Militants storm Chechen parliament; 4 dead
Militants today stormed and seized the parliament building in Russias troubled region of Chechnya, taking hostages and killing at least two security guards, officials said.
Heavily-armed unspecified number of militants and suicide bombers stormed into the Parliament building in the provincial capital Grozny as speaker Dukuwakha Abdurahmanov was inside the premises, according to foreign news agency report.
As militants raced into the building after overpowering the guards, a suicide bomber blew himself up on the grounds of the premises near the office of speaker, killing two people and wounding many others. According to other reports, the militants have also launched simultaneous attacks on other state buildings in a most deadly attack since 2004 Beslan high school hostage crisis. Speaker Abdurahmanov, who was in the parliament building, was reported to be safe. According to some sources the shooting was in the office of the parliament speaker. The attack coincided with the visit of Federal Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev to Grozny, who was immediately informed about the attack. Interfax reported that in two suicide blasts at least four guards were killed and Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov is personally carrying the operation to flush out the militants from the building. In 2004, over 330 people were killed in Russias most shocking hostage tragedy when Chechen militants stormed a school in the town of Beslan in the Northern Cacuasus region of North Ossetia.
Miscreants blew up 3 schools in Mohmand
The miscreants blew up another three schools in Mohmand Agency pushing the number of damaged schools to 56 on Sunday.
Sources said that the militants blew up two girls primary schools and boys school in Ziarat Kalay and Saeed Khan.
The explosions completely destroyed the buildings of the schools, however no casualty occurred.
Air strike kills 45 militants in Khyber agency
September 1, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
ISLAMABAD: Security forces’ air raids have killed up to 45 militants and their family members in hideouts in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials said on Wednesday.
The strikes targeted militants in their stronghold, the Tirah Valley, on Tuesday night.
“We have reports that 40 to 45 terrorists were killed,” a security official told Reuters.
Taliban militants often deny official death tolls of militants.
A security official said those killed included families of the militants who had fled military offensives in the Swat Valley and other northwestern regions.
“Some of the families were living in the vicinity of these hideouts and they were also among the dead,” he said, adding he did not know how many non-combatants were among the casualties.
Another security official confirmed the
Air strike kills 45 militants in Khyber agency
September 1, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
ISLAMABAD: Security forces’ air raids have killed up to 45 militants and their family members in hideouts in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials said on Wednesday.
The strikes targeted militants in their stronghold, the Tirah Valley, on Tuesday night.
“We have reports that 40 to 45 terrorists were killed,” a security official told Reuters.
Taliban militants often deny official death tolls of militants.
A security official said those killed included families of the militants who had fled military offensives in the Swat Valley and other northwestern regions.
“Some of the families were living in the vicinity of these hideouts and they were also among the dead,” he said, adding he did not know how many non-combatants were among the casualties.
Another security official confirmed the
Three new F-16s inducted in PAF fleet
JACOBABAD: The first batch of the latest version F-16 C/D Block 52 high tech fighter aircraft that arrived Pakistan yesterday at the newly developed PAF Base in Jacobabad, have been formally inducted in Pakistan Air Force, Geo News reported Sunday.
Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, US ambassador in Pakistan Anne Patterson and United States Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Norton Schwartz attended the inducting ceremony.
The three aircraft were ferried directly from the United States to Pakistan by PAF pilots, who had recently completed training on the new aircraft in US. Air Marshal Mohammad Hasan, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), Air Marshal Waseem ud Din, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Administration), along with other senior PAF officials yesterday received the aircraft at the base.
Pakistan attaches great significance to its air defence needs. Taking stock of the situation the country had signed a contract with the US government in 2006 for acquisition of 18 F-16 C/D Block 52 aircraft.
Under this arrangement, PAF would receive these aircrafts in different batches. The delivery of all the 18 aircrafts would complete by the end of this year.
The F-16 C/D Block 52 aircraft is a high tech fighter aircraft equipped with sophisticated state-of-the-art avionics suite, latest weapons with Night Precision Attack capability.
These aircraft are much superior to the F-16A/Bs already in the inventory of the PAF.
The US gave Pakistan four used F-16 jets last year with 18 more to be yet handed, as the process regarding the supply of these new fighter jets would complete in December 2010.
Eight extremists killed in Orakzai action
PESHAWAR: At least eight extremists were killed in Orakzai Agency in an action by the security forces, Geo News reported Sunday.
The security forces pounded the hideouts of the extremists in Orakzai area of Mamonzai, killing eight extremists and injuring six others. Also, two hideouts of the extremists were destroyed in the action.
Meantime, the militants fired five rockets at a check post of security forces; however, no fatality was reported.
Soon afterwards, the forces returned the action killing a militant commander and injuring three others.
The attackers fled the area after they met tough fight from the forces.
Orakzai:15 militants killed in clash with security forces
Some 15 militants were killed in a clash with the security forces during the ongoing military offensive in Orakzai Agency on Saturday. Sources said that the militants attacked the forces in Samdarra, Dabori injuring two army personnel. The forces repulsed the attack and 15 miscreants and destroyed three of their hideouts.
The forces operation is on in the adjoining areas.
Three miscreants killed in Swat
Three militants were killed during a clash with the security forces in Matta, Swat on Friday.
According to sources, the miscreants belonged to Matta and adjoining areas.
On the other hand, the security forces made the families of the militants holed up in Kabal to leave the area.The dislocated have been given refuge in relief camps established in Mardan and Malakand Agency.
3 Terrorists Held With Explosives: Mianwali
MIANWALI, Pakistan News: Mianwali police arrested three terrorists and recovered 47 kg explosive material and two kilogramme detonator wires during a search operation in the jurisdiction of Hurnoli police station here.
Arrested Irfan and Mehboob belong to Kalor Kot, where as third man Amjad has been a resident of Mansehra.
According to the sources, the arrested terrorists were linked to Qari Usman Niaz Ullah group.
Police investigating into the case.
3 Terrorists Held With Explosives: Mianwali was first posted on January 18, 2010 at 5:03 pm.
Troops kill 4 Militants in Swat
MINGORA, Pakistan News: Four militants were killed in an armed clash with security forces in the countryside area of District Char Bagh.
During the clash the militants instead of surrendering opened firing at the law enforcers which was retaliated with full force and thus four millitants got killed in the operation.
According to the sources, the above said militants were accused of attacking the security forces and killing of local people. Lot of arms and munitions captured from the killed militants.
Troops kill 4 Militants in Swat was first posted on January 18, 2010 at 5:21 pm.
