An American spy aircraft fired missiles into North Waziristan tribal region and killed at least seven persons late Friday, official sources said. The drone aircraft fired two missiles on a house in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, they said. The house was completely destroyed in the strike, the second in […]
PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif, Monday said Taliban’s offer for peace talks should be taken seriously as every issue cannot be solved through use of power and bullet. Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party is set to form government following victory in the May 11 general elections. He spoke to the members-elect of the National […]
An anti-polio vaccination team was attacked in Bajaur tribal region on Monday, killing one Levies official, officials said. Unidentified men opened fire on the team in Bajaur’s Mamond tehsil killing the Levies man deployed for the purpose of security. The attackers escaped from the site of the incident. No group claimed responsibility. […]
A suicide bomber Monday killed a senior Afghan official and nine other people in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, officials said. Chairman of the Baghlan Provincial Council Mohammad Rasul Mohsini came under attack at the entrance gate of the Baghlan Provincial Council in Pol-e Khomri city, the provincial capital. A local official in Baghlan […]
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At least 12 people were killed and over 40 others were injured in two bombs blasts at two different mosques at a time of Friday prayers in Malakand, police said. The blasts occurred at a remote Bazdara area near Batkhela. Deputy Commissioner of Malakand Amjad Ali confirmed that 12 persons were killed and […]
Pakistani Taliban Friday claimed responsibility for attack on the army and police near Peshawar, which killed at least two military personnel. Seven, including three policemen, were injured when militants ambushed their vehicles late Thursday. Heavily armed militants attacked a police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) which was on a routine patrol on Kohat Road […]
A suicide bomber Thursday blew his explosive-laden vehicle near a convoy of U.S. security personnel and killed six American security men and two other people, ISAF said. “Two International Security Assistance Force service members and four ISAF contracted civilians died following an improvised explosive device attack in Kabul, Afghanistan today,” an ISAF statement said. […]
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The would-be Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif has said that his government will focus on revival of the national economy. Talking to the BBC he said revival of economy would help resolve extremism‚ terrorism‚ corruption‚ unemployment‚ poverty and remove the sense of deprivation. Taliban offered dialogue to the government in February but later withdrew […]
A candidate for the parliamentary election was shot dead in Karachi late Friday just hours before the voting in the general elections, police said. Shakil Ahmad was killed in exchange of fire between two groups in Landhi area of Rawalpindi. Ahmad, who belonged to the Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-Haqqiqi), was contesting election for […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed grave concern and condemned the kidnapping of the son of former Prime Minister after attack on a political gathering, presidential spokesman said Thursday. Ali Haider Gillani the son of Yusuf Raza Gilani and candidate from a provincial assembly’s seat in Multan, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen after they […]
Unidentified gunmen Thursday kidnapped son of former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani after an attack on an election meeting of his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the city of Multan, police and family said. Ali Haider Gilani, the youngest son of the former prime minister, was taken away by the gunmen in a car […]
A suicide bomber on Wednesday rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a police station in Bannu and killed at least two people, police said. A police officer said that nearly 15 other people were also injured in the attack in Domail police station. The attacked caused damage to parts of the police station and […]