Five US troops killed in Afghan friendly-fire incident
KABUL: Five US servicemen were killed in southern Afghanistan in a friendly-fire air strike during a security operation.Afghan police and the Pentagon said this on Tuesday, days before a run-off round...
View ArticleUK govt accuses Muslim group of trying to impose Islam in schools
LONDON: Conservative Muslim school leaders in Britain’s second biggest city of Birmingham conducted an “organised campaign” to impose faith-based ideology on their pupils, Education Secretary...
View ArticlePTI moves court over alleged rigging
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday filed a miscellaneous petition in the Supreme Court over alleged tampering in ballot bags for the NA-118 constituency, DawnNews reported. The...
View ArticleSeven bodies recovered from Karachi airport’s cold-storage facility
KARACHI: At least seven bodies were recovered in the early hours of Tuesday morning from Karachi airport’s cold-storage facility, DawnNews reported.The rescue operation continued nearly for 28 hours....
View ArticleNisar calls for improved intel-security coordination in KP
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday directed Inspector General Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Maj-Gen Tayyab Azeem to further improve coordination between...
View ArticlePIDC blast mastermind sentenced to death
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi Tuesday awarded capital punishment to the mastermind of the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) blast Abdul Hameed Bugti, DawnNews reported....
View ArticleSenate session resumes after opposition walkout
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s session resumed on Tuesday after a symbolic walkout staged by the opposition parties in protest against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government’s “non-serious”...
View ArticleAt least 25 killed in airstrikes in Tirah valley
PESHAWAR: At least 25 suspected militants were killed early on Tuesday as F-16 jets bombed militant hideouts in the Tirah valley along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, military sources said.Military...
View ArticleTTP claims attack on Karachi ASF camp
KARACHI: Attackers managed to flee as a heavy contingent of security forces reached Airport Security Force (ASF) camp number 2, which came under a fresh attack on Tuesday, DawnNews reported. Flight...
View ArticlePakistan negotiating MI-35 helicopter deal with Russia: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has placed an order to Russia for purchase of the latest MI-35 Helicopters for multipurpose use including fighting terrorism, Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Y. Dedov told a...
View ArticleSix security alerts issued to Sindh govt since November: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Tuesday that the Interior Ministry had issued six security alerts to the provincial government of Sindh since November out of which two were...
View ArticleTaftan suicide bombers to be identified through DNA
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to determine through DNA testing the identities of four suicide bombers who killed 24 Shia pilgrims in Taftan earlier this week, a senior administration...
View ArticleCivil-military leadership discuss internal security
ISLAMABAD: A high level meeting on internal security chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif discussed on Tuesday matters relating to current security situation and emphasised for more concerted efforts...
View ArticleAt least five children killed as roof collapses in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: At least five children were killed and seven others injured on Wednesday when the rooftop of a makeshift residence in Rawalpindi fell on them, DawnNews reported.The incident occurred in...
View ArticleYounis’ demotion puts PCB credibility into question
KARACHI: While debate will rage on the ‘controversial’ demotion of senior batsman Younis Khan from the ‘A’ category of the central contracts announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), there is no...
View ArticleSecret police find security lax at Islamabad airport
RAWALPINDI: In a survey conducted in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Karachi airport, local secret police found the cargo area of Islamabad airport lightly guarded and other weaknesses in...
View ArticleAttack on checkpost in Malakand kills two Levies personnel
PESHAWAR: At least two Levies personnel were killed on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a checkpost in Malakand district, DawnNews reported.The Levies personnel were targeted when they...
View ArticleNawaz hopes to resolve unsettled matters with Modi
ISLAMABAD: In a letter written to Indian premier Narendra Modi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he looked forward to working him in harmony to resolve all unsettled matters in the...
View ArticleAirport attack: Body of missing ASF man recovered
KARACHI: The dead body of a missing security officer in the attack on the Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport was found on Wednesday from one of the storage houses, DawnNews reported.The body was...
View ArticleCommission to determine legality of Karachi operation: SHC
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has ordered the formation of a commission in order to determine the legality of the Karachi operation, DawnNews reported. The court issued the order during the hearing of...
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