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Warlord among 16 Taliban
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Gunman kills 3 in Swiss village
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Homegrown militancy replaces
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Car bomb in Iraq kills 20 Shiite pilgrims
$100 mn Hindu temple near Hollywood a major draw
Al Jazeera to buy Gore’s channel to boost footprint in US
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Warlord among 16 Taliban killed in US drone strikes Islamabad, January 3 Nazir, his deputy Ratta Khan, commanders Agha Khan Wazir and Allauddin Wazir and nine more militants were killed when a CIA-operated spy plane targeted a vehicle in Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan Agency early this morning. Security officials were quoted by the Pakistani media as saying that Nazir was killed in the strike. Local Taliban commanders and officials of the political administration too confirmed the killing of Nazir to Dawn News. Officials and tribesmen said Nazir was heading to Wana, the main town of South Waziristan, when his vehicle was attacked. Residents of Angoor Adda and Wana said announcements about Nazir's death were made on the loudspeakers of mosques. His funeral was later held at Warsak, local residents said. Mullah Nazir, also known as Maulvi Nazir Wazir, had signed a peace deal with Pakistani security forces in 2007 and was the top militant commander in South Waziristan. He was considered to be among the "good" Taliban as he preferred attacking US and allied forces in Afghanistan instead of Pakistani troops. Hours after the attack that killed Nazir, three fighters of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan Agency. Commander Faisal Khan and two Uzbek fighters were among the dead. Earlier reports had said that four militants were killed in this attack. These were the first drone strikes of the new year. The US has continued its drone campaign in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan despite protests from Pakistan, which says the attacks are counter-productive and a violation of its sovereignty. — PTI
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Gunman kills 3 in Swiss village
Geneva, January 3 The man, who had reportedly been drinking heavily before the shooting and was armed with an assault rifle, launched the attack in Daillon village late yesterday. As the police rushed to the scene to stop the attack, they exchanged fire with the gunman and wounded him, the police said. He had been taken to hospital, they said. "Three victims died at the scene. Two other persons were wounded and hospitalised," said the police in the canton of Valais, which borders Italy and France. They did not identify the attacker and his motives were not immediately clear. At around 8.50 pm (1950 GMT) "the cantonal police headquarters was told that an individual was shooting at residents of the village," the police said in a statement today. — AFP
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Homegrown militancy replaces
India as Pakistan army’s enemy no. 1
In a paradigm shift in its decades-old policy, the Pakistan Army has described homegrown militancy as the “biggest threat” to national security replacing India from the traditional primacy. According to the new Army Doctrine, ongoing activities of Taliban militants in the restive tribal regions and unabated terrorist attacks on government installations in major cities are posing a real threat to Pakistan’s security. The Army Doctrine deals with operational preparedness and is reviewed on and off. For decades, the army considered India as its No. 1 enemy but growing extremism in the country compelled the military authorities to review its strategy. A senior military official confirmed to The Express Tribune that a new chapter has been added to the Army Doctrine that would now also include threats posed by sub-conventional warfare.
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Car bomb in Iraq kills 20 Shiite pilgrims Baghdad, January 3 The blast erupted late in the afternoon in the town of Musayyib, about 60 km south of the Iraqi capital. It targeted worshippers returning from the Shiite holy city of Karbala following the climax of the religious commemoration known as Arbaeen. Children were among the 20 persons confirmed killed, according to a police official. He said at least 50 people were wounded. The bomb went off in the middle of a gathering of pilgrims changing buses coming from Karbala on their way to other destinations in the country, according to police. "The explosion shook the whole block and smashed the windows of my house," said teacher Ibrahim Mohammed, who lives nearby. — AP
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$100 mn Hindu temple near Hollywood a major draw Washington, January 3 The 68th Swaminarayan temple of Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) has been built using 35,000 pieces of meticulously hand carved Italian Carrara marble and Indian Pink Sandstone, temple officials said. BAPS said that it is the first earthquake-proof Mandir in the world and is expected to last for 1,000 years. Using cutting edge technology to protect it from earthquakes, the temple encompasses five pinnacles, two large domes, four balconies, 122 pillars and 129 archways. — PTI
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Al Jazeera to buy Gore’s channel to boost footprint in US
Los Angeles/New York, Jan 2 Terms were undisclosed, but analysts estimated the deal could be worth as much as $500 million. The deal brings Al Jazeera into closer competition with American news channels like CNN, MSNBC and Fox. — Reuters
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Former Turkish army chief detained over 1997 coup Mobile phone services blocked in Pak Argentina stakes claim to Falklands Malala’s father gets job in UK mission
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