Peshawar

PESHAWAR - The Taliban continues to target security forces in the restive tribal areas of Pakistan, as four policemen were killed and six wounded in a suicide attack near the Pir Bala police checkpost in the North West Frontier Province's (NWFP) Bannu District on Wednesday.

PESHAWAR - Swat Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah has long been eluding Pakistani security forces, who apparently have no idea about his whereabouts, however, the extremist leader's spokesperson has claimed that he is alive and in Pakistan itself.

PESHAWAR - A bullet proof boundary wall is being constructed around the US Consulate here, which was severely damaged in a suicide attack earlier this month.

PESHAWAR - Pakistan's legal experts have said that the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 will become ineffective if courts in the country begin ordering the release of terror suspects on bail under Article 199 of the Constitution.

PESHAWAR - The Swat Taliban has claimed responsibility for Saturday's suicide bombing in Timergara, and the recent killings of five anti-Taliban activists in different parts of the region.