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Sri Lanka arrests moderate Buddhist monk for false complaint

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 16:10

A moderate Buddhist Monk has been arrested by Sri Lankan police for lodging a false complaint that he was abducted and assaulted.

Three policemen killed by militants in Karachi

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 02:30

Three policemen were killed today when they were patrolling on motorcycles in one of Karachi`s most volatile areas where Pakistani security forces shot dead five Talibani militants earlier this week.

Gunmen fire on PIA plane in Pakistan`s Peshawar; 1 killed, 2 wounded

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 11:28

One woman passenger was killed and two stewards wounded after unidentified gunmen fired shots at a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane moments before it landed at Peshawar`s Bacha Khan International Airport on Tuesday night.

Pak offensive against Taliban uproots over 4,00,000 people: UN

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 23:17

The Pakistani military`s offensive against the Taliban militants in the north of the country has displaced more than 4,00,000 people and the number continues to rise, the United Nations refugee agency said today.

First suicide blast in Pakistan tribal area since military offensive

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 22:27

Three people were killed Tuesday in a suicide bombing in Pakistan`s restive North Waziristan tribal area, the first such attack there since the military launched a major operation against the Taliban and other militants.

Polio spread feared as nearly 500,000 Pakistanis uprooted: UN

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 20:57

About 50,000 Pakistanis have crossed into eastern Afghanistan to escape air strikes over the past 10 days and 435,000 have fled within their homeland, which could fuel the spread of polio as many are not vaccinated, UN agencies said on Tuesday.

Pak cleric, 1,400 supporters booked under terror charges

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 18:14

Pakistan police today registered a case against a Canadian-based cleric and 1,400 of his supporters under terrorism and other charges for attacking police and damaging public property as he returned to the country to lead a "revolution" against the government.

Car suicide bomb kills three in NW Pakistan: Officials

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 17:16

A suicide bomber in a car killed at least two troops and a civilian on Tuesday in a Pakistani tribal area where the army has launched an offensive against Taliban militants.

Hindus, Sikhs in Afghanistan feel neglected, discriminated

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 16:39

Frustrated at being discriminated in their home country, Hindus and Sikhs here feel they have been treated "like a football" between India and Afghanistan, as they hope the Indian government will bail them out.

Pakistan rejects Afghan allegations of cross-border raids

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 16:30

Pakistan today rejected as "baseless" the allegations by Afghanistan that Pakistani troops in civilian clothes conducted cross-border attacks in the restive Kunar province, killing three Afghan soldiers.