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US FBI agent arrested with bullets at Pakistan airport

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 18:52

An American FBI agent arrested in Pakistan for trying to board a plane while carrying pistol ammunition has been remanded in police custody until the weekend, officials said.

Bangladesh sacks three soldiers over killing of civilians

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 18:11

Bangladesh`s military has sacked three senior officers from a controversial elite unit over claims they abducted and killed seven people outside Dhaka, an official said today.

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

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 17:40

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

Two top Nepalese communist leaders on China visit

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 17:37

Nepal`s two ex-prime ministers - leaders of two communist parties - have embarked on a visit to China, in what is being termed as an attempt to strengthen party-to-party ties with the ruling CPC.

Islamabad mosque pays homage to Osama bin Laden

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 14:17

The Red Mosque, situated in the heart of Islamabad, is once again in the news for paying homage to the world`s once most wanted terrorist and inaugurating a library after his name `Martyr Osama bin Laden Library`, the New York Times reported.

American national held at Pak airport with bullets

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 23:59

An American national was detained at the Jinnah International Airport here for allegedly travelling with bullets and spying equipment.

14 militants killed in Pakistan gunfight, bomb blast

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 23:38

At least 12 militants died during a shootout between rival factions in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border Tuesday, officials said, while two died in a separate attack.

Pakistan denies kidnapped Iranian guards ever on its soil

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 20:53

Pakistan Tuesday strongly denied that kidnapped Iranian border guards were ever on its soil, amid fresh efforts to improve fractured ties before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s visit to Tehran.

Pakistani Parliament lifts YouTube ban

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 15:51

Pakistan`s National Assembly Tuesday approved a resolution to lift a ban on video-sharing website Youtube, a media report said.

`Pak committed to peaceful resolution of Kashmir with India`

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 15:49

Emphasising on having a "peaceful neighbourhood", Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said his country is committed to engaging with India for the peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through a sustained dialogue.