Pakistani kills eight of his family
October 24th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) A man in Pakistan gave an intoxicant to his parents and six siblings and then killed them by shooting them in the head.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Reshuffle in top brass of Pakistan Army
April 16th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 16(ANI): In a major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army, Major General Ashfaq Nadeem has been appointed as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO).Nadeem replaces Major General Javed Iqbal, who ... Read more...
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Change India-Pakistan match venue: Petition in Karachi court
March 27th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A petition has been filed in a Karachi court seeking that the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final match be shifted out of India to a ... Read more...
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Karachi University clashes reflect Pak city’s demographic turf war
January 25th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 25(ANI): Although Karachi is a hideout for Taliban insurgents, the Pakistani metropolis' violence is rooted in a demographic turf war, not religion, according to analysts.Karachi 's long-dominant political ... Read more...
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Asian sex gang threatens to hunt schoolgirls who helped put them in jail
January 19th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19 (ANI): British schoolgirls, who helped in putting an Asian sex gang behind bars, are now living in terror after the men threatened to hunt them down after they are ... Read more...
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Two held for kidnapping 12-year-old in capital
January 18th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Two men were arrested for kidnapping a 12-year-old boy from his home in east Delhi, police said Tuesday. The boy was rescued.Twenty-two-year-old Abid Khan, an illiterate, and ... Read more...
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Brit girl speaks out against Asian sex gang predator who was her lover
January 15th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A British girl has come forward to reveal the ordeal she went through at the hands of her ex-lover, a British-born man of Pakistani origin, who orchestrated the ... Read more...
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Woman killed in Pakistan for not bringing car in dowry
December 21st, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) A young woman was killed by her husband a couple of days after the wedding in Muridke near Lahore as her parents did not give him a car ... Read more...
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Japanese consulate vehicle fired at in Karachi, one hurt
October 28th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) A security guard was injured when unidentified attackers opened fire at a vehicle belonging to the Japanese consulate in Pakistan's port city of Karachi when it ... Read more...
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Six terrorists get life term for plotting to kill Musharraf
September 1st, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Sep 1 (ANI): A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) judge has sentenced six terrorists to life imprisonment for planning to kill former president Pervez Musharraf by bombing the Presidency.Seven other ... Read more...
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Police officer shot, critical
August 25th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 25 (IANS) A sub-inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police was critically wounded when five men opened fire at him and his colleagues in Simbhaoli area here early Wednesday.
Seth Pal ... Read more...
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Nine Asians jailed for abducting schoolgirl, forcing her into prostitution in UK
August 4th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): The evidence of a school girl who was abducted at the age of 14 in 2008 and forced to work as a sex slave by nine Asians, has ... Read more...
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British court rules alleged terrorists may be tortured in Pakistan
May 18th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (DPA) Two Pakistani students who were arrested - but never charged - in Britain on suspicion of terrorism will not be deported to Pakistan because of fears over their ... Read more...
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Paramour held for throwing acid on woman’s face
February 15th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 15 (IANS) A man was arrested here Monday, six months after he allegedly threw acid on the face of a 22-year-old woman, police said.
Abid, who allegedly threw acid on the ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak talks spur hopes of peace among Samjhauta Express passengers
February 8th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAttari, Feb. 8 (ANI): The report that representatives of India and Pakistan may soon engage in talks has been welcomed by many in India and Pakistan.The hope of ... Read more...
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Christian man ‘murdered’ in Pakistan prison for not paying bribe
January 8th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) An Asian rights group has accused Pakistani police of extra judicial killing of a 31-year-old man of a minority community who had refused to pay Eid "bribe" to ... Read more...
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Iranian security suppresses new opposition protests in Isfahan
December 24th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Dec. 24 (ANI): Iranian security forces violently suppressed opposition supporters in the city of Isfahan yesterday as tensions increased before nationwide demonstrations planned for this weekend.Two days after massive ... Read more...
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Media institutions, schools, Taliban’s next target in Pak
October 16th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.16 (ANI): Pakistan security officials have warned that the Taliban could target the offices of private television channels and other media institutions in the country apart from security establishments.According to ... Read more...
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Pakistani actress Meera denies being married
August 31st, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, August 31 (ANI): Pakistani actress Meera has denied being married to Attiqur Rehman.Defence-A Police Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Abid Rasheed had alleged that he had seen the marriage certificate that ... Read more...
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Train blast kills one, injures 35 in Pakistan city
June 11th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 11(ANI): At least one person was killed and 35 left injured on Thursday in a bomb explosion in a train in Quetta city of Pakistan.According to a railway ... Read more...
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Pak Army kills 16 militants in Swat
May 19th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 19 (ANI): At least 16 militants have been killed by the Pakistan Army in the Swat Valley in last 24 hours.An officer and three soldiers had also lost their ... Read more...
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This day in history 14 May 2009
May 14th, 2009 - 1:30 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
This day in history 14 May 20091923 - Mrinal Sen (also spelled Mrinal Shen) is a famous Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on (May 14, 1923) , in the town of ... Read more...
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Cop’s ‘criminal negligence’ behind shocking attack on Lankan players: Pak enquiry tribunal
April 25th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.25 (ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) enquiry tribunal formed to investigate the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, has in its final report blamed security officials 'criminal negligence' ... Read more...
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Pak to reject UK’s decision to deport Manchester suspects
April 14th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 14 (ANI): Pakistan may not accept UK's decision to deport 12 Pakistani students, who were arrested on alleged charges of being involved in the Manchester terror plot.Pakistan High Commission sources ... Read more...
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Top Pakistani cops were lazing at home during Lahore 3/3 carnage : Inquiry report
March 19th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.19 (ANI): A high level probe into the security lapse during the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team has revealed that all three Superintendents of Police (SP) who ... Read more...
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Pakistan flayed for murder of Ahmadiyya couple by Islamists
March 18th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 18 (IANS) Ahmadiyyas of Canada have sought international intervention to stop persecution of their community in Pakistan following the murder of a doctor couple by extremists in Multan.
Under Pakistani laws, ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy sentenced to seven-year jail
March 10th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) A Pakistani national was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment after an Indian court convicted him for spying.
The court here also slapped a fine of Rs.14,000 on Abid ... Read more...
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Drunk driver smashes car into tree in Delhi, one killed
February 6th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed and four of his friends suffered injuries Friday when one of them driving a car lost control over it and smashed ... Read more...
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Couple confess to circulating 10 mn fake notes
September 16th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) A couple arrested in Uttar Pradesh with fake Indian currency have admitted to circulating over 10 million fake notes in the state, the police said Tuesday. Zaquir and ... Read more...
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Couple confesses to circulating 10 mn fake notes in Uttar Pradesh
September 16th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) A couple arrested Sunday from Siddharthnagar district with fake currency notes nominally worth Rs.575,000 have admitted to circulating over 10 million fake notes in Uttar Pradesh in the ... Read more...
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Fake currency recovered from Uttar Pradesh village
September 15th, 2008 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh police Sunday evening arrested two people from a village in Siddharthnagar district and recovered fake currency notes nominally worth Rs.575,000 from them.This is the second ... Read more...
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Indian chilled meal regina eyes world market
August 3rd, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, Aug 3 (IANS) An Indian home maker who now runs a multi-million pound ready-food empire in the UK is looking to enter the international market with her chilled Indian ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh turning into major fake currency hub
July 30th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Rajat Rai
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) More than Rs.2 million worth fake Indian currency notes seized during the past week in two incidents and half-a-dozen people arrested in this connection -- ... Read more...
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Shoaib goes in appeal against ban
June 30th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 30 (IANS) Controversial Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has filed an appeal in the Lahore High Court against his 18-month ban imposed by the Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) holding him ... Read more...
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Three injured in shooting over gang rivalry
June 24th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) In a case of suspected gang rivalry, four motorcycle-borne unidentified men opened fire at four men in northeast Delhi, injuring three of them, police said Tuesday. The ... Read more...
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