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  Clashes with tribal militants kill 25 | NEWS.com.au
The official said two paramilitary troops died and seven were wounded when militants ambushed their vehicle in Mir Ali, while one soldier died and two were hurt when a shell hit their security post in Miran Shah.
Local sources said paramilitary artillery fire in Miran Shah targeted two hotels, a telephone exchange and a government building which the militants occupied and then fired rockets from.
Miran Shah was already under the virtual control of around 400 heavily armed tribesmen, mainly students of a local Islamic seminary.
www.news.com.au /story/0,10117,18355462-401,00.html   (623 words)

  
 JournalStar.com :: Printable Version
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan — Pakistan’s army retaliated with helicopter gunships and artillery after pro-Taliban tribesmen clashed with security forces Saturday near the Afghan border.
Intercepts of radio communications between militants involved in the fighting in the towns of Miran Shah and Mir Ali in North Waziristan tribal region suggested 80 or more fighters had died, security and intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to comment to media.
A senior intelligence official, who declined to be identified, said the army had destroyed a hotel in Miran Shah bazaar that the tribal militants had used as a position for firing rockets.
www.journalstar.com /articles/2006/03/04/nation/doc440a149408cfd293140079.prt   (571 words)

  
 NEWS - INTERNATIONAL - ASIAN - Comcast.net
Pakistani paramilitary troops patrol in Miran Shah in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, Sunday, March 5, 2006.
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - Hundreds of people lugging bags and bundles of clothes fled a northwestern Pakistan town Sunday after a battle between pro-Taliban tribesmen and security forces killed at least 51 people.
Miran Shah's hospital said two civilians were killed _ a 25-year-old man who died when a shell hit his home and a 50-year-old homeless man.
www.comcast.net /news/international/asia/index.jsp?cat=ASIA&fn=/2006/03/05/338702.html   (569 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Fighting in Pakistan leaves 100 dead; curfew imposed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities imposed a curfew in this tribal region's main town Monday as thousands of people fled a third day of clashes between Pakistani security forces and al-Qaeda and Taliban supporters.
Dil Nawaz, 45, a resident of Miran Shah, said he had been stranded with his weeping family in their home for a day as guns boomed around them and bullets ricocheted off the walls.
A full curfew was declared in Miran Shah except for three afternoon hours for residents to buy provisions, said Sikandar Qayyum, a security official for Pakistan's tribal areas.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-03-05-pakistan-violence_x.htm   (702 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Pakistanis, Pro-Taliban Tribesman Clash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Armed pro-Taliban tribesmen clashed with security forces Saturday in northwestern Pakistan in the aftermath of a military strike on a suspected militant hide-out.
The fighting began Saturday in Mir Ali, a town near Miran Shah, when tribesmen opened fire on vehicles carrying paramilitary rangers, an army officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media about it.
The boycott was announced from loudspeakers mounted on pickup trucks and mosques in Miran Shah.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2006/mar/04/030409944.html   (471 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | Sports: Miran Shah holds HEC 2-2 in Challenge Cup Soccer
PESHAWAR: PA XI Miran Shah of North Waziristan Agency came from behind to hold Higher Education Commission (HEC) to 2-2 draw in the thrilling battle of the PFF National Challenge Cup Football being played at University Campus ground here Sunday.
Earlier, Miran Shah staged a strong come back after two-goal deficit to hold HEC In the hotly contestant encounter enjoyed by campus football spectators.
Miran Shah and HEC players exhibited better brand of soccer with some beautiful short-passes were also witnessed.
www.pakistantimes.net /2005/06/23/sports2.htm   (416 words)

  
 Pakistani Forces Take Back Town From Tribesmen
By Sunday morning, the fighting had calmed down except for "sporadic firing," Sultan said, and militants had abandoned their positions in Miran Shah, a notorious smugglers' haven about 20 miles from Afghanistan that serves as the administrative capital of North Waziristan, one of seven semiautonomous tribal zones in the border region.
The fighting was some of the heaviest in several years on Pakistan's side of the border, as tribesmen on rooftops hammered government positions with rockets and machine-gun fire and the army retaliated with artillery and helicopter gunships.
Later that evening, as the fighting raged in Miran Shah, another group of militants attacked a convoy of paramilitary Frontier Corps troops north of the town.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/05/AR2006030500565_pf.html   (1061 words)

  
 At least 49 killed in border clashes with tribesmen
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan’s army retaliated with helicopter gunships and artillery after pro-Taliban tribesmen clashed with security forces yesterday near the Afghan border.
Shaukat Sultan, an army spokesman, said 25 militants were killed in Miran Shah and 21 in Mir Ali, but he added the toll could be higher.
The fighting spread to nearby Miran Shah, where about 500 tribesmen traded fire with paramilitary forces in the bazaar and, security officials said, occupied some government buildings.
www.columbiatribune.com /2006/Mar/20060305News026.asp   (380 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | National: Tehsildar among 3 killed in Miran Shah area of NW Pakistan
MIRAN SHAH: At least three persons were killed and two others injured when armed men opened fire on them in Miran Shah on Monday, officials said.
The firing started when the armed men refused to surrender their automatic Klashnikov gun to the security men, who were patrolling in Miran Shah, the centre of North Waziristan tribal agency.
Security of Miran Shah was handed over to paramilitary Tochi Scouts after the incident and the authorities have imposed night curfew in the area.
www.pakistantimes.net /2005/09/06/national1.htm   (257 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 718   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The convoy was attacked near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal area, a Miran Shah-based intelligence official said on condition of anonymity because of the secretive nature of his job.
Gunfire rang out in Miran Shah and shops in the town closed and streets were deserted after troops deployed there fired toward militants, an Associated Press reporter in Miran Shah said.
Miran Shah has been the scene of intense clashes between security forces and local tribal militants earlier this year.
www.thedailystar.net /2006/06/05/d60605063086.htm   (273 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Eyewitness: Battle for Waziristan
Winding through the dry mountains in our vehicle towards the hotspot of Miran Shah in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, the first signs of trouble are visible from far away.
Miran Shah has been at the centre of recent fierce clashes between troops and pro-Taleban militants.
Miran Shah has a big market of smuggled vehicles from Afghanistan.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/4787548.stm   (829 words)

  
 Baharistan-i-Shahi: A Chronicle of Mediaeval Kashmir
Lohar Shah was found hiding in the basement of the house of Qadi, and Muhammad Khan was found in the house Miran Sayyid Barkhordar.
Eventually Miran Sayyid Shah 'Abu'l-Ma'ali, who was their kinsman, besides also having affectionate relationship with the household, brought the dead body of Ya'qub Shah to the pargana of Bisnak to be buried by the side of his father.
After he was poisoned, Ya'qub Shah found that the symptoms of death had begun to appear and with that he lost hope of his recovery, which led his friends and dear ones to utter loud cries of distress and agony.
www.kashmir-information.com /Baharistan/chapter8.html   (17659 words)

  
 Pakistan: Government Troops Retake Border Town From Taliban, Al-Qaeda: Free Muslims Coalition
Residents of Miran Shah and the nearby village of Mir Ali told correspondents from RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan today that Taliban fighters still control strategic mountain positions nearby.
Sporadic fighting was reported overnight and early today in the mountains that lie between Miran Shah and the Afghan border -- with government forces calling in air strikes by fighter jets and helicopter gunships.
The bazaar of Miran Shah was captured by the Taliban.
www.freemuslims.org /news/article.php?article=1370   (885 words)

  
 Pakistan sets a curfew after 3 days of clashes - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan The authorities declared a curfew Monday in a remote northwestern town after three days of fighting between Pakistani security forces and pro-Taliban militants.
Clashes continued Monday in the North Waziristan tribal region, and thousands of residents joined an exodus from the remote main town of Miran Shah, near the Afghan border.
Government forces wrested back control of most of Miran Shah on Sunday but the militants have not given up, a resident said.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/03/06/news/pakistan.php   (454 words)

  
 Chah Miran Shrine Lahore Pakistan- Sufi buildings in Lahore, Pakistan travel Guide. Travel and tourism to Pakistan. ...
The shrine of Syed Hussain is popularly known as Durbar of Syed Miran Hussain or Syed Miran Shah.
Shah Hussain, along with his brothers (his brother Syed Mir Musa Zanjani's tomb is close by and is described next), after leaving Zanjan in Iran and wandering through the subcontinent finally settled in Lahore, during the reign of the Ghaurid rulers.
Miran Shah Bazaar itself is a narrow pedestrian street, covered with fabric awnings to provide shade to the devotees who throng there to reach the Sufi's mausoleum.
www.tourismsouthasia.com /Pakistan/major_cities_towns/chah_miran_shrines_1.asp   (655 words)

  
 AP Wire | 11/19/2006 | Pakistani killed for alleged U.S. spying   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - Militants beheaded an Islamic school teacher, accusing him of spying for the U.S. in a northwestern Pakistani tribal region, a government official said Sunday.
Maulana Hashim Khan's decapitated body was found early Sunday by local people near a road in al-Fatah Kot village in North Waziristan, said Zafar Ali Shah, a government administrator based in the area.
Khan, 45, had been missing for the past eight days from his school in Shawal, a mountain valley west of Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan.
www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/news/16052440.htm   (207 words)

  
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MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan -- Pakistan's army retaliated with helicopter gunships and artillery after pro-Taliban tribesmen clashed with security forces Saturday near the Afghan border.
Shaukat Sultan, the army spokesman, said 25 militants were killed in Miran Shah and 21 in Mir Ali, but he said the toll could be higher.
Intercepts of radio communications between militants involved in the fighting in the towns of Miran Shah and Mir Ali in North Waziristan tribal region suggested 80 or more fighters had died, security and intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak with journalists.
www.northjersey.com /page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNiZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Njg5MTc5MCZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTI=   (579 words)

  
 Pakistani tribesmen warn U.S. to back off - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan — U.S. Special Forces scouring Pakistan's lawless frontier region for fugitive Taliban and al-Qaida have angered heavily armed tribesmen, who warn they are ready to do battle if the American soldiers don't leave soon.
The Apache helicopters had arrived earlier in the day at a gravel airstrip of the Miran Shah airport, said Hazrat Ullah, an official of the tribal belt.
The American soldiers were reportedly heading in the direction of Wana south of Miran Shah in a remote region that has until now been largely ignored.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_69768.html   (732 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Villagers flee unrest in northwestern Pakistan as fighting dies down
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan – Hundreds of people lugging bags and bundles of clothes fled a northwestern Pakistan town Sunday after a battle between pro-Taliban tribesmen and security forces killed at least 51 people.
Hundreds of villagers – men, women and children – were seen fleeing Miran Shah on foot Sunday, carrying suitcases and bundles of clothes.
Miran Shah's hospital said two civilians were killed – a 25-year-old man who died when a shell hit his home and a 50-year-old homeless man.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20060305-0439-pakistan-tribalmilitants.html   (594 words)

  
 Naharnet Newsdesk - 46 Pro-Taliban Militants Killed in Pakistan Clashes
Helicopter gunships backed ground troops in intermittent clashes throughout the night before fighting halted early Sunday in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region, and elsewhere, the official in the area said on condition of anonymity because of the secretive nature of his job.
Shaukat Sultan, the army spokesman, said 25 militants were killed in Miran Shah and 21 in Mir Ali, but added that the toll could be higher than that.
But the security official said one soldier was killed late Saturday in Miran Shah, and the body of another was found in Mir Ali Sunday after he went missing overnight.
www.naharnet.com /domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/TheWorld/A14BBAD383A42484C2257128002B2E5C?OpenDocument   (494 words)

  
 At least 49 killed - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - Pakistan's army retaliated with helicopter gunships and artillery after pro-Taliban tribesmen clashed with security forces Saturday near the Afghan border.
Many of the rebellious tribesmen involved in yesterday's unrest were believed to be Islamic students who are sympathetic with the hard-line Taliban militia.
Sultan said the militants were led by a local cleric Maulvi Abdul Khaliq, who last week called for a jihad, or holy war, against Pakistan's army.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_430077.html   (580 words)

  
 Pakistan: Government Troops Retake Border Town From Taliban, Al-Qaeda - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Residents of Miran Shah and the nearby village of Mir Ali told correspondents from RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan today that Taliban fighters still control strategic mountain positions nearby.
Sporadic fighting was reported overnight and early today in the mountains that lie between Miran Shah and the Afghan border -- with government forces calling in air strikes by fighter jets and helicopter gunships.
The bazaar of Miran Shah was captured by the Taliban.
www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2006/3/E0FD5C2F-34CD-4513-ABA4-6200ECDE56ED.html   (1046 words)

  
 The Timurid Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
His second son, Miran Shah (1366-1408), passed away shortly after his father, leaving only the youngest, Shah Rukh (1377-1447) as an heir.
His eldest son, Ulugh Beg (1394-1449) was appointed governor of Samarkand, while his second son, Baysunghur (1399-1433) served as his wazir in the capital.
In 1452, Abu Sa'id (1424-1469), a grandson of Miran Shah, brought the Timurid domains, still consisting of Transoxiana, Afghanistan and northern Persia, under his control.
umid.uz /Main/Uzbekistan/History/Timurid_Dynasty/timurid_dynasty.html   (451 words)

  
 RedOrbit - General - 30 Militants Killed in Pakistani Assault
The spokesman, Gen. Shaulat Sultan, said the attack was launched late Friday near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Days later, authorities imposed a curfew in Miran Shah after regaining control of government buildings from militants, who are believed to have retreated to nearby mountains.
www.redorbit.com /news/general/424012/30_militants_killed_in_pakistani_assault/index.html   (524 words)

  
 HAZRAT PIR MIRAN SAIYED ALI-VALI SARKAR (R) DARGAH, KABRASTAN & MASJID COMMITTEE TRUST AND MIRAN SAIYED ALI WELFARE ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
All were drowned except Hazrat Saiyed Shah Badee-ud-Deen Zinda Shah Mudar (r), and why should they not be drowned as Allah (SWT) has said in Hadith-e-Qudsi: “Whoever holds hatred towards my beloved men he should prepare to war with me”.
Hazrat Pir Miran Saiyed Ali (r) sent his murid (disciple) Muhammad Noor-ud-Deen (writer of Jame-Tul-Hiqaiyat) to the Raja to tell him the news of the mosque.
He came immediately to Khambhat Sharif and took Hazrat Pir Miran Saiyed Ali (r) to the shrine of Hazrat Abdul Wahab Shah (r), asked for his forgiveness and rebuilt the mosque.
www.miranaliashrafi.com /main/book-page2.html   (1046 words)

  
 Islamic cleric, Afghan refugee beheaded - South and Central Asia - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - Militants decapitated an Islamic cleric and an Afghan refugee accused of spying for U.S. and Afghan authorities in northwestern Pakistan, an intelligence official said Wednesday.
The men’s beheaded bodies were found early Wednesday in two villages near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the official said on condition of anonymity because of the secretive nature of his work.
His decapitated body and severed head were dumped next to each other on a roadside in Khati Khel, a village near Miran Shah, the official said.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14579741   (489 words)

  
 WAZIRISTAN: LOCAL TALIBAN OPEN OFFICE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Miran Shah, 28 Sept. (AKI/DAWN) - The local Taliban have set up an office in Miran Shah, the headquarters of Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area, for "curbing crimes and anti-social activities" in the area.
Announcements were made and pamphlets distributed in the town on Wednesday, asking residents to cooperate with the Taliban in keeping peace.
The office, complete with phone, has been set up at the main bus stand in Miran Shah and the Taliban Shura (council) has appointed a committee to run it.
www.adnki.com /index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.344964282&par=0   (424 words)

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