Tag: Pakistan
Suicide attack kills four in Pakistan
A car bomb suicide attack targeting a senior military officer rocked Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar Tuesday, killing at least…
At least 11 dead as flood rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan
At least eleven people including a bridegroom and two children drowned Sunday when a rescue boat carrying a wedding party…
At least nine die in Pakistan mosque collapse
At least nine worshippers were killed when the roof of a mosque collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore…
Torrential rains kill more than 200 in Pakistan, India
Over 200 people in Pakistan and northern India have been killed in torrential monsoon rains which triggered flooding, landslides and…
Chinese president’s Pakistan visit postponed due to protests
Pakistan’s foreign ministry Saturday said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit scheduled for this month had been postponed due to…
S.Arabia executes Pakistani for drug trafficking
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani on Thursday after sentencing him to death for drug trafficking, the interior ministry announced. Izzat…
Pakistan military says 900 militants killed in anti-Taliban operation
Pakistan’s military said Wednesday it had killed more than 900 militants and lost 82 soldiers since the start of a…
UK police arrest man in Pakistani politician murder case
British police on Wednesday arrested a 30-year old man in connection with the 2010 murder of influential Pakistani politician Imran…
Four killed in India-Pakistan border fire
Four people were killed when nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan traded heavy fire across their border early Saturday, with each…
Bomb kills two infants, four adults in Pakistan
At least six people including two infants were killed by a roadside bomb in restive northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials…
Pakistan hope for peace with India through football series
Pakistan football captain Kaleemullah said Thursday he hoped a two-match series against arch-rivals India next week would lead to “peace…
Nine security personnel killed in Pakistan unrest
At least eight paramilitaries were killed in a gunfight with militants in Pakistan’s restive northwest early on Friday, while a…
Passenger van crash kills 12 in Pakistan
A passenger van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 14…
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…
Nine-month old boy in court for attempted murder
A nine-month-old baby has appeared in a Pakistan court along with other family members on charges of attempting murder, threatening…
Anglican leader fears Nigeria gay marriage backlash
Justin Welby, head of the Anglican Communion worldwide has warned that if the Church of England accepted gay marriage worldwide,…