Pakistan

Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 12 (Lead)

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 6 (DPA) At least 12 people were killed and more than 30 injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack at the house of a lawmaker in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the police said.



Curfew cripples life in Kashmir, no separatist march (Roundup)

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Srinagar, Oct 6 (IANS) An uneasy peace prevailed in the Kashmir Valley on the second day of indefinite curfew Monday, thwarting the separatist programme of holding a major rally here.



15 killed in suicide terror attack in Pakistan

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 6 (Xinhua) At least 15 people were killed and 30 injured in a bomb blast in eastern Pakistan Monday, Geo TV channel reported.



Six militants disguised as troops killed in Pakistan

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 6 (DPA) Security forces killed six militants in an overnight operation in northwestern Pakistan while rockets fired by other rebels fell near the house of the province’s chief minister, officials said Monday.



Strong earthquake jolts central Afghanistan

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Kabul, Oct 6 (DPA) A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted central Afghanistan early Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the US Geological Survey said.



Two senior militant commanders killed in Pakistan

Oct 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 5 (DPA) The Pakistani army said it killed two senior militant commanders in the troubled Swat mountain district Sunday.



Body found three years after Pakistan quake

Oct 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 5 (DPA) Villagers found a body almost three years after an earthquake devastated northern Pakistan, a media report said Sunday.



Human traffickers leave thousands of Pakistanis high and dry

Oct 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Abdul Jabbar is one of the thousands of Pakistanis lured by human traffickers for jobs in the Middle East and Europe, only to find themselves stranded, jailed, deported and some even killed.