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3rd May 2014

India: 4 children, 2 women among 9 more bodies found, totoal Muslims killed now 32

[Security personnel at Narsingbari in Baksa district of Assam where some people were killed by militants on Friday] Digambar Patowary Guwahati, (Hindustan Times): Nine more bodies were recovered in Baksa district in Assam on Saturday, taking the toll to 32 … Continued

29th Apr 2014

Jammu & Kashmir: Police arrests more than 500 before elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, (Xinhua): More than 500 youth were arrested across Muslim majority areas of Indian-controlled Kashmir ahead of the fourth phase of Indian general elections, local police said. The massive crackdown on youth has been taken as part … Continued

29th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Forces kill three militants in Khyber Agency

KHYBER AGENCY, (The News): Three militants were killed and two security personnel injured in a clash in Khyber Agency on Tuesday. Sources said that the security forces launched an operation on a tip off about the presence of … Continued

28th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Blast near engine of Zakariya Express, driver injured

RAHIM YAR KHAN, Punjab Province, (The News): The driver and assistant driver sustained injuries in the blast near the locomotive of Zakriya Express on late Sunday night, Geo News reported. Police said the explosion occurred near Adam Sahaba station, … Continued

28th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Three children killed, 11 injured in Karachi seminary blast

KARACHI, (The News): Three students were killed and several others injured when their seminary was attacked with a hand grenade in SITE area of Karachi on Monday, Geo News reported. According to the police, unidentified criminals riding a motorcycle … Continued

27th Apr 2014

Pakistan: One killed in blast on peace committee in Khyber tribal region

[File photo] By Zahir Shah Sherazi KHYBER AGENCY, (Dawn): One was killed in blast on peace committee in Khyber tribal region The deceased belong to the Tawheed ul Islam peace committee. Official sources say that the vehicle of Tawheed … Continued

26th Apr 2014

Pakistan: At least six killed, two injured in North Waziristan firing

[File photo] MIRAMSHAH, (Dawn): At least six people were killed and two wounded on Saturday during an exchange of fire between two tribal groups over a land dispute in the tribal region of North Waziristan, DawnNews reported. According … Continued

25th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Gun attack kills seven members of a family in Swabi

By Zahir Shah Sherazi SWABI, (Dawn): At least seven people were killed and six others wounded on Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a vehicle in Swabi’s Yar Hussain region. The deceased and the injured in … Continued

24th Apr 2014

Pakistan: 12 killed as jets pound militant hideouts in Khyber Agency

PESHAWAR, (The News): Pakistani fighter jets pounded suspected militant hideouts in Khyber Agency near the Afghan border on Thursday that killed twelve extremists and injured 15 others, Geo News reported on Thursday. The operation came despite efforts by Prime … Continued

24th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Police officer killed in Karachi explosion

[Police official Shafiq Tanoli. Videograb] KARACHI, (Agencies & Dawn): Police officer Shafiq Tanoli and two others were killed in an explosion that took place near Karachi’s old wholesale vegetable market on Thursday. Three others were also reported injured in … Continued

23rd Apr 2014

Pakistan: 19 people injured in Swat road accident

[File photo] SWAT, (Dawn): At least 19 people were injured on Wednesday when an over-speeding pick-up they were travelling in plunged into a trench near Swat’s Marghazar road, DawnNews reported. The accident took place when the pick-up lost control due … Continued

23rd Apr 2014

Pakistan: Five killed across Karachi in violent incidents

KARACHI, (The News): Firing and other violent incidents across the metropolis took the life of five persons on Wednesday, Geo News reported. According to police, two bodies were found from Mewa Shah graveyard in Pak Colony while another body … Continued

22nd Apr 2014

Pakistan: Peshawar: Five policemen among six killed in firing

PESHAWAR, (The News): Six persons including five policemen were killed in firing on a police mobile in Peshawar on late Monday night, Geo News reported. Police said unknown assailants attacked the police van in Badaber area, and as a … Continued

22nd Apr 2014

Pakistan: Three killed, 30 injured in Charsadda blast

By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least three people were killed and several others wounded on Tuesday in an explosion near a police vehicle in Farooq Azam chowk of Tehsil Bazaar in Charsadda. According to district headquarters hospital … Continued

21st Apr 2014

Pakistan: Karachi: Four bullet-riddled bodies discovered near Dhabeji

KARACHI, (The News): Four bodies of men bearing bullet wounds were found from the vicinity of Dhabeji police station early Monday morning, Geo News reported. According to police, the victims were abducted from some area and were shot dead. … Continued

21st Apr 2014

Pakistan: Three people gunned down in Quetta

[Photo: Jang/The News] By Syed Ali Shah QUETTA, (Dawn): Armed motorcyclists killed three people on Quetta’s Munir Mengal Road on Monday, the police said. Superintendent of Police (SP) Sariab road area Imran Qureshi told Dawn.com that armed motorcyclists began … Continued

20th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Journalists protest against attack on Hamid

KARACHI, (The News): Journalists across Pakistan are outraged over the attack on Geo News senior anchor Hamid Mir and are staging protests. Protest demonstrations are being held in Obaro, Multan, Dera Ismail Khan, Noaushehroferoze and many other cities and … Continued

20th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Road accident kills 41 in Sukkur

[Photo: Jang/The News) SUKKUR, (Dawn): At least 41 people were killed and several others were injured Sunday morning in a bus-trailer collision on the National Highway in Sindh’s Sukkur district, DawnNews reported. The accident took place near Pano Akil … Continued

20th Apr 2014

India: Stopping Modi key to voting in Bihar’s Muslim hub

By Aditya Nath Jha/Anirban Guha Roy Araria/Kishanganj, (Hinudstan Times): Defeating Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, is the main concern of the Muslim population in Seemanchal region of eastern Bihar. An air-balloon in the shape of lotus … Continued

19th Apr 2014

Pakistan: Police officer among two shot dead in Quetta targeted killings

Syed Ali Shah QUETTA, (Dawn): Armed militants killed a police officer and critically injured his son on Quetta’s troubled Sariab road area on Saturday, police said. Imran Qureshi, the Superintendent of Police, told Dawn.com that two militants on a motorcycle … Continued