At least four members of the Pakistani security forces have been killed and three others wounded in a bomb explosion near a paramilitary complex in the southern port city of Karachi. The bomb detonated near the headquarters of the Rangers paramilitary forces in the Korangi area of the city late on Wednesday when the security… Continue reading Blast in Karachi Kills 4 Security Officers
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Blast in Political Rally Kills 2, Wounds 6 in Pakistan
A roadside bomb attack near an election rally in restive Northwest Pakistan killed two people and injured six including a former MP on Sunday, police said. The bomb exploded in the town of Bannu, where former MP Adnan Wazir, a member of the secular Awami National Party (ANP) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was heading a… Continue reading Blast in Political Rally Kills 2, Wounds 6 in Pakistan
Gunmen Kill School Principal in Pakistan
Unidentified gunmen have attacked a primary school in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, killing the principal of the school and injuring eight children, police officials say. “The principal of (the Nation School) was killed and eight children were wounded when unknown gunmen fired at school gate …,” AFP quoted senior police official Imran… Continue reading Gunmen Kill School Principal in Pakistan
Afghanistan Cancels Pakistan Visit over ‘Shelling’
Afghanistan on Wednesday cancelled a planned army visit to Pakistan to protest against alleged cross border shelling, in a sign of worsening relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Pakistani army invited 11 Afghan officers to take part in a military exercise and drill in the southwestern city of Quetta, the Afghan ministry of foreign affairs… Continue reading Afghanistan Cancels Pakistan Visit over ‘Shelling’
Shia and Sunni Parties to Form a Grand Religio-Political Alliance in Pakistan
Two major Shia parties and a huge alliance of Sunni Bralevis are likely to form a grand alliance of religio-political parties very soon, sources disclosed to the Shiite News. Recently, Shia Ulema Council of Allama Sajid Naqvi and Allama Nasir Abbas Jafri’s Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen have reached a code of ethics for still closer friendly and brotherly… Continue reading Shia and Sunni Parties to Form a Grand Religio-Political Alliance in Pakistan
Suicide Attack Kills 17 Pakistani Soldiers in NW
A suicide bomber rammed a water tanker into a Pakistani check post late Saturday, killing 17 soldiers in the notorious tribal district of North Waziristan, the military said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. North Waziristan is perhaps the most notorious of Pakistan’s tribal districts on the Afghan border, a known… Continue reading Suicide Attack Kills 17 Pakistani Soldiers in NW
Pakistan Taliban Threaten To Kill Musharraf
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan have threatened, in a video released on Saturday, to use suicide bombers and snipers to kill former President Pervez Musharraf when he returns home from exile. In a Taliban video obtained by Reuters, Adnan Rasheed, who took part in a previous attempt to assassinate Musharraf, said:” [We] have prepared a special squad… Continue reading Pakistan Taliban Threaten To Kill Musharraf
Three dead in suicide attack at Pakistan court
Suspected suicide bombers attacked a judicial compound in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, killed three people, wounded more than twenty people and took hostages, officials said. Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar said 10 gunmen had made their way into the complex and were exchanging fire with security forces in an apparent bid to… Continue reading Three dead in suicide attack at Pakistan court
24 soldiers killed in road accident in Pakistan
At least 24 Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and five were injured Saturday when a bus fell into a river in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, a media report said. The Gilgit bound passenger bus plunged into Indus river in Kohistan Saturday morning, reported Dawn. “All those 24 who were killed are Pakistan Army personnel and we… Continue reading 24 soldiers killed in road accident in Pakistan
Karzai lashes out at Pakistan
President Hamid Karzai lashed out once again at Pakistan, saying on Monday that a statement by a Pakistani cleric endorsing suicide bombings in Afghanistan shows the country is not sincere in efforts to fight terrorism. “Afghanistan wants a real struggle against terrorism and wants the Pakistani government to realise that both our nations are burning… Continue reading Karzai lashes out at Pakistan
Bomb blast kills at least 45 in Pakistan
A suicide bomb explosion in Pakistan killed 45 and injured 149 in Karachi, senior city official Hashim Raza told Reuters. The attack happened on Sunday in a Shia neighborhood of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. The bomb exploded outside a Shia mosque as people were leaving evening prayers, said police official Azhar Iqbal. Men, women… Continue reading Bomb blast kills at least 45 in Pakistan