Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012
Published stories: 1513
Articles By Tahir Khan

Altaf Hussain, the self-exiled leader of the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement or MQM, used his over two hours of telephonic address to his supporters to defame founder of the nation, Quad-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at a time when the people were receiving shocking news of the deaths of nearly 115 people in bomb attacks in Quetta […]

Death toll from a series of deadly bomb attacks in Quetta and Swat has reached 115 as more injured died of wounds in hospitals, police and doctors said Friday. Three blasts Thursday ripped through crowded places in Quetta, killing 93 people and injuring nearly 235. At least two newsmen and several police officers were […]

At least 75 people, including security personnel and a TV cameraman, were killed in four deadly blasts in the country on Thursday, police and doctors said. Nearly 53 people were killed in three blasts in Quetta, police said. Police sources said that one was suicide attack. Two blasts rocked the city in few […]

Thailand intends to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan to further promote bilateral trade and economic relations, Foreign Minister of Thailand Surapong Tovichakchaikul said in Islamabad on Thursday. In a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Asharf, he said Thailand is committed to further enhance the trade and bilateral relations with […]

Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, Thursday said Pakistan wants a third party to conduct inquiry into the ceasefire violations on the Line of Control, which divides Pakistan and India in the disputed Kashmir region, after both countries accused each other of attacks. Pakistan blamed Indian troops for entering in Azad Kashmir and killing its […]

The United Nations and the United States have urged Pakistan and India to respect the ceasefire in the Kashmir in view of clashes between forces of the uneasy neighbours along the Line of Control. Pakistan and India signed a ceasefire along the LoC in 2003 and guns had been relatively silent since then. However, […]

Pakistan on Wednesday said that it is ready to investigate through United Nations the recent violations along the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the two countries into the disputed Kashmir region. Indian authorities say that Pakistani forces crossed the Line of Control (LoC), on Tuesday and killed two Indian soldiers. “Pakistan strongly […]

Senior Pakistani and Indian military officials Wednesday talked on phone and discussed the current escalation along Line of Control (LoC), which divides the two countries in the disputed Kashmir region, the military said. The contact was established for the first time after Pakistan accused Indian troops of intrusion into Azad Kashmir and killing its one […]

Pakistan army on Tuesday denied Indian statement that Pakistani troops crossed into Indian-held Kashmir and ambushed an Army patrol party, killing its two soldiers. “Pakistan military officials deny Indian allegation of unprovoked firing,” a Pakistani military official said. Indian officials earlier said the attack took place along the Line of Control (LoC), which […]

Two influential U.S. senators have reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to work with Pakistan to fight terrorism, support a stable and secure Afghanistan. Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Carl Levin and Senator Jack Reed, Member, Senate Armed Services Committee, met with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, […]

All major political and religious parties have shown rare unity to call on the country’s election commission to ensure fair, transparent and accessible general elections in the insurgency-hit FATA or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The call from the Political Parties Joint Committee on FATA Reforms (FATA Committee) came just months ahead of the parliamentary polls […]

American spy aircraft rained down missiles into North Waziristan tribal early Tuesday and killed at least eight people, residents said. The CIA-controlled drones fired missiles in Mir Ali and Essukhel area of North Waziristan in two separate attacks when the people were asleep, they said. The unmanned aircraft first fired eight missiles at […]