Instead of starting a war with Pakistan and giving it exactly what it wanted, the Manmohan Singh government worked to isolate Pakistan, and arrest the masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

In 1788, Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1793, Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard, using a hot-air balloon, flew from Philadelphia to Woodbury, New Jersey.

The Taliban’s nonchalant behavior toward the TTP issue stems from the latter’s support of the group and allegiance to Taliban leaders, which began with Baitullah Mehsud – the first leader of ...

According to officials, the incident took place in the Kojalai Baba village near Bagan when residents opened fire on military vehicles, injuring Javedullah Mehsud, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khyber ...

(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) Kurram: Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud sustained injuries in a firing incident in Lower Kurram, reportedly carried out by unidentified assailants. Both the ...

PESHAWAR: In a major development, militants behind the attack on Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud in Kurram district have been identified, ARY News reported citing sources. According to ...

Days after a peace agreement between the warring tribes was finally reached, violence flared out in the restive region once more today, as Kurram Deputy Commissioner (DC) Javedullah Mehsud ...

“These airstrikes and border skirmishes distract from the real issue — the failure of both Pakistan and the Taliban to provide basic security and relief,” said Azam Mehsud, a 31-year-old ...

Also, in 2007, the creation of the TTP by Baitullah Mehsud bolstered the local militants who joined it, further deteriorating the peace situation in the region. In April that year, a Sunni armed ...

After the TTP was formed in 2007 under Baitullah Mehsud, a wave of terrorism began in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which gradually spread to other parts of Pakistan. As a result of Pakistan Army’s ...

The then government of Gen Pervez Musharraf blamed it on a Taliban commander, Baitullah Mehsud, who denied any involvement. Ten year later, an anti-terrorism court acquitted five Taliban suspects ...

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistani Taliban, as its commonly called, is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups established in 2007 by Baitullah Mehsud.