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Pak army pounds main Taliban town

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 19:03

After days of targeted air strikes on Taliban militants in Pakistan`s tribal region of North Waziristan, ground troops moved into Miranshah town today as tanks and artillery pounded hideouts in the city.

Nepal PM Koirala to undergo radiotherapy in US

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 17:15

Nepal`s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and will undergo radiotherapy next week in a US hospital.

Afghan security adviser in Pakistan for anti-terror talks

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 14:25

Afghanistan`s top security adviser Thursday arrived in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leaders on anti-terror cooperation and peace efforts, officials said.

Pakistan arrests 250 for Peshawar plane attack

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 14:23

Pakistani police have held 250 people suspected to be involved in a gun attack on a plane Tuesday that killed one passenger and injured two crew members, a media report said Thursday.

Committed to positive ties with Afghanistan: Pak

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 13:55

Pakistan today said it was committed to building a positive and mutually beneficial ties with Afghanistan, days after Kabul hinted at its involvement in a deadly terror attack on a hotel that left nine people dead.

Amnesty India hails UN`s naming of Lanka rights probe panel

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 13:54

Amnesty International India today welcomed UN`s naming of three experts to conduct a comprehensive probe into alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka during the armed conflict in 2009.

4 militants, 3 security men killed in clashes in Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 13:19

At least three security personnel of tribal khasadar force and four militants were killed today in clashes in Pakistan`s restive northwestern tribal region.

US welcomes Sri Lanka rights probe panel

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 06:56

The US has welcomed the United Nations` announcement of experts, who will advise the team probing the alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka during the last months of civil war in 2009.

Pakistan Army helicopter crashes; 2 pilots killed

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 03:32

A Pakistan Army helicopter crashed tonight near Multan while it was on training mission, killing the two pilots on board.

Gunmen planned to blow up plane in Pakistan by hitting fuel tank

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 20:41

Holed up deep inside a Taliban-friendly neighbourhood, gunmen waited patiently for the passenger plane to approach the airport before raising their guns into the night sky and unleashing a hail of bullets to shoot it down.