Buner, the district 60 miles north of Islamabad whose fall to the Taliban last month sparked alarmed American warnings about the future of Pakistan, has been substantially wrestled from militant hands ...

It isn’t hard to recognize a Pakistani Taliban fighter. Most of the thickly bearded men are barely in their 20s — members of a new and fiercer generation of jihadists. Their long black hair flows down ...

The intense rain has spread destruction in several northern districts, with most fatalities resulting from flash floods, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. In hilly regions, ...

Islamabad: Taliban militants from Pakistans Swat valley are refusing to budge out of the Buner district which they forcibly occupied and have established a big base in the town, located just 100 km ...

Pakistani commandos were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter to seize control of the main town in the Taliban-infiltrated district of Buner in fighting that killed 50 militants, the military ...

Mohan Kumar may just be another Pacha Kalay resident for many visiting the Buner village since centuries to pay homage at the shrine of Syed Ali Tirmizi, popularly known as Pir Baba. Among locals, ...

Until a few weeks ago no one outside Pakistan had heard of Buner in the North West Frontier Province but that’s all changed now. More than 300,000 people have fled the area as troops battle Taliban ...

PESHAWAR Suspension of raw material supply from Buner has put the country's marble industry in jeopardy, rendered thousands of workers jobless and hit hard the local economy. The military's clean-up ...

Two days before his wedding, Noor Muhammad had a long phone call with his mother, just hours before devastating floods in Pakistan killed her along with 23 family members and relatives. "I cannot ...

Pakistan has launched a ground and air offensive against Taliban fighters in Buner, a district some 100 km from Islamabad that was seized by the militants last week. An operation to rout the Taliban ...

BUNER Taliban militants from Swat took control of Buner on Tuesday and started patrolling bazaars, villages and towns in the district. The militants, who had sneaked into Gokand valley of Buner on ...