
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 […]

Over fifty people including a cameraman of a private TV channel, several policemen and two Edhi volunteers were killed while 108 others were injured in a twin blasts that took place one after the other along Alamdar Road in Quetta. According to media reports, one after the other repeated blasts occurred on Alamdar Raod […]

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s chief, Altaf Hussain, has launched his much awaited ‘political drone’ over a telephonic speech and said that even Muhammad Ali Jinnah took the oath to be loyal British emperor. After a much of anticipations, Altaf finally began flight of his political drone on Thursday while speaking to a large gathering […]

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 […]

At least eleven people, including two security personnel, were reported killed and 35 others injured in a blast that took place near Quetta’s Bacha Khan chowk on Thursday, says media reports. According to initial reports, the target of the attack was an FC checkpost. Several vehicles including a vehicle of law enforcement agency and […]

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 […]

Sindh police arrested Sikander Jatoi, father of Shahrukh Jatoi, from the premises of the Supreme Court on Thursday. Sikandar had appeared before the apex court after acquiring a one-day protective bail from the Lahore High Court (LHC) but the police sought the court’s permission to arrest him. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had […]

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, […]

Malala Yousafzai, the girl shot by the Taliban for advocating right of education of women, was awarded Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom 2013. The prize was presented to Ziauddin Yousafzai at the official ceremony at the Maison de l’Amerique latine. The Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom – created on […]

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 […]