PESHAWAR: A blast has been reported outside the office of Wapda in Faqirabad area here....
LAHORE: Claiming that the law & order situation in Punjab was comparatively better than other provinces, the Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, Saturday asked the interior minister as to what did he do to bring the killers of hundreds to justice in Balo...
BAQUBA: The governor of Iraq's restive Diyala province was wounded in a suicide car bombing on Saturday, while a provincial elections candidate was killed in another attack, police and a doctors said. The suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden ...
DUBAI: Iran said it has found significant new deposits of raw uranium to feed its nuclear program and has identified sites for 16 more nuclear power stations, just days before talks with Western powers over its disputed atomic program. The Iran Atomi...
LAHORE: President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif visited the residence of slain eye surgeon Dr. Ali and offered condolences to his father on Saturday, media reported...
MUZZAFAR GARH: The interior minister, Rehman A Malik, Saturday warned the Punjab government to crack down on the terrorists involved in Quetta bombings otherwise FIA, Rangers, or other paramilitary forces might have to do the job, media reported. “I ...
PESHAWAR: Hazratullah Khan, who lost his right leg below the knee in a car bombing, answers immediately when asked whether the Pakistani government should hold peace talks with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders responsible for attacks like the ...
KARACHI : A young man was gunned down in an apparent sectarian attack near North Nazimabad on Friday night, bringing the dead toll from day’s violence in the city to nine. Police said the incident took place near Kati Pahari where unknown suspects on...
WASHINGTON: The United States wants to continue to work with Pakistan to defeat terrorism inside that country, said the US State Department while rejecting the perception that it was only interested in protecting its soldiers in neighbouring Afghanis...
ISLAMABAD: In what can be described as an indictment of global efforts to stamp out terrorism and extremism from the society, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday the efforts were likely to end in failure. Speaking at the concluding session of ...
NEW DELHI, Feb 22: A specific alert warning of an attack by a ‘Pakistan-based terrorist group’ was shared by India’s central security agencies with Hyderabad police on Thursday hours before two bombs there killed 16 people and wounded over a hundred,...
RAWALPINDI: The questioning of two witnesses was concluded during Saturday’s hearing of the Benazir Bhutto murder case, media reported. Justice Chaudhry Habibur Rehman heard the case at Rawalpindi’s Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) today. During the hear...
PESHAWAR: Outlawed Tahrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders have authorized TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan to hold peace talks with Nawaz Sharif, Maulana Fazlur Rahman and Syed Munawwar Hassan, media reported on Saturday. Following this authorizati...
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said Pakistan would ask the Interpol for handing over of Taliban leader Maulvi Faqir Muhammad from Afghanistan. Talking to the media here on Saturday‚ Malik said Maulvi Faqir Muhammad arrested by the Afgh...
QUETTA: At least seven people were injured in a firing incident that took place at Liaquat Market, here on Saturday. According to police, the incident took place when some unidentified assailants opened fire in the market, wounding seven people and t...
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Saturday met Ameer Jamaat e Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hassan in Mansoora and agreed to work together in an effort to revive peace in the country. Jointly addressing a press conferen...
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States and Japan are committed to "strong actions" in response to North Korea after the communist state defiantly carried out a nuclear test.Meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Obam...
BRUSSELS: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his NATO counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but a dispute arose Friday between the U.S. and German defense officials over whether that contingent would b...
DHAKA: Police across Bangladesh clashed Friday with protesters from Islamic political parties denouncing war crimes trials, killing four demonstrators and injuring dozens of people, police and witnesses said. The nationwide protests were held separat...
KABUL: Afghanistan has refused to hand over senior Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad as Islamabad requested his extradition following his capture by Afghan forces. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar had taken up the han...
Afghan Official Challenges U.S. Tax Audit
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Embassy Row: After Afghanistan for NATO
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Afghan Star Khaled Hosseini's New Book
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Airing Of Dirty Laundry Raises Afghan Hopes That Corruption Will Be Tackled
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Violence against women act modification sparks furor in Afghanistan
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Afghan treasures display in Melbourne tells a different Afghanistan story
MELBOURNE: Several hundred priceless antiques from ancient Afghanistan...
Afghan soldiers' incompetence raises concerns about U.S. withdrawal plans
Mansurabad, Afghanistan A suicide bomber drove his car into a U.S....
Afghanistan wants lethal weapons from India; Karzai visit from Monday
New Delhi: Ahead of its President Hamid Karzai’s visit next week, Afg...
