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Pak Army claims to have killed 100 more Taliban in Bannu
Lahore, June 11 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has claimed that it has killed at least 100 more Taliban during its offensive in the Jani Khel and Baka Khel areas of Frontier Region (FR) in Bannu.
According to sources, Taliban commander Sher Alam has also been killed in the operation.
Meanwhile, about 800 Taliban have reportedly sneaked into Bannu, which borders North Waziristan, The Daily Times reports.
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Pak Govt. concerned over reappearance of controversial ‘Greater Pakhtunistan’ signboards in NWFP
Peshawar, June 6 (ANI): The Pakistan government is concerned about the emergence of a number of signboards with maps of “Greater Pakhtunistan” have reappearing at various places of Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts of the North West Frontier Province.
Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has written a letter to the NWFP government regarding the “objectionable signboards” spotted in the districts,...
Pak Army rescues Razmak students
Miranshah (Pakistan), June 2 (ANI): Students and staff of Pakistan’s Razmak Cadet College, who were kidnapped on Monday by Taliban militants in Bannu region, have been rescued, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman has said.
The News quoted Sardar Abbas, Commissioner of Bannu region, as saying that the army and the Frontier Corps launched a joint operation 20 kilometre east of Razmak...