Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Terrorism and violence cast fearful shadows over Eid festivities in Pakistan Wednesday as police patrolled the streets and devotees entered mosques through security barricades while President Asif Ali Zardari asked the people to promote “the great teachings of Islam”.
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) The India-US civil nuclear deal cleared one more hurdle Saturday with the US House of Representatives approving implementing the 123 agreement by an overwhelming 298-117 vote.
Washington, Sep 27 (DPA) Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain clashed in their first debate Friday night over the war in Iraq and whether the next person to occupy the White House should meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Khar (Pakistan), Sep 26 (Xinhua) Pakistan’s security forces have killed over 1,000 militants in northwestern Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region since the military operation was launched last month, an army commander said Friday.
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) Shaken by the Marriott Hotel suicide bombing, Pakistan has constituted a high-level panel to review the existing disaster management set up, identify shortfalls and recommend corrective measures.
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Consulate General to Pakistan, Abdul Khaliq Farahi, was kidnapped Monday evening by gunmen disguised as begggars who seized him in the country’s volatile tribal region after killing his driver, the police said.
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Pakistani authorities were desperately searching for vital leads as they investigated the devastating suicide bombing at a luxury hotel here Saturday that claimed at least 53 lives, but a top official Sunday refused to charge any outfit with the outrage.
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) A suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into the Marriott Hotel in the heart of the Pakistani capital Saturday evening, killing at least 62 people including foreigners and setting ablaze one of the best known hubs of the country’s elite.
Islamabad, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 60 people, including some foreigners, were killed and about 120 injured in a suicide attack at a luxury hotel in the high security zone around the parliament building here Saturday, even as the country’s ruling elite, including the president and the three service chiefs, were attending an Iftar dinner at the Prime Minister House barely a kilometre away.
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to raise its tax collection target of Rs.1,250 billion ($16 billion) during the current fiscal, but no figure has been specified.