Topic: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Pakistani Taliban move closer to Islamabad
The militants have extended their reach into a district just 60 miles from Pakistan's capital.
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Taliban suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan
The attack targeted members of an anti-Taliban militant group.
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Pakistan's airwaves: On militant turf, Radio Khyber offers a softer voice
In tribal areas, it provides an alternative to hard-line clerics with a medley of local news, talk shows, and music.
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Pakistani vigilantes take on Taliban
Residents of Peshawar, the main city outside militants' stronghold in the tribal areas, are forming armed patrols to defend their villages – sometimes with official backing.
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For Pakistan's Swat residents, uneasy calm
A tenuous cease-fire has halted Taliban-Army fighting, as negotiations for a permanent deal continue.
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Taliban extends cease-fire in Pakistan's Swat Valley
The move came shortly after a Taliban group in the nearby Bajur region declared a unilateral cease-fire.
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Pakistan accepts Islamic law in Swat Valley
Militants signed a cease-fire with provincial authorities Monday after they agreed to impose sharia.
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Holbrooke begins 'listening tour'
The special representative launched his three-day visit in Pakistan Tuesday with an aim to 'listen and learn,' but also to urge the US ally to eliminate its militant havens.
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Pakistan tackles Swat, a key militant area
The Army launched fresh operations this week, following mounting pressure to retake the onetime tourist idyll now controlled by ultraconservative militants.
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Launch point for Mumbai attacks, Karachi faces rising militancy
City officials fear Pakistan's commercial capital could be paralyzed if militants become more unified.
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Pakistan's fresh resolve in latest battle against Taliban
The Army has a mandate to continue its offensive in the Bajaur tribal area until it's won.
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Amid Taliban violence, key players differ on containment strategy
The divergent approaches of the U.S., Pakistan, and Afghanistan highlight the complexity of developing a unified front on terrorism.
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Opinion: In Afghanistan, hit 'em where they aren't
MacArthur's tactic worked in WWII. It could work again.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about GM's request for a government loan, the state of Israel's democracy, and why US raids in Pakistan are necessary.
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U.S. and Pakistan: different wars on terror
One seeks domestic security, the other stability for Afghans.
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Pakistani Taliban suspected in Marriott Hotel blast
Saturday's massive truck bombing, which killed at least 50 people, is seen as a warning to the Pakistani government over its cooperation with the US.
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Reported U.S. attack upsets Pakistan
US forces may have sent in ground troops for the first time Wednesday. Were they targeting a top Taliban or Al Qaeda figure?
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistani intelligence of aiding cross-border terrorism
The heightened political tensions between the two allies in the war on terror has prompted US presidential hopefuls to focus on improving Afghanistan strategy.
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Afghan fight drawing foreign jihadis
They seem to be moving from Iraq to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Opinion: Myths in Al Qaeda's 'home'
Policymakers need to grasp cultural realities in Pakistan's tribal area.
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U.S. strike aggravates alliance with Pakistan
Tuesday's deadly US incursion is under investigation, but it points up the contrast between the two nations' approaches to militants along the Afghanistan border.
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Secret accord sheltered Al Qaeda linked militants in tribal Pakistan
Wednesday, a US airstrike killed 11 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border.
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Taliban militants strike in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province
Tehrik-e-Taliban carried out Sunday's bombing, the deadliest since the new Pakistani government took power in March. The suicide attack came two days after the militants freed the Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin.
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As Pakistan changes, should U.S. policy?
The US is increasingly out of sync with Pakistan's newly-elected government, say analysts.
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Pakistan's 'Gandhi' party takes on Taliban, Al Qaeda
The Awami National Party, which leads the ruling coalition in the crucial North West Frontier Province, espouses a nonviolent approach to tackling extremism.
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