Pak teen likely to get top civilian honour for saving school from suicide bombing

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 15:01

A Pakistani teenager has been recommended for a top civilian honour by the Peshawar Police for saving his school from a suicide bombing.

My son is a martyr, proud of him: Aitzaz Hasan`s father

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 07:35

The `heroic` Pakistani teen Aitzaz Hasan who died foiling a suicide attack on his school has become a national hero and is being hailed world-wide.

Malala praises teenage Pakistani bomb hero

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 02:49

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban to champion girls` rights to education, paid tribute on Friday to a teenager killed stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school.

Pakistani schoolboy who died stopping bomber recommended for award

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 15:48

A 13-year-old Pakistani boy, who was killed when he valiantly tried to stop a suicide bomber outside his school, has been recommended for a civilian award posthumously by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police.

Pak teen who stopped suicide bomber declared `great hero`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 20:19

The government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan on Thursday declared Aitzaz Hasan, a 14-year-old student who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber at his school, a "great hero".

Pakistan minister warns of 20 hours of load shedding in Khyber

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:12

Pakistan`s power minister on Wednesday warned that there could be 20 hours of load shedding in certain areas of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Suicide bomber shot dead by Pakistan security forces

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 21:09

A suicide bomber was today shot dead by security forces before he could hit a check post in Pakistan`s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Former Pakistani CM`s aide arrested in arms scandal

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 20:52

Pakistan`s anti-corruption watchdog today arrested the former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister`s brother-in-law and an advisor for alleged involvement in a Rs 1.8 billion scam related to the purchase of arms for police.

Woman, two children killed in northwest Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 14:15

A woman and her two children were killed today after roof of their house collapsed following a blast in the adjacent house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan.

Pakistani student alleges discrimination over wearing a veil

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:35

A Canadian-Pakistani MBBS student has alleged that she was roughed up by a professor for wearing a veil in the classroom in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Three security personnel killed in Peshawar blast

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 12:46

A roadside bomb blast on Monday killed three personnel of the bomb disposal unit who were on their way to defuse another explosive device elsewhere in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan`s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.