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There is no let-up in pre-elections attacks in the country as more blasts on Wednesday injured dozens of people in the country. A bomb blast injured 13 people in Quetta a day after a suicide attack and three blasts in the city killed at least five people, including a security man, and injured nearly […]
A bomb blast on Saturday killed at least five people in a Bajaur tribal region, officials in the region and hospital sources said. The blast occurred outside gate of the agency’s main hospital in Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur tribal area, they said. Hospital sources confirmed that five people died and five others […]
A suicide bomber attacked an election meeting in Peshawar killed at least 11 people late Tuesday, police said. The Awami National Party (ANP) was holding a meeting at Yaka Toot area of Peshawar when the bomb exploded in the crowded area. Police and doctors confirmed that 11 people were killed and nearly 40 […]
A bomb attack Sunday killed an ‘Awami National Party’ (ANP) leader in Swat, raising concerns about attacks on the political leaders ahead of the May 11 elections, police said. Mukram Shah came under attack when he was going in his car in Swat valley, a police officer said. The car was hit by the […]
A court in Peshawar on Thursday awarded one-year jail term to former ANP provincial minister, Syed Aqil Shah, over holding fake degree. Syed Aqil Shah has served as provincial minister for sports from in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the ANP-led coalition. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 3000 on Mr Shah. The […]
A blast near a political gathering Sunday killed at least two people and injured six others, including a political leader, police said. The remote-controlled blast occurred when people gathered for an election public meeting of the ‘Awami National Party’ (ANP) in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police said that the bomb targeted […]
The Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), led by self-exiled leader, Altaf Hussain, tops the list of target killers and extortionists in Karachi, a police report revealed on Thursday. The report presented before the Supreme Court by the Inspector General Police Sindh says that 224 target killers and extortionists (bhatta khur) have been arrested since 2011. […]
Pakistani Taliban on Monday suspended their peace talks offer after the government ignored their proposal as they had refused to stop attacks. Taliban had offered conditional talks in early February and at the same time they continued attacks on security forces and opponents. A Taliban video said they are suspending talks because of […]
Political and religious leaders have demanded judiciary supervision of elections in the tribal regions to block any attempt of rigging. The leaders also called for vote right to hundreds of thousands of tribesmen who are still living as displaced persons, particularly from South Waziristan and Khyber agencies. Speaking at a joint press conference […]
Hostilities in Pakistani politics are so deep that political leaders do not accommodate opinion of rivals even if they come up with recommendation in line with the constitution. The opposition Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) last week proposed three names for the caretaker Prime Minister, however, Information Minister Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira laughed at the names. […]
The All Parties Conference started in Islamabad on Thursday to announce a joint stand against terrorism and to discuss response to the Taliban dialogue offer. Organized by Awami National Party‚ about 27 political parties and lawyer organizations are participating in the conference. Opening the conference‚ ANP Chief Asfand Yar Wali Khan appealed to […]
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) says that the ball is now in the government’s court howit responds to their fresh dialogue offer. However, Taliban conditions for the talks could be a hurdle to accomplish the much-required peace in the country, which has suffered more than any other country in the so-called war on terror. The […]
