Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Al-Qaeda member Rashid Rauf, who was a British national of Pakistani origin, was among the five people killed in US drone attack early Saturday morning, said an official of the interior ministry.
London, Nov 22 (IANS) A suspected British terrorist of Pakistani origin has been killed in a missile strike in the North Waziristan area, the BBC said Saturday quoting unconfirmed Pakistani media reports.
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) They were rivals that came together to fight for democracy in Pakistan. But now the country’s two most influential parties are busy taking potshots at each other, making for an uneasy alliance in Islamabad.
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) The US has asked China not to go ahead with plans to construct two more nuclear reactors in Pakistan without a “consensus” approval from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a “difficult” task to achieve in view of Islamabad’s proliferation record.
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 21 (DPA) At least six people were killed and about 25 injured Friday when an explosion ripped through a Shia Muslim funeral in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, officials said.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (Xinhua) At least five people were killed Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up during a funeral in northwestern Pakistan, Dawn News channel reported.
Islamabad, Nov 20 (DPA) At least 24 Islamic militants, including Al Qaeda-linked Uzbek fighters, were killed as jets and artillery pounded their hideouts in northwest Pakistan, an intelligence official said Thursday.
Islamabad, Nov 20 (Xinhua) At least five people were killed Thursday in a blast in Bajaur, a tribal town in northwest Pakistan, Geo TV channel reported.