Kabul, Nov 25 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday asked the UN Security Council to put an end to civilian casualties caused by UN-mandated international forces, the Afghan presidential palace reported.
Islamabad, Nov 25 (DPA) The chief of Pakistan’s Air Force Tuesday said his forces were fully capable of shooting down the pilotless US aircraft that have carried out more than 20 strikes on militant hideouts in the country’s tribal region over the last two months.
Kandahar, Nov 25 (DPA) Security forces have arrested 10 suspected Taliban for an acid atttack against 15 schoolgirls in southern Afghanistan earlier this month, a provincial governor said Tuesday.
Islamabad, Nov 25 (Xinhua) At least seven militants were killed and several injured in the overnight military operation in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, media reports said Tuesday.
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IANS) A Sikh faith healer from a tribal area in Pakistan bordering Afghanistan was kidnapped and killed some hours later, two days after a threatening call asking him to avoid contact with government officials, family sources said Tuesday.
Washington, Nov 25 (DPA) The International Monetary Fund Monday (IMF) has approved a $7.6-billion loan for Pakistan designed to help it stabilize its economy and expand its social safety net.
Islamabad, Nov 25 (DPA) At least 23 people, including 20 militants, were killed in overnight attacks by Islamist insurgents and security operations by government forces in northwest Pakistan, officials and media reports said Monday.
Islamabad, Nov 25 (DPA) At least 23 people, including 20 militants, were killed in overnight attacks by Islamist insurgents and security operations by government forces in northwest Pakistan, officials and media reports said Monday.
Islamabad, Nov 24 (DPA) At least 13 people, including a female councillor and a policeman, were killed in attacks by Taliban militants and security operations by government forces Monday in north-west Pakistan, officials and media reports said.
Islamabad, Nov 24 (Xinhua) At least 25 militants have been killed and 40 others detained in the ongoing military operation in northwestern Pakistan, media reports said Monday, citing top police officials.