Nation unites to celebrate Eid today
KARACHI: The Shawwal moon was sighted in different parts of the country on Wednesday marking the end of the month of Ramazan and advent of Eidul Fitr.Mufti Munibur Rehman, the Chairman of the Central...
View ArticleSuicide attack at Islamabad mosque foiled; bomber gunned down
ISLAMABAD: A major terrorism attempt was foiled Friday afternoon when a suicide bomber was gunned down at a Shia mosque in the federal capital Islamabad. According to initial reports, the suspected...
View ArticleTen killed in Quetta during Eidul Fitr prayers
QUETTA: At least 10 people were killed and many others injured on Friday in an attack that targetted a mosque the Eidul Fitr prayers near Quetta’s eastern bypass, DawnNews reported.The shooting came a...
View ArticleAir raids in Syria's Latakia province kill 20: NGO
BEIRUT: Air strikes by the Syrian military killed at least 20 people in the northwestern province of Latakia overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.“The toll in several air...
View ArticleObama says regional Al-Qaeda networks still pose threat
WASHINGTON: The US President Barack Obama said on Friday that Al Qaeda's regional units still posed a threat but that the network was weaker overall, after the United States shut embassies due to...
View ArticleGovernment to overcome all issues: PM Nawaz Sharif
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated his firms resolve to overcome the issues faced by the country, including energy crisis, terrorism and poor economy, through effective measures.Addressing...
View ArticleUS drone kills five Qaeda suspects in Yemen, strikes intensify
ADEN: Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in eastern Yemen, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, in an escalating campaign against the militant group's Yemeni branch after...
View ArticleAl Qaeda-linked Sinai group says it was target of Israeli drone
CAIRO: An al Qaeda-linked group active in the Sinai Peninsula said Saturday that its fighters were the target of a reported Israeli drone strike into Egyptian territory, a rare operation that could...
View ArticleCzech climbing federation head dies in Karakoram
PRAGUE: Czech Mountaineering Federation head, Zdenek Hruby, has died while climbing Gasherbrum I, an 8,068-metre (26,469-foot) peak in the northern Pakistani Karakoram range, the federation said on its...
View ArticleThree Chinese murdered in Afghan capital, one missing: embassy
KABUL: Three Chinese citizens were found murdered in an apartment in Afghanistan's capital, according to a statement issued by China's embassy in Kabul carried on a Chinese state-run news agency...
View ArticlePakistan asks India to ensure protection of Dosti Bus: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday called upon Indian authorities to ensure protection of "Dosti" bus passengers.Foreign Office Spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry in a statement said, “It is essential for both...
View ArticleAl Qaeda bringing Pakistani explosive experts to Yemen, claims official
SANAA: Senior Yemeni intelligence officials said on Friday that intelligence suggested that foreign fighters, including explosive experts from Pakistan, had crossed into Yemen to either ferry in money...
View ArticleCurfew imposed in Indian-administerd Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Indian forces fired warning shots Saturday to enforce a curfew and to push angry people back into their homes in a town in Indian-administered Kashmir where clashes between Muslims and Hindus...
View ArticleBritain issues forced marriage alert for summer holidays
LONDON: The British government on Saturday warned teachers, doctors and airport staff to be on alert for a rise in forced marriages over the school summer holidays.Summer marks a peak in reports of...
View ArticleEU among priority spy targets for NSA: report
BERLIN: The European Union is ranked as a key priority in a list of spying targets for the US National Security Agency, German weekly Der Spiegel said Saturday, citing a document leaked by former...
View ArticleClashes with security forces claim eight lives in Balochistan
QUETTA: At least six suspected militants were killed on Saturday during a security forces' operation in Bolan district's Mach area in Balochistan whereas another two were killed in an attack on a FC...
View ArticleUS to reopen Mideast embassies except Pakistan and Yemen
WASHINGTON: The US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington would keep its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore closed, after pulling out staff on Thursday due to a credible threat...
View ArticleWave of bombings in Iraq during holiday kills 69
BAGHDAD: A wave of car bombings targeting those celebrating the end of Ramadan across Iraq killed 69 people Saturday, a bloody reminder of the inability of Iraqi authorities to stop violence...
View ArticleGovt not to bow down before terrorists, says Baloch
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch Saturday vowed that the government would not bow down before the terrorists and continue fight against them till their elimination.He was...
View ArticlePak Army enters Chilas to conduct targeted operation
GILGIT: Pakistan Army on Saturday, for the first time entered into the remote northern town of Chilas, headquarters of Diamer District, 128 KM off Gilgit, to conduct an operation to arrest miscreants...
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