15 killed, Spaniard injured in attacks in Pak`s restive areas

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 19:08

At least 15 people, including 13 Pakistani policemen and a child, were today killed and a Spaniard cyclist injured in three separate attacks in the country`s restive areas.

Annual festival of Kalash community ends in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 19:48

The annual religious festival of the Kalash community, Chatarmas or Chomas, concluded in a remote valley of Pakistan`s Khyber-Pakthunkhwa province on Monday.

Anti-polio drive launched in Pakistan amid Taliban threat

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:18

A three-day special anti-polio campaign was on Wednesday launched in Khyber-Pakthunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan amidst a Taliban ban on vaccinations that threatens to derail global efforts to root out the disease.

Female polio aid worker killed in NW Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 13:10

A woman polio worker was on Wednesday shot dead by suspected militants in northwest Pakistan during an anti-immunisation drive, the latest in a series of attacks targeting the government`s vaccination campaign.