Tag: Pakistan
Pakistan’s ex-president Musharraf charged with treason
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was indicted today by an Islamabad court for treason on charges relating to his…
Nigeria, Pakistan, India lead the world in infant deaths
A million newborn babies a year die within 24 hours, charity Save the Children said in a report out Tuesday…
200 Sokoto students on scholarship to Cyprus, Pakistan
The Sokoto Government on Sunday announced plans to sponsor 200 students to pursue various degree programmes in Cyprus and Pakistan.…
Goattrick in Pakistan
You certainly have heard about film tricks, even politricks. You may need to add ‘goattricks’ to your lexicon. In Pakistan,…
Pakistan frees senior Taliban leader
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan on Saturday released its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior official of…
Toxic liquor kills 18 at Pakistan parties
At least 18 people died and around two dozen others suffered serious health issues after partygoers at two separate events…
Britain plans £3000 visa bonds for Nigerians, others
Britain is planning to force visitors from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose a…
Horror: Pakistan teen actress burnt with acid
A young actress suffered burn injuries in an acid attack in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, her relatives and police said.…
16 kids, teacher die in Pakistan bus fire
Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police said.…
Report: Muslims worldwide want Sharia
A majority of Muslims around the world want sharia law to be implemented in their countries but are split on…
Pakistani housewife makes electoral history
A Pakistani housewife, who cannot read or write despite being married to a headteacher, has made history by becoming the…
Parents kill out-of-wedlock pregnant teen daughter
Fola ademosu, with BBC report A Kashmir-Pakistani couple has confessed to killing their 18 year old daughter for getting pregnant…
10m Nigerian Kids Out Of School
Nigeria accounts for 10.5 million of the 61 million “out of school” children worldwide, Education Minister Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai has…
WHO to compel Nigerians going abroad take polio vaccine
From May 2013, Nigerians travelling abroad would be compelled to take the oral polio vaccine before leaving Nigeria, Dr Ray…
Morsi dumps D8 Pakistan summit for peace
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has bowed out of a scheduled visit to Pakistan, where he was due to attend the…
Nigeria seeks to strengthen ties with Pakistan
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan sought Wednesday to strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan by “re-energising” the existing bi-national commission between the…
Jonathan goes to Islamabad for D8 summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Tuesday night for a three-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan to attend the summit…
Polio still endemic in Nigeria
Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic, experts revealed at a conference of virologists in…
Taliban releases video of severed heads of Pakistani soldiers
Pakistani Taliban released a video showing what appeared to be the severed heads of a dozen soldiers on Friday as…
Pakistan cuts interest rate
This is a piece of news that should provide some food for thought for the Central Bank Governor of Nigeria,…
No Bail For Pakistani, Nigerian On Drug Trial
By Akin Kuponiyi A Pakistani, Bukhari Syed Ahmed Waseem and a Nigerian, Benjamin Okereke alleged to have conspired to import…
Pakistan tells pot-bellied cop to diet or quit
A Pakistan police commander has ordered tens of thousands of pot-bellied officers to diet or quit frontline duties, officials said…
No survivor as plane crashes in Pakistan
Up to 130 people are feared dead after a Boeing 737 crashed while trying to land in bad weather near…
Bin Laden’s widows jailed, to be deported
A Pakistani court on Monday sentenced Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters to 45 days detention…
Bin Laden Fathered 4 Kids While On The Run
Osama bin Laden fathered four children as he hid out in Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks, his youngest wife told…
Osama Bin Laden: Pakistan demolishes hideout
Pakistani security forces were on Sunday demolishing the compound in the garrison town of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was…
Global Terror: Potential Flashpoints In 2012 —Frank Gardner
With much of the Middle East in flux, suspicions intensifying over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a deepening political crisis in Pakistan,…
Participants Laud Lagos International Trade Fair
Participants at the just concluded 25th Lagos International Trade Fair have lauded its success. They told the News Agency of…
Revealed: Dog Used To Track Osama
A ruthless, sniffer dog was among American Special Forces that stormed Osama Bin Laden’s secret refuge in Pakistan, it was…