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Eight commandos arrested for killing 11 Qadari supporters

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 21:47

Lahore police have arrested eight commandos in connection with the alleged killing of 11 supporters, including two women, of Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri here last month.

Gilani blames Kayani for delaying North Waziristan operation

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 21:26

Former Pakistan prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani criticised ex-Army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for not launching a military operation against militants in the restive North Waziristan during his tenure.

Pakistan releases sketch of Karachi airport attack `mastermind`

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 18:59

Pakistan released the sketch of an Uzbek national it claimed was the mastermind of last month`s deadly attack on Karachi airport, days after the military said he was killed in North Waziristan during an ongoing operation.

Separate Taliban attacks in Afghanistan kill 13

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 18:57

A roadside bombing targeting police officers and an attack on a convoy of de-miners killed at least 13 people in Afghanistan, authorities said.

Bangladesh prohibits marriage with Myanmar`s Muslim Rohingyas

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 18:53

Bangladesh has banned official marriages between its nationals and Myanmar`s Muslim Rohingya refugees as they wed and use the marriage certificate for getting citizenship and Bangladeshi passports.

LeT founder Hafiz Saeed spews venom against India, America in Lahore HC

Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2014, 00:20

Just days after his organisation was declared a terror outfit by the US, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed, who orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, addressed a seminar at the Lahore High Court spewing venom on India and America.

Six killed in Pakistan road accident

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 16:33

At least six people were killed and three injured Friday when a speeding truck hit a rickshaw in Pakistan`s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Lanka rights body recommends abolition of capital punishment

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 14:54

Sri Lanka`s top rights body has recommended the government to abolish capital punishment.

Afghan presidential hopeful Ghani backs `extensive` audit

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 14:38

Afghan presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani, who emerged victorious in the preliminary results of his country`s runoff presidential election, Friday backed an extensive audit of the bitterly disputed polls.

Taliban sympathiser posts pictures of smiling US captive

Last Updated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 10:16

US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years, appeared smiling alongside a commander from the militant Haqqani network in a photo posted on a Twitter account by a supporter of the Afghan Taliban.