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3rd Apr 2014

Pakistan: Musharraf’s convoy escapes blast in Islamabad

[Archive photo] ISLAMABAD, (Dawn): A powerful explosion on Thursday hit Faizabad bridge just after the convoy of the former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf passed from it, DawnNews reported. Musharraf was being shifted early Thursday from the Armed … Continued

30th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Seven of a family gunned down in Shikarpur

SHIKARPUR, (The News): In a gruesome incident due to old enmity seven persons of the same family including two women were gunned down at Lakhi Ghulam Shah area in the limit of Rustam police station here, Geo News reported … Continued

28th Mar 2014

India: Indian Air Force’s Super Hercules plane crashes near Gwalior, 4 commandos killed

GWALIOR, (The News): At least four commandos were killed as an Indian Air Force’s newly-acquired C-130J Super Hercules special operations aircraft crashed near Gwalior, officials said. The plane, carrying an unknown number of people, crashed 72 km west of Gwalior … Continued

28th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Pakpattan police encounter leaves 1 proclaimed offender killed, 2 held

PAKPATTAN, (The News): One proclaimed offender was killed and two arrested in an alleged encounter with the police at the outskirt village on Friday here, Geo News reported. The police on an information were chasing three robbers running away after … Continued

22nd Mar 2014

Pakistan: Road accident kills 35 in Hub

Agencies and Dawn News Updated 2014-03-22 18:20:44 HUB/BALOCHISTAN, (Dawn & Agencies): A collision between two passenger buses and a petrol tanker killed 35 people in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, with many of the victims being burned to … Continued

21st Mar 2014

Pakistan: King of Bahrain signs six agreements on cooperation with Pakistan

[Photo: PM Nawaz Sharif leads delegation level talks with King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa at PM House in Islamabad. INP Photo] By Matten Haider ISLAMABAD, (Dawn & APP): Pakistan and Bahrain on Tuesday signed six … Continued

20th Mar 2014

Pakistan not sending troops to Bahrain or Saudi

[Photo: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif] ISLAMABAD, (Dawn): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday denied speculation that Pakistan was sending its troops to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, DawnNews reported. In response to a question posed by media representatives after a … Continued

19th Mar 2014

Pakistan: President defends govt for taking $1.5bn Saudi aid

[Photo: President Mamnoon Hussain] ISLAMABAD, (Dawn): Amid controversy over $1.5 billion received by the Nawaz government from Saudi Arabia, President Mamnoon Hussain backed on Tuesday the government’s policy and expressed the hope that it would help overcome the prevailing … Continued

18th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Three killed, 3 injured as house-roof collapsed in Swat rains

SWAT, (The News): Three persons of the same family were killed and the other three sustained injuries as roof of their house collapsed due to rains on Tuesday, Geo News reported. Police said that the incident occurred at … Continued

18th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Rangers kill three ‘terrorists’ in Lyari

KARACHI, (The News): Three alleged members of a banned organization were killed in an exchange of fire with the Pakistan Rangers Sindh in Lyari area of the city, Geo News reported Tuesday. According to reports, Afzal Baloch, Hunzala … Continued

17th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Ad hoc nurses continue protest for 7th day

LAHORE, (The News): The ad hoc nurses on Monday continued their sit-in for the seventh day in front of the Punjab Assembly on The Mall to press the Punjab government and Health Department to regularise their services. Bowing to … Continued

17th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Nato container destroyed in Khyber attack

PESHAWAR, (Dawn): Unknown militants fired rockets at a Nato container in the Khyber tribal region’s Shagai area on Monday, destroying it, DawnNews reported. No casualties were reported in the incident. The site of the attack was sealed by members of … Continued

16th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Mother, 3 daughters set at fire by sprinkling petrol at Bhawalnagar

BHAWALNAGAR, (The News): Some unknown persons set at fire a mother and her three daughters after sprinkling petrol, but fortunately the condition of the affected ladies are reported to be out of danger on Sunday here, Geo News reported. … Continued

14th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Rape victim who set herself ablaze dies

[Dawn File photo] MUZAFFARGARH, (Dawn): A girl, who set herself ablaze in in Bet Mir Hazar area in protest against a police report which helped her alleged rapist obtain bail, succumbed to her injuries today, DawnNews reported. Sources told Dawn.com … Continued

13th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Rangers kill nine suspects in Lyari

KARACHI, (The News): Rangers killed at least nine suspects in Lyari after a clash between two armed groups left 15 people dead in the neighbourhood. As many as 56 suspects were also arrested as the paramilitary soldiers entered … Continued

12th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Twelve killed in Lyari hand grenade attacks

KARACHI, (The News): At least 12 people including four women and a child were killed in three hand grenade attacks in the troubled Lyari neighbourhood of the city. 30 people were injured in the attacks which took place in … Continued

12th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Two killed in Bannu firing

BANNU, (Dawn): Two people, including a Frontier Corps (FC) man were killed Wednesday as a result of firing by unknown motorcyclists in Bannu, DawnNews reported. According to police, the two persons, who were brothers, sustained severe injuries when they were … Continued

11th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Two killed, 3 injured in Turbat firing

TURBAT, (The News): Some unknown people gunned down two persons and injured three at Pedak in the outskirts on Tuesday morning here, Geo News reported. Levies Force confirmed that some unidentified people abruptly opened fire on five passers-by … Continued

11th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Five members of a family shot dead in Mowachh Goth

Relatives of four of the five men slain in Mowachh Goth comfort one another in Orangi Town’s Faqeer Colony on Monday. — Photo by White Star By Imtiaz Ali KARACHI, (Dawn): Five young men — two brothers and their … Continued

9th Mar 2014

Pakistan: Bridge on Quetta-Sibi Highway damaged in Bolan blast

BOLAN, (The News): An explosion on Quetta-Sibi Highway damaged a bridge affecting traffic flow at Dhadar on Sunday morning, Geo News reported. Levies sources said, the blast occurred under the bridge on the Quetta-Sibi Highway at Gokrat of Dhadar … Continued