Lahore lawyers condemn suicide blasts
11/20/2009 9:19:00 PM |
| Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no justification in Islam for terrorism. |
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Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the country
11/20/2009 8:35:00 PM |
Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan. |
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Include Pakistan's input in Afghan policy, US urged
11/20/2009 7:53:00 PM |
| Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Friday urged the US to fully share the contours of its road map on Afghanistan and incorporate Islamabad's input in it. |
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ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee to Karachi to escape US drone attacks
11/20/2009 7:45:00 PM |
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has helped Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to flee from the border town of Quetta to the port city of Karachi, fearing that US drones might target him. |
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Pak PM says new Afghan policy should not affect regional balance
11/20/2009 7:45:00 PM |
Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during his meeting with the visiting CIA chief Leon Panetta stressed that the new US strategy for Afghanistan should not affect regional balance in South Asia. |
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Islamabad bombings mastermind arrested: Police
11/20/2009 7:39:00 PM |
| Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The alleged mastermind of the suicide attacks on the World Food Programme office and on a police helpline office here has been arrested, police said Friday. |
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Mullah Omar not in Karachi: Pakistan
11/20/2009 6:30:00 PM |
| Islamabad/Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistan has rejected a US newspaper report claiming that the one-eyed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar is in Karachi, terming it false and baseless. |
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Pakistani court seeks report on US agency Black Water
11/20/2009 6:02:00 PM |
| Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Lahore High Court has sought a detailed reply from the |
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ISI helped Mullah Omar to escape to Karachi: US intelligence officials
11/20/2009 4:37:00 PM |
Washington, Nov.20 (ANI): Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has shifted his base from Quetta to Karachi with the help of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the Washington Times reports. |
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Islamabad police arrests UN building attack mastermind
11/20/2009 4:37:00 PM |
Islamabad, Nov.20 (ANI): Islamabad police on Friday claimed to have arrested the mastermind of the suicide attack on the UN World Food Program building in which six UN officials were killed and dozen others were injured. |
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Eight killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan
11/20/2009 3:06:00 PM |
Islamabad, Nov.20 (ANI): At least eight persons were killed in a suspected US drone attack in North Waziristan on Friday. |
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US drone attack kills eight in Pakistan
11/20/2009 1:37:00 PM |
| Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Eight people were killed in a suspected US drone strike in northwestern Pakistan's tribal area, officials said Friday. |
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Moderate Hurriyat divided over 'quiet' talks
11/20/2009 1:36:00 PM |
| Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Leaders of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference are divided on the efficacy of the 'quiet' talks with the central government. |
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Roadside bomb kills three policemen in Pakistan
11/20/2009 12:45:00 PM |
| Islamabad, Nov 20 (DPA) A roadside bomb killed three police officers and wounded six early Friday in Pakistan's troubled north-western city of Peshawar, police said. |
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A Q Khan denies correspondence with Washington Post
11/20/2009 11:55:00 AM |
Rawalpindi, Nov.20 (ANI): Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has denied reports about correspondencing with a Washington Post journalist. |
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Musharraf funnelling money to aides to improve his image ahead of return: Report
11/20/2009 10:49:00 AM |
Lahore, Nov.20 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has reportedly funnelled a large amount of money to his former aides in the country in order to improve his image, as he is planning a return to the country's political scene. |
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Resolve A Q Khan's security protocol issue out-of-court, says Lahore High Court
11/20/2009 10:49:00 AM |
Rawalpindi, Nov. 20 (ANI): The Lahore High Court's (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has asked the government to reach an out-of-court settlement with nuclear scientist Dr. A Q Khan with regard to his security. |
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Younis to be available for Australia series
11/19/2009 6:20:00 PM |
| Karachi, Nov 19 (IANS) Less than a week after withdrawing from the ongoing tour of New Zealand, Younis Khan indicated that he would be available for the series against Australia that will begin with the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. |
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Butt rules out Shoaib's return to international cricket
11/19/2009 5:55:00 PM |
| Karachi, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket chief Ijaz Butt has ruled out the return of controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar to international cricket. |
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Peshawar suicide bombing kills 17
11/19/2009 3:46:00 PM |
| Peshawar, Nov 19 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 26 seriously injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of this North West Frontier Province capital's judicial complex on Thursday in the ninth such attack here in two months. |
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Zardari, Kayani differ on threat from India: PPP information secretary
11/19/2009 2:55:00 PM |
Lahore, Nov.19 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani have different opinions regarding threats emanating from India, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab has said. |
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ANP proposes change in country's name
11/19/2009 12:48:00 PM |
Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) has proposed to change the country's name from the 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan' to the 'People's Republic of Pakistan'. |
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Suicide bombing kills 16 in Peshawar
11/19/2009 12:22:00 PM |
| Peshawar, Nov 19 (IANS) Yet another terror attack took place here Thursday when a suicide bomber struck at a court complex, killing at least 16 people and injuring 25. This was the ninth terror strike in the capital of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province since early October. |
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Blast outside Peshawar judicial complex kills 15, injures 22
11/19/2009 12:07:00 PM |
Peshawar, Nov.19 (ANI): At least 15 were reportedly killed and 22 others injured in a powerful explosion outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday morning. |
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13 killed in Peshawar blast
11/19/2009 11:32:00 AM |
| Peshawar, Nov 19 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and several wounded Thursday in a powerful explosion close to the judicial complex in this main city of northwestern Pakistan. |
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Blast in Peshawar
11/19/2009 11:12:00 AM |
| Peshawar, Nov 19 (IANS) An explosion took place Thursday outside a court in this city in northwestern Pakistan, a media report said. |
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'We have 'voluntarily withdrawn' to trap army,' says Pak Taliban
11/19/2009 11:07:00 AM |
Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): The Taliban has rejected the Pakistan Army's claims of capturing strategic locations in South Waziristan, saying they have 'voluntarily withdrawn' into the mountains as part of a well planned strategy. |
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US drone attack kills four in North Waziristan
11/19/2009 11:07:00 AM |
Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): A US drone attack has reportedly claimed the lives of four people, believed to be extremists, in North Waziristan late on Wednesday night. |
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Malik challenges reports that say SwatTaliban commander Fazlullah is alive
11/19/2009 11:07:00 AM |
Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has challenged media reports that claim that SwatTaliban commander Mullah Fazlullah is alive and has sneaked into Afghanistan. |
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