Pakistani jets pound militant bases, 25 killed

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 09:15

Pakistani combat jets pounded militant bases in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region, including the home of Taliban commander Adnan Rashid, and killed 25 terrorists in retaliation for a string of attacks on security forces.

Bangladesh arrests three Pakistani militants

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 14:55

Three operatives of Pakistani Taliban have been arrested in Bangladesh and a laptop containing bomb making information has been seized from their possession, police here said on Monday.

Taliban say Pak military convoy attack in revenge for Mehsud`s death

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 00:07

Twenty soldiers were killed when a bomb hit a Pakistani Army convoy in Bannu near North Waziristan on Sunday morning.

Saudi beheads Pakistanis in year`s first executions

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 20:05

Saudi authorities beheaded today two Pakistanis for drug smuggling in the ultra-conservative kingdom`s first executions of the year, the interior ministry said.

Pakistan says Indian Army chief Gen Bikram Singh`s remarks `provocative`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 00:11

Hours after Indian Army chief Gen Bikram Singh warned against any ceasefire violations on the LoC, the Pakistani military on Monday said such "provocative" statements were counterproductive.

Seven rescued from Pakistan lawmaker`s `private jail`

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 18:42

Seven people, including two women, were rescued during a raid on a "private jail" of a Pakistani provincial lawmaker, a media report said.

Probe into Benazir Income Support Programme graft cases

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 21:18

The Pakistani government has decided to investigate alleged cases of financial mismanagement and corruption committed in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).

Senior PLM-N leader escapes bid on life in NW Pakistan

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 16:31

Amir Muqam, an advisor to Pakistan`s Prime Minister, today narrowly escaped an attempt on his life in the country`s restive northwest though six security personnel were killed in the roadside bomb attack.

Senior PLM-N leader escapes bid on life in NW Pakistan

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 16:20

Amir Muqam, an advisor to Pakistan`s Prime Minister, today narrowly escaped an attempt on his life in the country`s restive northwest though six security personnel were killed in the roadside bomb attack.

One in ten babies in Britain is Muslim

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 20:24

About one in every 10 babies in Britain is now Muslim, according to an analysis of the latest census figures released here on Friday.

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.

Pakistani Hindus burn effigies of Kejriwal, Sisodia

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:18

Several Pakistani Hindus Tuesday burned effigies of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Urban Development Minister Manish Sisodia for failing to rehabilitate them.