Mohmand is next to the Bajaur tribal region, where the Pakistani military says it recently ... Police said the kidnappers first stole money and jewelry before taking the boy and demanding a ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The weak, U.S.-backed government of Pakistan's unpopular president, Asif Ali Zardari, is receiving rare domestic praise this week for a move that even opponents say could ...

The militants declared a cease-fire during the recent talks, but Mehsud says no peace deal is possible until Pakistani troops withdraw from the tribal areas near the Afghan border. Lahore-based ...

Pakistan's tribal areas breed the sort of men who reflect the land -- bulky-muscled mountaineers and weatherworn farmers with the resilience to coax crops from arid lands. They are ferociously ...