunni Islamic cleric from Pakistan who was well known for his moderate views. He was killed in a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan on June 12, 2009.
Video: Double suicide bombing in Pakistan
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