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Twelve militants killed in S. Waziristan
Troops have been making advance besides consolidating their regained positions on all axes: ISPR.
Three soldiers killed in Hangu militant attack
Security forces based in a nearby fort responded by killing at least six attackers, police and military officials said.
Two teachers among 16 hurt in Quetta attacks
A hand grenade was hurled at an FC check post in a commercial area of Quetta in the second such attack in one day.
Nato air strike kills seven Afghan security personnel
‘The commando brigade informs us that foreign forces also sustained some casualties,’ the defence ministry.
UN to continue work in Afghanistan: Ban ki-moon
The UN will relocate 200 staff members outside Afghanistan in the wake of terror attacks but will continue its aid work.

CHALLENGES REMAIN

Army close to winding up first phase of operation

NO END IN SIGHT

Obama’s AfPak dilemma

GAME PLAN

‘We are prepared for a long war’

Gone with the grin?
Could it be that President Asif Ali Zardari is finally ready to part with his power?
Terrorism coverage
The not-so-thin line between reporting the news and wallowing in sensationalism has been crossed.
The high cost of ‘ghairat’
Money alone won’t solve problems, political will and consensus are needed, writes Irfan Husain.
The task ahead
The redoubtable enemy in South Waziristan has been subdued, not vanquished.
Can they ever make it work?
Zardari’s original sin is wanting to rule from the presidency: Cyril Almeida.