Pakistani troops capture strategic peak in Swat

Pakistani security forces have retaken a strategic mountain from pro-Taliban militants in the restive Swat valley in north-west Pakistan and shut down an illegal radio station used by their radical......

Pak begins crackdown on Taliban militants

Security forces backed by helicopter gunships on Sunday killed 10 militant followers of a pro-Taliban cleric in the Swat valley in northwestern Pakistan, sparking tensions that prompted hundreds of......

Pakistan: 15 killed in clashes

A pro-Taliban cleric's militant followers on Saturday clashed with security forces at several places in Swat valley of northwest Pakistan leaving up to 15 people dead, a day after troops backed by......

Pak army gains ground in Swat Valley

Army troops have recaptured a key town in northwestern Pakistan that was over-run by pro-Taliban militants after a major offensive that has left at least 230 rebels dead. A large number of......