Islamabad, Nov 4 (Xinhua) At least seven people, including three policemen, were killed in a suicide bombing attack at a security check post in northwestern Pakistan Tuesday, a TV news channel reported.
Islamabad, Nov 3 (Xinhua) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday called on the US to respect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and stop drone attacks that raise anti-America sentiments as well as cause outrage and uproar among the people, the Geo TV reported.
Rawalpindi, Nov 3 (IANS) Lawyers across Pakistan boycotted courts and held protest demonstrations Monday to mark the first anniversary of the emergency imposed by former president Pervez Musharraf who had sacked 60 judges and banned private television channels and FM radios at one fell swoop.
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Every morning, Pakistan wakes up to television programmes on the US election. The discussions, analysis and forecasts continue through the day till midnight talk shows, with news channels promising live footage of campaign rallies and regular updates.
Islamabad, Nov 2 (DPA) Authorities Sunday prepared to begin a survey in Pakistan’s southwest to calculate damage from this week’s earthquake that left thousands homeless ahead of a harsh winter.
Abu Dhabi, Nov 2 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will arrive in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Monday on a two-day visit in the final leg of his four-day Gulf tour asking the oil rich Arab countries’ assistance to bail out western economies from the current crisis, WAM reported Sunday.
Islamabad, Nov 2 (Xinhua) At least eight security men were killed and several injured in a suicide attack near a check post in Pakistan’s tribal region Sunday, according to a TV channel report.
Islamabad, Nov 1 (Xinhua) At least 11 people were killed when a mortar shell landed near a check post in northwestern Pakistan’s Swat valley Saturday, state television reported.
Moscow, Nov 1 (RIA Novosti) The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) expressed concern Saturday over the situation in southwestern Pakistan’s Balochistan province in the aftermath of the Oct 29 earthquake that claimed over 200 lives.
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) Pakistan is introducing a vaccine that will protect children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b or Hib and four other common childhood diseases.