Pak: Taliban leader Mehsud rival dead Jun 23, 2009
He was killed in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan, police said. "I confirm that Qari Zainuddin has been shot dead," Salahuddin, superintendent of police in the city, said. (India Times, India)
Pakistan puts Taliban leader in crosshairs Jun 23, 2009
Zainuddin has teamed up with Turkistan Bhittani, a leader of the Bhittani clan, also of South Waziristan, and the duo are leading an effort to block the movement of Mehsud's men in the neighboring districts of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan. Still, it would be a mistake for the government to place all of its faith in Mehsud's rivals, says Mr. Shah, the former security chief. (Christian Science Monitor)
Tribal leader killed in Pakistan Jun 23, 2009
A tribal leader who opposed the head of the Taliban in Pakistan has been shot dead in the north-western Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan, police said. Qari Zainuddin, 26, who often criticised Taliban head Baitullah Mehsud, was killed by a gunman in his office early on Tuesday. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Taliban Commander Shot Dead in Pakistan Jun 23, 2009
June 7: Taliban faction leader Qari Zainuddin is accompanied by his bodyguards in his office in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan ... Zainuddin was gunned down in nearby town of Dera Ismail Khan ... Zainuddin was estimated to have about 3,000 armed followers in Dera Ismail Khan and nearby Tank. (Fox News)
Pakistan launches airstrikes after bases attacked Jun 23, 2009
Associated Press writers Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan, Hussain Afzal in Para Chinar and Zarar Khan in Islamabad contributed to this report. More Stories. (North County Times)
Pakistani Taliban chief's rival shot dead Jun 23, 2009
ISLAMABAD, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Qari Zainuddin, a rival to Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mahsud, was shot dead Tuesday morning in the northwestern Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan, according to local TV reports ... Sources said that a gunman Gulbaddin Mahsud opened fire on Zainuddin after morning prayers at Dera Ismail Khan, where Zainuddin had been living since he had declared war on Baitullah Mahsud. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pakistan readies new operation against Taliban Jun 17, 2009
Convoys of military trucks carrying tanks and heavy artillery were seen Tuesday in the nearby towns of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank ... Associated Press writers Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan, and Munir Ahmad and Zarar Khan in Islamabad contributed to this report. (North County Times)
Pakistan steels for army assault on Waziristan Jun 16, 2009
Extra police roadblocks caused unusually long traffic tailbacks in the capital on Monday morning as Rehman feared more bomb attacks like those that killed eight people in Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday and nine in a Peshawar hotel last week. U.S. officials say they believe the Pakistan army has started a big push into Mehsud's mountainous redoubt, and on Sunday Awais Ahmed Ghani, governor of North West Frontier Province, confirmed an operation had been ordered. (AlertNet)
Pakistan army ordered to go after Taliban chief Jun 16, 2009
Meanwhile, a bomb rocked a market Sunday in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan. Government official Inayat Ullah said 11 to 13 pounds of explosives were planted in a fruit vendor's hand-pulled cart in the market. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pakistan to launch offensive on Taliban chief Jun 16, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Pakistan said it will pursue an army operation against the country's top Taliban commander, a feared militant based in a tribal region along the Afghan border where a suspected U.S. missile strike killed five people Sunday. The announcement came as violence raged in other parts of the volatile northwest. (MSNBC -- International)
Taliban head 'must be eliminated' Jun 16, 2009
At least eight people were killed in a bomb attack at a market in the north-western town of Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday. The explosives were reported to have been detonated by remote control after being hidden in a rickshaw. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Thirteen people killed in separate attacks Jun 16, 2009
The bomb exploded in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, said Syed Mohsan Shah, the district coordination officer in the city. The attack was retaliation for the massive military offensive against militants in the region, the city's police chief said. (CNN -- World)
Suspected suicide blast kills 40 in Pakistan Jun 6, 2009
Last week, a string of militant attacks in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan -- also located in the province -- killed 12 people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of the attacks. (CNN -- World)
* Bomb blast kills 40 worshippers in northwest Pakistan Jun 6, 2009
The military says more than 1,200 militants and 90 soldiers have been killed since the army swung into action in late April, while the militants have carried out bomb attacks in Lahore, and the northwestern cities of Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan. The people of Swat have realized that the entire misery which we are facing today, it is because of the Taliban, because of the terrorists, who are not only enemies of the country but enemies of Islam, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Pakistan Reports Gains In Swat; Trouble Flares Elsewhere Jun 1, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (May 31, 2009)--Fighting in a northwest tribal region of Pakistan could raise the odds that the army will extend an offensive to semi-autonomous tribal areas near Afghanistan. It's an area where al-Qaeda and the Taliban have long proliferated. (KWTX.com, TX)
Taliban turn to bombings after losing stronghold Jun 1, 2009
That night, suicide bomb attacks killed four police officers on the outskirts of Peshawar and two people in the north-west city of Dera Ismail Khan. As a result, security was tightened in Islamabad, the capital, and other cities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Deadly Bomb Blast in Northwestern Pakistan Jun 1, 2009
Associated Press writers Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan and Vijay Joshi contributed to this report from Singapore. MORE.. (Time.com)
Pakistani Army retakes largest town in Swat Valley May 31, 2009
That night, suicide bomb attacks killed four police officers on the outskirts of Peshawar and two people in the northwest city of Dera Ismail Khan. As a result, security was tightened in Islamabad, the capital, and other major cities. (Boston Globe)
25 more militants killed in NW Pakistan operation May 31, 2009
ISLAMABAD, May 28 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and seven others injured Thursday evening in a huge blast on a check post in the northwestern Pakistani city of Dera Ismail Khan, local TV channels reported. The blast near the Town Hall in Dera Ismail Khan caused several vehicles nearby on fire, according to the private Geo TV.. (Xinhuanet, China)
String of blasts in Pakistan kill 24 May 29, 2009
In a fourth attack, a policeman and two passers-by were killed and 13 people wounded when a suicide attacker exploded an auto-rickshaw near a police checkpoint in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, about 300 kilometres (186 miles) south of Peshawar, local police chief Iqbal Khan said. Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar lie on the fringes of lawless tribal areas along the mountainous border with Afghanistan, where Washington says Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants are holed up, plotting attacks on the West. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city May 29, 2009
Also on Thursday, a bomb killed at least three people and injured several in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, about 186 miles, (300km) south of Peshawar. Peshawar is the capital of the North Western Frontier Province and has seen an increase in violence in the past three weeks. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Violence Spike May 29, 2009
The attacks in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan happened within two hours of each other and a day after an assault on security forces in the eastern city of Lahore killed around 30 people ... In Dera Ismail Khan, 150 miles south of Peshawar, a homicide bomber rammed a three-wheeler taxi into a police checkpoint, killing one police officer and two civilians, said police officer Bahawal Khan. (Fox News)
Security forces kill 2 Taliban, arrest another two in ensuing gunbattle in Peshawar May 29, 2009
PESHAWAR: Two bomb blasts killed at least six people and injured 100 in the historic Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar on Thursday as a suicide bomber according to various news agencies rammed his explosives-laden vehicle in a security checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan, killing three and injuring 13 ... Meanwhile in Dera Ismail Khan, AFP reported that a policeman and two passers-by were killed and 13 people wounded when a suicide attacker exploded an auto-rickshaw near a police checkpoint. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Insurgent ambush, bombs kill at least 13 in Pakistan May 29, 2009
Later in the evening, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a checkpoint outside a hospital in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan. The explosion killed two people, and an intense exchange of fire followed, officials said. (Boston Globe)
Death toll rises to 15 in Pakistan explosions May 29, 2009
Another suicide bombing occurred later in Dera Ismail Khan, the province's southernmost city ... Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan are more than 250 kilometers (155 miles) apart. (CNN -- World)
Pakistani Military Claims Victories in Street Fighting May 27, 2009
Syed Mohsin Shah, the top government official in nearby Dera Ismail Khan district, said some 1,500 families have fled from South Waziristan in the past few weeks because of the fighting. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Pakistan Opposition Leader Wins Right to Polls May 27, 2009
Syed Mohsin Shah, the top government official in nearby Dera Ismail Khan district, said some 1,500 families have fled from South Waziristan in the past few weeks because of fighting between the two sides. Aid officials fear a second refugee crisis could emerge in the fighting worsens in Waziristan. (Time.com)
Pakistani Taliban to Swat civilians: Come back May 26, 2009
Associated Press Writers Ashraf Khan and Asif Shahzad in Islamabad and Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan contributed to this report. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Pakistan: Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 4 May 16, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. missile attack has killed at least four people in a stronghold of the Taliban and Al Qaeda near the Afghan border. Three intelligence officials told The Associated Press that several missiles hit a religious school and a vehicle on Saturday near Mir Ali, a town in the North Waziristan region. (Fox News)
Pakistan conflict map May 14, 2009
Traditionally famous for its flowers and sweets, Dera Ismail Khan (or D.I. Khan) has not escaped the increase in Taleban activity seen elsewhere in North West Frontier Province. Two groups of militants are active in D.I. Khan, one of them involved in sectarian attacks, the other in attacks on security forces. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Pakistan officials: Missile strike kills 6 May 12, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Pakistani officials said a suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least six people near Afghan border. Two Pakistani security officials said several missiles flattened a house in the South Waziristan region early Tuesday. (MSNBC -- International)
• Peace in peril, but Pakistan says don't 'panic' Apr 28, 2009
Associated Press writers Asif Shahzad in Islamabad, Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan, Riaz Khan in Peshawar and Jason Straziuso in Kabul contributed to this report. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
AP: Pakistani Taliban Threatens Attack on White House Apr 2, 2009
Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S., said Monday's attack on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore was retaliation for U.S. missile strikes against militants along the Afghan border. "Soon we will launch an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world," Mehsud told The Associated Press by phone. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Full Story Apr 1, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on the White House that would "amaze" the world. Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S., said Monday's attack on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore was retaliation for U.S. missile strikes against militants along the Afghan border. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Deadly blast hits Pakistan mosque Mar 28, 2009
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Missile strike kills 8 militants in Pakistan Mar 27, 2009
(03-26) 04:00 PDT Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. A suspected U.S. missile attack killed eight militants, including several foreigners, Wednesday in the stronghold of Pakistan's top Taliban commander, intelligence officials said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pakistani and Afghan Taliban unify in face of U.S. influx Mar 27, 2009
Mullah Omar dispatched a six-member team to Waziristan in late December and early January, several Taliban fighters said in interviews in Dera Ismail Khan, a town in the North-West Frontier Province that is not far from South Waziristan. They did not want to their names used because they were not authorized to speak to journalists. (International Herald Tribune)
Pakistan suicide blast kills 10: local official Mar 26, 2009
The suicide bomber blew himself up at the inn, where people meet for tea and meals, in Jandola, 85 kilometres (55 miles) west of Dera Ismail Khan, near the lawless tribal areas where Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists are hunkered down. "The death toll has gone up to 10," said local administration official Barkatullah, who goes by one name. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Suspected US strike kills eight in Pakistan Mar 26, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A suspected US missile attack killed eight militants, including several foreigners, yesterday in the stronghold of Pakistan's top Taliban commander, intelligence officials said. The strike came as President Barack Obama's administration prepares to unveil a new strategy to quell Islamist insurgents threatening nuclear-armed Pakistan as well as neighboring Afghanistan, and to keep the pressure on Al Qaeda leaders in the region. (Boston Globe)
Officials: Missile attack kills 5 in Pakistan Mar 16, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A suspected US missile strike killed two Arabs and three other people in northwest Pakistan late Sunday, intelligence officials said, in the latest in a barrage of American attacks on suspected militant targets in the region. Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan is home to scores of al-Qaida and Taliban militants and the United States is pressing Islamabad to do more to fight them. (MSNBC -- International)
Bombs Kill 15 in Pakistan; U.S. Drone Reported Down Mar 8, 2009
Associated Press Writers Munir Ahmad in Islamabad and Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan contributed to this report. 2009 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
SUBVERSE: No love lost Mar 5, 2009
Unending unrest in Balochistan and sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan, coupled with a creaking law and order and judicial systems, evoke little confidence in that country. There are many in India who are ready to give Pakistan another chance forever. (India Times, India)
U.S. Missiles Hit Taliban Compound in Pakistan Mar 2, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected U.S. missiles have hit an alleged Taliban compound near the border with Afghanistan. There was no immediate word on casualties. (Fox News)
Taliban kidnap top govt official in Pakistan's Swat Feb 23, 2009
A Pakistan army soldier stands guard on a street during a curfew imposed after a bomb attack in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, some 270 km (170 miles) southwest of. URL: http://www. (AlertNet)
Taliban truce seems in flux in Pakistan Feb 23, 2009
Pakistanis transporting a family member killed by a bomb in Dera Ismail Khan, Swat Valley, just before the truce was declared. (Ishtiaq Mehsud/AP). (International Herald Tribune)
U.S. Secretly Training Pakistani Forces Feb 23, 2009
Feb. 22: Pakistan Army soldier stands guard on a street after a homicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan. WASHINGTON U.S. military advisers, mostly Army Special Forces soldiers, are training Pakistani troops in their fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, The New York Times reported Sunday. (Fox News)
Iran condemns Pakistan bomb explosion Feb 22, 2009
Dera Ismail Khan is among the regions in Pakistan which has witnessed a spate of unrest and sectarian bloodshed over the past few years ... A person injured by a bomb attack on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 is attended to at a local hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. (PRESS TV)
Suicide bomber kills 28 people in Pakistan Feb 22, 2009
The attack, aimed at the funeral procession for a Shiite leader in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, triggered an hourslong riot in which furious crowds torched shops, homes and cars ... Dera Ismail Khan is close to the border of the South Waziristan tribal agency, where al Qaeda and the Taliban have well-established footholds. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Task force to control law and order in DI Khan: Malik Feb 22, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to form a task force to control law and order in Dera Ismail Khan, Interior Adviser Rehman Malik said on Saturday. He was talking to journalists after visiting Dera Ismail Khan blast victims at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences ... I will visit Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan within a week to meet the elders of both [Shia and Sunni] sects and officials concerned to discuss the situation, he said. (Daily Times)
180 injured as suicide bomber attacks funeral procession of slain Shia leader Feb 21, 2009
PESHAWAR: A curfew was imposed in Dera Ismail Khan on Friday and the army called in to quell riots immediately after a suicide bomber killed at least 30 Shias and injured another 157 who were attending a funeral in southern Dera Ismail Khan district, police and locals told Daily Times. Witnesses said police ran off when gunfire broke out after the blast at the funeral of Shia leader Sher Zaman who was gunned down a day earlier. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistan: Mother of captive American issues appeal Feb 21, 2009
Earlier Saturday, a suspected Shiite gunmen killed two members of the rival Sunni Muslim sect in the northwest city of Dera Ismail Khan, police said, a day after a suicide bombing at a Shiite leader's funeral killed 36 and set off sectarian riots ... Associated Press Writer Ishtiaq Mahsud contributed to this report from Dera Ismail Khan. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Feb 21, 2009
The incident came a day after a suicide bomber ran into a crowd of mourners at the funeral of a slain Shiite Muslim leader in the nearby town of Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, killing 30 people. The attack sparked riots by angry mobs and the authorities called in troops to control the situation in Dera Ismail Khan, imposing an indefinite curfew, officials said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
22 killed in suicide bombing attack in NW Pakistan Feb 21, 2009
The official Associated Press of Pakistan quoted District Coordination Officer (DCO) of Dera Ismail Khan city in North West Frontier Province Syed Mohsin Shah as saying that the suicide blast occurred near Sobra hotel in the area. The suicide bomber struck the people who accompanied the body of a Shia elder called Sher Zaman who was killed on Thursday by unknown gunmen. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pakistan funeral bomb 'kills 25' Feb 21, 2009
The blast took place in Dera Ismail Khan, a town close to Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal area ... Dera Ismail Khan has been the scene of a number of deadly attacks targeted at the local Shia population since 2007. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Bombing at funeral kills dozens in Pakistan Feb 21, 2009
A powerful explosion that the police attributed to a suicide bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded at least 50 on Friday in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, government officials said ... Enraged mobs attacked the local security forces, ransacked shops and surrounded hospitals as members of the funeral procession struggled to secure treatment for the wounded, according to the mayor of Dera Ismail Khan, Abdur Rauf ... In recent years, Dera Ismail Khan has witnessed persistent... (International Herald Tribune)
* Suicide blast kills 30 at funeral in Pakistan Feb 21, 2009
Witnesses told of horrifying scenes after the explosion rocked Dera Ismail Khan, which has a history of sectarian violence in the Sunni-majority nation ... The government must stop the genocide of Shiites in Dera Ismail Khan ... Authorities ordered troops into Dera Ismail Khan and imposed a curfew after volleys of gunfire from panicked mourners degenerated into angry riots. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Bomb kills 6 at Shiite funeral in Pakistan Feb 20, 2009
Ashiq Salim, a doctor at the main hospital in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, says 25 bodies have been brought there since the attack on Friday morning. Salim says the hospital is treating another 60 people who were injured. (International Herald Tribune)
20 dead in blast at cleric's funeral in Pak Feb 20, 2009
"Twenty people have died and some 25 are injured," Ashiq Saleem, government hospital administrator in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, said ... The attack caused panic and confusion in Dera Ismail Khan and shops and markets closed down soon after the blast. (India Times, India)
Suicide blast hits Pakistan funeral Feb 20, 2009
The explosion occured on Friday in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, 270km southwest of Islamabad, the capital. The blast tore through crowds streaming toward a graveyard for the burial of Sher Zeman, a Shia leader who was gunned down in the city the day before. (Aljazeera.net)
U.S. Drone Allegedly Kills 27 In Pakistan Feb 15, 2009
By Associated Press Writer Munir Ahmad; AP writer Ishtiaq Mahsud from Dera Ismail Khan contributed to this report. MMIX The Associated Press. (CBS News)
Suspected US missile strike kills 27 in Pakistan Feb 15, 2009
Associated Press writer Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan contributed to this report. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Poland Blames Pakistan For Beheading Feb 10, 2009
Associated Press writer Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, contributed to this report. Connect to this TIME Story. (Time.com)
Kidnapped Pole Apparently Beheaded On Tape Feb 10, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Feb. 9, 2009. Text Size. (CBS News)
* Footage appears to show militants killing engineer Feb 10, 2009
AP, DERA ISMAIL KHAN, PAKISTAN Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009, Page 5. A graphic video delivered to The Associated Press (AP) on Sunday appeared to show the execution of a Polish engineer by Pakistani militants who had held him captive for more than four months. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Video shows execution of Polish hostage by Pakistani militants Feb 10, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan A graphic video delivered to The Associated Press on Sunday appeared to show the execution of a Polish engineer by Pakistani militants who had held him captive for more than four months. Pakistan has seen a rash of kidnappings and attacks on foreigners in recent months, mostly blamed on al-Qaeda and Taliban militants trying to destabilize the secular government and punish it for supporting the U.S.-led war in neighbouring Afghanistan. (Globe and Mail -- International)
