Afghan police say bomber killed in failed attack
KABUL: Afghan police say security guards killed a suicide bomber in Kabul as he tried to attack the home of a tribal elder opposed to the Taliban. Gen Gul Agha Hashimi, the head of the Kabul Criminal...
View ArticleRepublican chairman seeks Afghan detainee names
WASHINGTON: A House Republican chairman is seeking from US military officials the names of 72 detainees that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered released from prison. Armed Services Committee...
View ArticleIndian diplomat seeks dismissal of US criminal case
NEW YORK: A lawyer for Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade on Tuesday asked a US judge to throw out immigration and employment charges against her that led to a major diplomatic spat between the United...
View ArticleKP’s ex-IGP agrees to return Rs 80m under plea bargain
PESHAWAR: Former inspector general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police Malik Naveed has agreed to pay Rs80 million as a plea bargain to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to get away with the millions...
View ArticleFire breaks out at AFIC
ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out early Wednesday at the Pakistani hospital where former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was admitted for a heart condition, officials said.“There was a small fire incident at...
View ArticleRangers want continuity of present police setup in Karachi
KARACHI: The Director General Rangers Major General Rizwan Akhter on Tuesday expressed concern over the news circulating in the media regarding high-level postings in the police department, and said...
View ArticleIndian court refuses bail to Tejpal accused of sexual assault
PANAJI: An Indian judge refused bail Wednesday to a news magazine editor who was arrested in late November on allegations of sexually assaulting a young female colleague in a Goa hotel.Tarun Tejpal,...
View ArticleFour militants killed during operation in Balochistan's Khuzdar
KHUZDAR: At least four militants were killed Wednesday during an operation conducted by security personnel in Balochistan's troubled Khuzdar district, police said.Ali Ahmed Kurd, a levies official,...
View ArticleLost Danish tourist 'gang-raped' in Delhi: police
NEW DELHI: Indian police rounded up a group of homeless men Wednesday over the alleged gang-rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist who lost her way near the main backpacker's area of the capital,...
View ArticleTwo Amn Committee volunteers killed in Khyber explosion
KHYBER: A roadside remote-controlled bomb blast in Khyber Wednesday killed two volunteers of the Amn Committee, DawnNews reported. Unknown militants installed a remote-controlled bomb at a roadside in...
View ArticleZaka Ashraf reinstated as PCB chairman
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reinstated Zaka Ashraf to the post of chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), DawnNews reported.A two-member bench of the IHC comprising...
View ArticlePakistan sets up military base in Swat Valley
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday announced the setting up of a permanent military base in the troubled Swat Valley where Taliban insurgents shot schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai in the...
View ArticleEx-police chief sent to jail in arms purchase case
PESHAWAR: Former provincial police officer (PPO) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Malik Naveed, arrested on charges of receiving kickbacks in procurement of weapons and vehicles for the police department, was...
View ArticleIraq attacks kill 73 as gunmen make gains in Anbar
BAGHDAD: A wave of attacks in Iraq, including car bombs in Baghdad, killed 73 people on Wednesday as militants took more territory from security forces in crisis-hit Anbar province.The twin setbacks...
View ArticleStudents among 21 killed in school bus-truck collision in Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH: A collision between a private school van and a heavy truck in Nawabshah Wednesday killed twenty one people, including 18 students and three teachers.The van collided with the loaded...
View ArticleMusharraf may not appear in court
ISLAMABAD: If preparations are any indication, former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf is unlikely to appear on Thursday (today) before the special court set up for his high treason trial, Dawn...
View ArticleNadra board appoints acting chairman
ISLAMABAD: Imtiaz Tajwar, an additional secretary at the interior ministry, was appointed acting chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority by Nadra’s board on Wednesday. However,...
View ArticleTrade issues discussed with India
NEW DELHI: Indian and Pakistani commerce secretaries met here on Wednesday to iron out trade-related issues ahead of a meeting of their commerce ministers.The secretary-level talks, between Commerce...
View ArticleUS sets benchmarks: Release Afridi or forego $33 million
WASHINGTON: A bill to fund the United States government also requires Pakistan to release Dr Shakil Afridi or forego $33 million from the annual assistance it receives from the US.The bill binds the US...
View ArticleThai government urges police to arrest rally leaders
BANGKOK: Thailand's government pleaded with police Thursday to arrest opposition protest leaders who have threatened to take the prime minister captive and paralysed parts of central Bangkok.Officials...
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