Tag: Pakistan
Malala, Pakistani girl-child campaigner calls for Chibok girls release
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl-child education campaigner, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has called on Boko Haram…
US drone kills six amid Pakistan anti-Taliban offensive
A United States drone strike killed six suspected militants Thursday in a Pakistani tribal district where Pakistan has launched a…
Court indicts five over bludgeoning three-month pregnant woman
A Pakistani court Saturday indicted five men, including a father and two brothers, for the brutal murder of a woman…
Pakistani military kills 18 in anti-militant offensive
Pakistani jets and artillery bombarded militant hideouts in the country’s restive northwest on Saturday as part of a massive ongoing…
12 dead in assault on Pakistan’s Karachi airport
Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan’s busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least six people…
Facebook blocks rock band page at Pakistan govt request
Facebook has blocked the popular page of a liberal rock band in Pakistan at the request of the government, angering…
Pakistan ruling party MP kidnapped
A provincial lawmaker from Pakistan’s ruling party has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom, police said Saturday. Rana…
15 die after ambush on Pakistan border post
A soldier and 14 militants were killed Saturday after an ambush on a border post in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal…
India PM Modi, Pakistan’s Sharif meet for talks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for landmark talks in New Delhi on Tuesday in…
Pakistan bus accident leaves 10 children, six adults dead
A bus accident on Tuesday in Pakistan’s northwestern valley of Swat left 16 people dead, including 10 children, officials said.…
Gunmen attack Indian consulate in Afghanistan
Gunmen attacked India’s consulate in the main western Afghan city of Herat on Friday before being repelled by security forces,…
Pakistan air strikes kill 32 militants
Precision military air strikes on Wednesday killed at least 32 militants including key commanders in a restive Pakistani tribal region…
Blast kills three children in Pakistan’s Karachi
A blast killed three boys aged between 10 and 12 at a religious seminary in the southern Pakistani city of…
Attempted Murder: Accused 9-Month Old Baby Goes Into Hiding
A nine month old baby arrested along with his father, grandfather by the police in Pakistan for attempted murder has…