Terrorism

  Two bodies recovered in Karachi

KARACHI: Two bodies were recovered from the Super Highway and Orangi Town, while one person sustained injury in firing at Malir on Sunday morning here, media reported. Police said that one body was found near Banaras Flyover in Orangi Town and added ...

  Uch power plant gas supply line blown up

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Unidentified miscreants blew up Uch Power Plant gas supply pipeline, further exceeding electricity shortfall in the country, media reported. Following the blown up of the gas supply line, 525MW power supply from Uch plant to nation...

  Karachi East police book 20 suspected felons

KARACHI: The police, in a bid to make the citizens feel safe, the Karachi East police have booked at least 20 suspects, media reported. Senior Superintendent of Police East, Imran Shaukat said the suspected offenders were nailed down in the surgical ...

  Iraq campaign suicide attack kills 25: officials

BAQUBA: A coordinated attack involving a suicide bombing on an open-air election campaign meeting in central Iraq killed 25 people on Saturday, officials said, raising an earlier toll. A militant threw a grenade at the meeting in the restive city of ...

  Bomb kills 3 NATO soldiers, 2 civilians in Afghanistan: ISAF

KABUL: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in southern Afghanistan has killed three NATO soldiers and two civilians, the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Saturday. "Three ISAF service members and two coalition ...

  Army deployment in Quetta, Karachi on cards: Malik Habib

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister, Malik Habib said Saturday that he had received the mandate to conduct elections on time. The caretaker interior minister added that the stance of politicians to delay elections was their personal opinion. Malik...

  Vehicles plying with open letters to face action

KARACHI: Police on Saturday directed owners of motorcycles and other vehicles to get them registered in their own names by April 18, media reported Saturday. Addressing a press conference Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) East Imran Shaukat said tha...

  Doctor killed in bombing targeting Afghan governor

KANDAHAR: A suicide bomber targeted a provincial governor's convoy Saturday near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, killing a doctor, officials said. Gov. Mohammad Ashraf Nasery, who escaped the assassination attempt, said a car bomb exploded as his...

  Dempsey arrives on unannounced visit to Afghanistan

KABUL: Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Saturday to assess the level of training the US will need to provide Afghan forces after NATO withdraws in 2014, an official said. An estimated 100,0...

  2 killed as police van ambushed in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALA: At least two persons were killed and four others sustained injuries as unknown armed people opened fire on police mobile van near a court in Gujranwala District. According to police, the incident took place nearby district court in Gujran...

  2 kidnappers killed, child recovered from Baldia Town

KARACHI: Police raided Ittehad Town area in Baldia Town and killed two kidnappers after an encounter a kidnapped child was recovered Saturday, media reported. According to SSP Niaz Khoso, a six-year-old child had been abducted on March 22 and the kid...

  Evacuation warnings, missile fears stoke N Korea crisis

SEOUL: Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang were considering a North Korean evacuation advisory Saturday as concerns grew that the isolated state was preparing a missile launch at a time of soaring nuclear tensions. Bulgaria said the heads of EU missions w...

  Man throws acid on family in Karachi

KARACHI: A man threw acid on his wife and three children in Nusrat Bhutto colony over after family dispute, media reported. Police said accused husband threw acid on his 40-year-old wife and three children Husnain 12, Ahmed 10 and Waqas 7. The accuse...

  After Rangers, police also get in action, 18 held

KARACHI: Following Rangers’ targeted operation in different areas of the city, police also got into action, as 18 suspects were rounded up in a police search operation conducted in Pahalwan Goth last night here, media reported. Gulshan-e-Iqabal SP, Z...

  Bomb kills two top provincial officials in Thai south

BANGKOK: A bomb blast killed two top provincial officials on Friday in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, authorities said, a week after the kingdom held its first formal peace talks with rebels. The deputy governor of Yala province, Issara Thongth...

  UNHR chief calls for closure of Guantanamo prison camp

Geneva: The UN human rights chief called on the United States on Friday to close down the Guantanamo prison camp, saying the indefinite imprisonment of many detainees without charge or trial violated international law. Navi Pillay said the hunger str...

  N Korea missile movements fuel tensions

SEOUL: North Korea has moved a second mid-range missile to its east coast and loaded both on mobile launchers, a report said Friday, fuelling fears of an imminent firing that will further ramp up tensions. Yonhap news agency, citing a top South Korea...

  Germany summons North Korean ambassador over crisis

BERLIN: Germany summoned the North Korean ambassador to the foreign ministry Friday to convey Berlin's "serious concern" about the sharp spike in tensions on the Korea peninsula, a spokesman said. "The serious concern of the German government in ligh...

  Rangers kill ‘Taliban militant’ in Karachi

KARACHI: An alleged Taliban militant was killed during a Rangers raid in a late night operation in the metropolis, media reported Friday. According to sources, the paramilitary troops acting on a tip off conducted a raid in Lasi Goth area. Naimatulla...

  SC to hear petition against Musharraf on Monday

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan has fixed hearing date of a petition seeking registration of treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharaf. A three-member bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry woul...


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