Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has dismissed his Press Secretary Zahid Bashir for meeting Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hamid Dogar without permission.
Islamabad, Nov 30 (Xinhua) Seventeen people have been killed in various incidents of violence in Pakistan’s Karachi city, Geo TV reported Sunday. The violence erupted Saturday evening in Banaras Chowk area and continued Sunday in various areas.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Home Minister Shivraj Patil resigned Sunday in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist massacre, and Finance Minister P. Chidamabarm was promptly given additional charge of the critical ministry, Congress sources said.
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistanis watched with despair and sorrow as images of the Mumbai terror attacks were played out by local television channels Thursday, even as they strongly condemned terrorism in the neighbouring country.
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) As terrorists continued to hold civilians hostage in Mumbai for the second day Thursday, the Indian Army said it had put its best men on the job to flush out the militants but refused to give a timeframe on when the operation would be over.
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Dozens of people, including a foreign tourist and the top counter-terror officer, were reported killed and many more injured as terrorists struck in yet another series of planned and synchronised attacks in the heart of India’s financial capital around midnight Wednesday, authorities said. Various reports put the number of deaths at around 60, including top police officials, but police would not confirm more than 20 deaths.
Washington, Nov 26 (DPA) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay in the job for at least one year of president-elect Barack Obama’s administration, ABC News and Politico reported Tuesday, citing unnamed officials.
Islamabad, Nov 23 (Xinhua) Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday said Pakistan had no agreement with the US to allow its forces to carry out cross-border attacks inside the country’s territory.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (DPA) Pakistan’s army Friday carried out a training exercise in which pilotless aircraft drones were shot down by anti-craft guns and short range surface-to-air missiles, a military statement said.
Islamabad, Nov 19 (DPA) At least four Islamic militants were killed and seven injured Wednesday in a missile strike by a suspected pilotless US aircraft in north-west Pakistan, a Pakistani official said.