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Iran refused to fuel Sharif`s aircraft over PIA dues

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 16:47

Iranian authorities refused to fuel the aircraft of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Tehran last month to make the state-run PIA clear its dues amounting to just over USD 5000.

Four policemen killed in Afghanistan bombing

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 16:35

At least four Afghan policemen were killed and one was wounded in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday.

Jayasuriya accused of attacking Lankan undergraduates

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 15:32

Former cricketer and a minister in the Sri Lankan government Sanath Jayasuriya, accused of leading a mob that assaulted a group of university students, today rejected the allegations levelled by the opposition JVP.

Man murdered by wife`s paramour, says police

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 14:00

With the arrest of a woman and her paramour, police today said to have cracked the murder case of a government employee.

Karachi shutdown continues over MQM chief`s arrest

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 13:57

The port city of Karachi continued with its shutdown Wednesday in the wake of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain`s arrest for interrogation in London Tuesday, media reported.

Five killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 12:51

At least two military officers and three civilians were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber hit their twin-cabin vehicle in Pakistan, an official said.

Two Pakistani troops killed on Afghan border

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 12:19

At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed and three others injured Wednesday when unidentified militants attacked the military post on Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Bajaur tribal region, officials said.

Pakistan budget boosts military, forecasts 5.1% growth

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 02:56

Pakistan announced an 11 percent increase in its military budget as it grapples with an ongoing Taliban insurgency, and forecast economic growth of 5.1 percent in the next financial year.

Pakistani doctors re-attach hand of suspected thief

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 02:26

Doctors in Pakistan have re-attached the hand of a man who accused police of chopping it off after arresting him for allegedly stealing electrical cables, officials said.

Thousands rally in Pakistan`s Karachi as party chief held

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 21:38

The powerful exiled leader of Pakistan`s MQM party, Altaf Hussain, was arrested in London Tuesday on suspicion of money-laundering as thousands of people in his home city of Karachi staged a sit-in calling for his release.