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Afghanistan tightens election security after Abdullah attack

Last Updated: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 14:46

Security is being ramped up so the two candidates in Afghanistan`s presidential election run-off next week can continue campaigning after an attack on one of them killed 12 people, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday.

Pakistan teen shot, thrown in canal over marriage

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 20:28

An 18-year-old Pakistani girl "miraculously survived" after being shot and thrown into a canal by her father for marrying against the family`s wishes, police said, describing the latest in a series of such attacks on women in the Muslim-majority country.

Pakistan court jails father of woman stoned to death

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 16:57

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court jailed the father of a young pregnant woman who was stoned to death for marrying a man of her choice.

Three killed, 20 injured as Karachi-bound train derails in Pakistan

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 16:26

Three persons were killed and 20 others injured when an engine and three bogies of a Karachi-bound train derailed in Pakistan`s Sindh province.

Nepal to hold 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 13:45

Nepal has decided to shift the venue of the 18th SAARC summit in November from its famous tourist destination of Pokhara to Kathmandu due to lack of infrastructure.

Pakistan deports American woman

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 12:26

Pakistan immigration officials have deported a "blacklisted" American woman to Kuwait from where she had arrived, an official said on Saturday.

US expresses concern over the space for media freedom in Pak

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 08:12

The US has expressed concern over the space for media freedom in Pakistan where the licence of Geo News channel was suspended for 15 days.

Pakistan`s MQM party leader bailed: Police source

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 05:52

The exiled leader of Pakistan`s MQM party has been bailed by police in London after being arrested on suspicion of money laundering, a police source said Saturday.

10 militants killed in Pakistan`s Balochistan province

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 01:05

At least 10 militants have been killed during an operation in southwest Pakistan`s Balochistan province, officials said on Friday.

Pakistani TV channel Geo News sues spy agency ISI for defamation

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2014, 12:52

A Pakistani television channel is suing the powerful spy agency for defamation over accusations of being anti-state, it said on Friday, in a move unprecedented in a country where public criticism of the military is taboo.