Maulana Fazlullah
latest news & developmentsPakistani vigilantes claim to have killed 167 Taliban
Local vigilantes allied to Pakistani soldiers on Thursday claimed to have killed at least 167 militants in two months.
Pakistan Taliban says Swat chief alive, vows jihad
The Taliban on Thursday denied claims that Maulana Fazlullah, architect of a brutal uprising in Pakistan’s Swat valley, was wounded.
Pakistani troops close in on key Taliban town
Pakistani troops on Monday pressed their offensive against the Taliban in the northwest Swat district, closing in on a key town.
Sharia courts open in Pakistan’s Swat
Islamic courts have started work in Pakistan’s Swat valley under a controversial deal that the government hopes will end two years of bitter fighting.
Pakistan, Islamists sign deal to enforce sharia law
The government and Islamic hardliners on Monday signed an agreement to enforce sharia law in the northwestern Swat valley, said a provincial minister.
Pakistan suicide attack toll rises to 41
The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a polling station in northwest Pakistan has risen to 41, police said Monday.
Death toll mounts as Pakistan troops battle militants
More than 40 people have been killed in two days of fighting in a north-west Pakistani valley as troops seek to wipe out militants trying to enforce Taliban-style rule, the…