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Last Updated: 2009-10-29T10:12:42+05:30
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday assured Pakistan full support in its struggle against terrorism, after a car bombing killed more than 100 people in the Islamic country's north-western region.
"These attacks on the innocent people are cowardly. They are not ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-29T09:59:38+05:30
A car bomb which went off in the Peshawar market on Wednesday afternoon has claimed the lives of 105 people.
More than 200 peoples were injured in the blast that occurred in the Mandi area of Peshawar, the capital of the restive North-West Frontier Province, when hundreds of women ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-28T15:56:35+05:30
About 87 people have been killed and 200 plus have been injured after a massive bomb blast went off in Peshawar today afternoon.
Doctors who are in an attempt to save the injured have mentioned that the death toll could go up. They also mentioned that of the 200 injured many more may lose ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-28T14:35:58+05:30
About 57 people have been killed and over 100 injured when a massive blast ripped through a busy market of Peshawar on Wednesday afternoon. This comes just a few minutes after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan on a three-day itinerary.
The toll in the blast that ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-28T14:03:15+05:30
At least 10 people were killed and over 60 injured on Wednesday afternoon when a massive blast tore through a bustling market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
The explosion took place in Peepal Mandi in the old city of Peshawar, which is the capital of the restive North West Frontier ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-28T13:02:11+05:30
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Pakistan today on a three-day itinerary. This visit is meant for giving a boost to the cooperation between the two nations as well as rendering help to Pakistan for its fight against Taliban.
Clinton began her first official visit ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-28T12:40:50+05:30
The uncontrollably emerging threats of terrorist attacks in Pakistan have forced Pakistan government to consider the deployment of armed security forces inside the parliament.
According to reports available from the Online news agency, the government was seriously considering the ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-28T09:27:49+05:30
The master brain behind the attack on the Pakistan Army headquarters at Rawalpindi, Qari Ishtiaq, is now under the custody of Pakistan police.
Ishtiaq was giving directions for the attack over the phone. The attack, which happened for about 48 hours, had claimed the lives of 8 soldiers. 8 ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-27T12:20:47+05:30
According to an influential US senator, a nuclear armed Pakistan with a fragile democracy and longstanding rivalry with India could "easily become the epicentre of extremism in the world”.
"Pakistan is not only the headquarters of Al Qaeda today, but it could easily become ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-27T11:00:22+05:30
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has mentioned that Pakistan army will continue the anti-Taliban operations even though the nation is facing attacks as "failure is not an option".
Gilani, who was delivering a talk at the high-level meeting organized for countering ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-24T14:58:37+05:30
Media reports claim that a missile strike, which is suspected to be belonging to the US, has claimed the lives of 14 people after it hit the north western region bordering Afghanistan on Saturday.
The attack targeted a Taliban hideout in the Bajaur tribal district, where the Pakistani ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-24T14:13:15+05:30
Despite the increasing Taliban attacks on Pakistan, a leading English newspaper of Pakistan has cited that there is "no longer anything unexpected about the terrorist acts ripping through” Pakistan.
At the same time, it said the latest round of bombings had a "positive ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-24T12:40:14+05:30
In a bid to avoid another furore in Pakistan over tough new conditions against diverting US military aid to confront India, a top US official suggested that the legislation puts no conditions on Islamabad, only "requirements" on Washington.
Splitting legal hair, US special envoy ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-23T14:36:43+05:30
A leading Pakistani daily has mentioned that the government of Pakistan was "failing in its duty" for providing protection to its citizens. This statement was made in wake of the series of attacks which Pakistan has been facing since last week.
"Our police and security ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-23T14:10:15+05:30
Seven people were killed and 13 injured Friday when a suicide bomber struck at an air force base in Pakistan's Attock district while eight people were injured in a bombing outside a restaurant in Peshawar.
The bombings took place as the army continued to tighten its grip in the country's ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-23T11:32:46+05:30
US has mentioned that any failure on leaving the increasing attacks on Pakistan unchecked can help Al Qaeda turn Pakistan its hub for developing and using biological and nuclear devices against the US.
"Pakistan remains the geographic crossroads for terrorism and weapons of mass ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-23T10:51:45+05:30
A new bill has been passed by the US Congress which sets tough new restrictions on the military aid provided by the US to Pakistan. It is also calls for the assurance Obama administration that the fund will not impact “balance of power in the region".
Defence Authorisation Bill ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-23T09:13:58+05:30
It looks as if the terrorists have taken a vow to eliminate Pakistan as such. Today morning, a suicide bomber let him go off near a vital Air Force complex in the Punjab province. About 7 people have been killed, whereas sources report that more than a dozen are injured.
The explosion ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-22T15:51:43+05:30
According to the interior minister of Pakistan, the nation is strong enough to retaliate to the terrorist attacks.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said India "We are a nuclear state and not so weak; rather, we know how to retaliate."
He has also urged India to furnish ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-22T13:11:18+05:30
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has mentioned that US is maintaining a close scrutiny on the security threat posed for the nuclear arsenal of Pakistan from the militants.
She mentioned that US does not feel that the attacks which happened in Pakistan over the last weeks "pose a ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-21T16:30:59+05:30
The judge who was holding the trial of the seven suspected of Mumbai 26/11 attacks at an anti-terrorism court has said that he is quitting the trials due to "unavoidable reasons".
The trials were being held under tight security at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Baqir Ali Rana, in ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-20T17:25:06+05:30
The suicide attacks which went off at the Islamabad University today afternoon has claimed the lives of 7 and have left more than 40 injured.
The blasts occurred at the boys hostel and girls cafeteria of the International Islamic University, which is world's leading centres for ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-20T13:33:14+05:30
Pakistan has clearly told the US that NATO forces in Afghanistan must check the infiltration of the Taliban into South Waziristan, where the security forces are currently engaged in a major offensive against the militants.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday conveyed the view during ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-20T15:09:29+05:30
Two bomb blasts tore through a university building in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Tuesday, police said. About 13 people have been injured and 2 were killed.
"It was a bomb blast. It was inside the Islamic university building," said police official Mohammad Afzal from the ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-20T12:40:57+05:30
US Senator John Kerry has mentioned that no changes will be made to the Kerry-Lugar bill, which provides monetary support to Pakistan.
As per the agreement, Islamabad is required to summit expenditure reports to the US. Washington wants it to ensure that the funds are used properly and for ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-20T09:09:37+05:30
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to arrest Sunni leaders of Pakistan, who they claim to be the masterminds behind the suicide attack which happened on Sunday.
"Iran and Pakistan have a brotherly relationship but the presence of ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-19T11:15:58+05:30
The US Central Command chief, Gen David Petraeus, will be holding talks with Pakistani commanders on the anti-Taliban operation which was launched in South Waziristan on Saturday.
"The decision to send Gen Petraeus, who was treated for prostate cancer last week, shows the importance ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-19T10:57:23+05:30
According to a media report, which came on Sunday, the attacks which happened on Pakistan across last week, had been committed by Pakistani Taliban based in South Waziristan.
"Leaders of various militant groups active in Pakistan under the banner of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-18T09:57:58+05:30
At least 11 militants were killed on Saturday after Pakistan launched the attack over the hideouts of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in South Waziristan, located near the Afghanistan border.
Sources have mentioned that the attack, which kicked of on Saturday, has claimed the lives of two ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-18T09:14:20+05:30
The Pakistan army, with the support from fighter jets, has launched its first major ground attack against Taliban and Al-Qaeda, on Saturday. This attack is aimed at flushing out the terrorist group from the South Waziristan tribal region located along the border of Afhganistan.
"Our ... |