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27th Jul 2014

Pakistan: More rain with thunder, lightening forecast in next 24 hours in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI, (The News): Strong windstorm followed by heavy rain wreaked havoc in different localities of the city, as several low lying areas went into knee-deep water, while a boy, 13 was killed on Adiala Road when roof of a … Continued

24th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Allama Talib Jauhri’s son-in-law shot dead in Karachi

[A policeman at the Aziz Bhatti police station points to the bullet hole on Mubarak Kazmi's car. PHOTO: ONLINE] By Web Desk / Faraz Khan KARACHI, (Express Tribune): Lawyer Mubarak Ali Kazmi was shot dead … Continued

24th Jul 2014

India: Shiv Sena MP caught force-feeding fasting Muslim employee, sparks outrage

(India Times): The parliament erupted in anger after television footage showed a Shiv Sena leader apparently trying to force-feed a Muslim man during the fasting month of Ramadan. Opposition Congress MPs launched raucous protests in the parliament, saying … Continued

23rd Jul 2014

Pakistan: 13 suspected militants killed in fresh North Waziristan airstrikes

By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least 13 suspected militants were killed and their hideouts were destroyed Wednesday in air strikes carried out by fighter jets in the Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan. Sources claimed that … Continued

19th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Two killed in Khuzdar blast

KHUZDAR, (The News): At least two people were killed and 11 injured in a suicide blast on Jinnah Road here on Saturday. Police sources said the target of the blast was a vehicle of the security forces. The blast also … Continued

19th Jul 2014

Pakistan: US drone strike kills eight people in North Waziristan

Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least eight suspected militants were killed in a drone strike in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan tribal region early Saturday. Intelligence sources said that around 3am, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired two missiles … Continued

16th Jul 2014

Pakistan:18 suspected militants killed in North Waziristan US drone attack

By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least 18 suspected militants were killed on Wednesday in a US drone attack in the North Waziristan tribal region’s Dattakhel area. Intelligence sources said the drone fired missiles on a … Continued

13th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Road accident claims eight lives in Azad Kashmir

[File photo] MUZAFFARABAD, (Dawn): At least eight people were killed and 14 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in the Bagh area of Azad Kashmir, DawnNews reported. The ill-fated bus was traveling … Continued

12th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Three killed in militant attack on Bajaur checkpost

[Photo: The News] By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): Militants attacked a security checkpost along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Bajaur tribal agency early on Saturday, killing three security personnel including a captain, officials said. Official sources … Continued

9th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Six killed over land dispute in Kurram

PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least six people were killed and 13 others were injured when two groups clashed during a jirga in Upper Kurram on Wednesday, DawnNews reported. A jirga was under way to settle a land dispute in Khyber … Continued

9th Jul 2014

Pakistan: North Waziristan jet strikes kill 11 suspected militants

By Mateen Haider MIRAMSHAH: Jet fighters carried out airstrikes on suspected militant hideouts destroying three of them while 11 suspected militants were also killed on Wednesday during the Zarb-i-Azb operation in the North Waziristan tribal region, Inter-Services Public … Continued

7th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Four children killed as truck plunges into ravine in Balochistan

QUETTA, (Dawn): At least four children were killed when a truck travelling from Dera Murad Jamali to Mastung fell into a ravine near Dhadar, DawnNews reported. According to Levies personnel, the truck laden with rice was on its way … Continued

5th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Over 400 oil tankers torched by Taliban in Kabul outskirts

KABUL, (The News): Taliban militants set fire to over 400 oil tankers, which they claimed were supplying foreign troops in Afghanistan, in an attack on the outskirts of Kabul, officials said Saturday. The fire triggered by a … Continued

5th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Zarb-i-Azb: Five suspected militants killed in NWA airstrikes

[Photo: The News] By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR/MIRAMSHAH, (Dawn): Five suspected militants were killed and five militant hideouts were destroyed early on Saturday as jet fighters pounded parts of the North Waziristan tribal region. According to the Inter-Services … Continued

4th Jul 2014

Pakistan: Militants storm police station in Diamir

DIAMIR, (The News): Dozens of militants forced their entry into a local police station after midnight on Friday, sources said. The sources said that at least 40 militants wearing military fatigues entered the police station and held the … Continued

3rd Jul 2014

Pakistan: Five suspected militants gunned down in ‘encounters’

KARACHI, (Dawn): In what appeared to be a surge in targeted operations against militants in the metropolis, police in an hour-long exchange of gunfire with them killed four militants on the outskirts of the city, followed by an … Continued

1st Jul 2014

Pakistan: Militant ambush in NWA kills two security personnel

By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR (Dawn): Two security personnel were killed and another injured in militant attack on security forces’ vehicle in Mirali tehsil of North Waziristan Agency as the ground offensive launched by the military, a … Continued

30th Jun 2014

Pakistan: 16 more terrorists eliminated, 7 hideouts smashed

MIR ALI, (The News): At least 16 more terrorists perished in fresh air strikes of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets in the outskirts of Mir Ali of North Waziristan on Sunday, Geo News reported. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the … Continued

29th Jun 2014

Pakistan: Three killed, 5 injured in firing at passenger van in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, (Xinhua): At least three people were killed and five others injured on Sunday in a firing at a passenger van in northwest Pakistan, local media reported. According to the reports, the incident took place when some unknown gunmen opened … Continued

29th Jun 2014

Pakistan: Akhtar Abbasi shot dead in Sukkur

SUKKUR, (The News): An independent candidate in 2013 general elections from the constituency NA-198, Akhtar Abbasi was murdered here, Geo News reported Sunday morning. Police said that the incident occurred at Regent Colony yesterday, where some unknown persons … Continued