KHUZDAR: A large number of people attended the funeral prayers of late family members of Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, who were laid to rest in their native town here on Wednesday. Also a shutter down strike was observed across the province against the atta...
PISHIN: Unidentified outlaws gunned down two people in district Pishin area of Quetta, media reported on Wednesday. According to police, two people were killed when unidentified assailants sprayed a volley of bullets at a shop in Pishin, killing two ...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan resumed hearing into five identical petitions, seeking prosecution of former president Pervez Musharraf for abrogating the Constitution Wednesday and refused to give more time to federation to submit response,...
FAISALABAD: Two persons were injured when an advocate opened fire in the session court Wednesday, media reported. According to police, Sarfaraz Advocate opened fire on man and his son when they were coming for the hearing in session court here today,...
CHARSADDA: Awami National Party (ANP) leader Farooq Khan’s vehicle has been targeted in remote controlled bomb blast in Sardheri area of Charsadda Wednesday, media reported. According to initial reports, ANP leader Farooq Khan was on his way for elec...
BANGUI, Central African Republic, : A mob in Bangui has killed seven ex-rebels, prompting Central Africa's new strongman to beef up security on Tuesday in a bid to stem civilian anger over looting blamed on his Seleka group. "Seven Seleka members who...
WASHINGTON: Federal authorities intercepted a letter bound for the Washington office of US Senator Roger Wicker that contained the deadly poison ricin, a Senate leadership aide said Tuesday. The letter was detected during a routine inspection of mail...
WASHINGTON: The explosives used in the Boston Marathon bombings were homemade devices full of nails and metal fragments designed to cause widespread injury, according to initial reports. A day after an attack that left three dead and more than 170 wo...
BOSTON, Massachusetts, : There have so far been no claims of responsibility for the deadly Boston bombings, and investigators are considering a wide range of suspects, the FBI said Tuesday. "The range of suspects remains wide open," FBI Special Agent...
PESHAWAR: At least 17 people including policemen and minors were killed and near 60 more wounded in a suicide bomb blast that tore through an Awami National Party (ANP) corner meeting here on Tuesday evening, media reported. Reportedly, the moderate ...
NASEERABAD: Demonstrations were held in Naseerabad and Jaffarabad area of Khuzdar against the attack on Sanaullah Zehri’s convoy by blocking the national highway while a sit-in was also staged in protest, media reported. According to details, the pro...
PESHAWAR: Funeral prayers of four policemen including Station House Officer Kotwali, who lost their lives in a suicide blast targeting Awami National Party rally on Tuesday in Yakatoot area, were offered late night, media reported. The funeral prayer...
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim has ordered foolproof security for the candidates of all the political parties, media reported. “The Election Commission has taken notice of widespread media reports that quote senior leade...
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan and the interim government were part of a conspiracy against his party. Speaking to media, he said that security of Awami National Party leader...
ISLAMABAD: Shortly after a suicide bomber struck Awami National Party rally in Peshawar, caretaker Interior Minister Malik Habib Khan ordered restoration of security of ANP leaders. A suicide bomber on Tuesday struck an ANP rally, apparently targetin...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will resume hearing into five identical petitions, seeking prosecution of former president Pervez Musharraf for abrogating the Constitution, media reported. Attorney General (AGP) of Pakistan Irfan Qadir was d...
PESHAWAR: US drone fired missiles in Pakistan’s tribal belt near Afghan border, killing at least five and injuring seven others, sources said on Wednesday. The sources said that the drones targeted a residential compound in Babar Ghar area of South W...
Quetta: Lawyers on Monday staged a protest in Quetta against the kidnapping of Balochistan’s former advocate general Salahuddin Mengal, media reported. The rally’s participants went through various roads before they reached the provincial governor’s...
Khyber Agency: Five security personnel on Tuesday were injured in clashes between security forces and militants in the Akka Khel area of Bara in Khyber Agency while security forces also defused five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by mili...
Karachi: An anti-polio vaccination team was attacked in Karachi’s Baldia town on Tuesday, media reported. According to the police, the polio team entered Sector 8 of the Baldia Town where assailants opened fire on them, adding that no injuries were ...
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