Arab Spring’s turbulent wake confronts US
September 14th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The assassination of the US ambassador to Libya and attacks on US embassies in Egypt and Yemen have stunned Washington, forcing it to urgently ... Read more...
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Four Kamra airbase attackers identified: Malik
August 18th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Friday that four of the militants who attacked the Kamra Airbase in Punjab province a day ago had been ... Read more...
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Pakistani panel to probe airbase attack
August 17th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Air Force has formed a five-member committee to probe the terror attack at Kamra airbase, a media report said Friday.Pakistan Air Force chief, Air ... Read more...
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Nine die in terror attack at Pakistan’s key airbase (Second Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least eight militants, wearing military uniform and lugging sophisticated weapons, were killed when they launched a brazen attack on a key Pakistani airbase in Punjab ... Read more...
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Eight die in terror attack on Pakistani airbase (Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Six militants and two security personnel were killed when heavily armed terrorists Thursday morning mounted a brazen attack on an airbase in Pakistan's Punjab province, military ... Read more...
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One killed in attack on Pakistani police station
July 16th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) At least one policeman was killed and several held hostage Monday morning following a brazen attack launched by gunmen on a police station in Pakistan's northwest ... Read more...
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Nine policemen gunned down in Lahore (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Nine police personnel were shot dead Thursday in Lahore in a brazen attack by gunmen who stormed a building where they were asleep, a media report ... Read more...
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Helicopter-borne poachers kill 22 elephants in Congo
April 25th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (IANS) In a brazen attack carried out by helicopter-borne poachers, a herd of 22 elephants were killed and their tusks and genitals hacked off at a national ... Read more...
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Senior cop dies in Peshawar suicide blast (Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) A senior police official was killed Thursday when a suicide bomber targeted his car while he was on his way to work in Peshawar city, a ... Read more...
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13 killed in blast at Peshawar funeral (Second Lead)
March 11th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed Sunday when a huge explosion ripped through a funeral prayer being held in Pakistan's Peshawar city. The deputy speaker of the ... Read more...
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Five die in Peshawar blast (Lead)
March 11th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Five people were killed and 29 injured Sunday when a massive explosion tore through funeral prayers being held in Pakistan's Peshawar city, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Intelligence official shot dead in Pakistan
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) An intelligence official was gunned down Friday in Pakistan's Peshawar city. His 13-year-old son, who was riding pillion, was injured in the attack, police said.Gunmen opened ... Read more...
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18 killed in Pakistani bus ambush (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed Tuesday when gunmen hiding along the roadside, sprang out and peppered a passenger bus with bullets in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ... Read more...
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Three cops, 3 rebels killed in Peshawar suicide attack (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Three policemen were killed and six others injured Friday when three heavily armed suicide attackers went on a shooting spree and hurled grenades at a police ... Read more...
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Three killed in suicide attack at Pakistan police station (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Three policemen were killed and six injured Friday when three heavily armed suicide attackers went on a shooting spree and lobbed grenades at a police station ... Read more...
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Two killed in attack on Pakistan police station
February 24th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and six injured Friday when Taliban guerrillas stormed a police station in Pakistan's Peshawar city, a media report said.The brazen attack ... Read more...
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Prashant Bhsuhan bashed up, one attacker held (Roundup)
October 13th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) As a TV news channel stood by filming the entire incident, three Sri Ram Sene activists roughed up Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan inside ... Read more...
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Bollywood shocked by scribe’s murder
June 12th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The murder of veteran crime journalist Jyotindra Dey has sent shockwaves across the Bollywood fraternity.Bollywood twitterati has condemned the murder of the Mid-Day reporter ... Read more...
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Pakistan air base put on high alert after terror tip-off
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rawalpindi, June 2 (IANS) High alert was issued at Pakistan Air Force Chaklala air base following a warning from an intelligence agency that terrorists may target it, a media report ... Read more...
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12 security personnel die in Karachi attack
May 23rd, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 23 (IANS) At least 12 security personnel were killed in the terror attack that began Sunday night at a naval air base in Pakistan's port city of ... Read more...
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Gunbattle on as terrorists take hostages at Pakistan naval facility
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 23 (IANS) Fierce gunfights raged overnight as heavily-armed terrorists stormed a key military facility here, destroyed two surveillance aircraft and left five personnel dead. The guerrillas, who ... Read more...
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Six terrorists held for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
March 30th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 30 (IANS) Six terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested for their involvement in the brazen attack a year ago on the Sri ... Read more...
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Terrorist arrested for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
November 30th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 30 (IANS) A key terror suspect has been arrested for his involvement in the March 2009 brazen attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore that left six ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda planning to engage US in Afghanistan beyond 2011 through ‘guerrilla war’
July 5th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Al-Qaeda warlord Osama bin Laden is planning to engage the US forces in Afghanistan well beyond 2011, the year set as the deadline by President Obama to ... Read more...
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Ahnmedis shocked with kid glove treatment of mosque attackers by Pak Punjab Govt
June 4th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.4 (ANI): After the brazen attack on two mosques belonging to a minority sect in Lahore last Friday, people of the Ahmedi sect hoped that the Punjab government would take some ... Read more...
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Deepening terror roots in Pak Punjab cause of worry for international community: NYT
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jun.3 (ANI): Following Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's candid admission that extremist groups have deepened their roots in the Punjab province, western officials have also raised concerns over the ... Read more...
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Unfettered sale of police uniforms making life easy for terrorists in Lahore
June 2nd, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.2 (ANI): The armed attackers, who stormed the Jinnah Hospital in Lahore on Monday killing eight persons in their bid to free a terrorist, were in police uniforms, which shows how ... Read more...
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Lahore terror siege ends, at least 45 killed
May 28th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 28 (ANI): Over 1500 hostages were freed as the terror siege of the two mosques which were raided by a dozen of heavily armed Taliban suicide attackers ended after ... Read more...
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Shilda: Bengal admits lack of alertness, forms probe panel (Lead)
February 18th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government Thursday set up an expert committee to look into the Maoist attack in West Midnapore's Shilda that killed 25 people, as Chief Minister Buddhadeb ... Read more...
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Terrorists wanted to hold Pakistani generals hostage: Report
November 17th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) The terrorists who carried out a brazen attack on the Pakistani Army Headquarter in the garrison city of Rawalpindi in October had chalked out a plan to hold ... Read more...
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Afghan deputy spy chief, 21 others killed in suicide attack (Second Lead)
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 2 (DPA) Afghanistan's deputy intelligence chief and 21 other people, including women, children and government officials, were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in the country's eastern Laghman province, ... Read more...
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Pakistani newspapers splash UPA’s electoral victory
May 17th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) victory in the Indian general elections made front page news in the Pakistani media Sunday, with at least one newspaper saying ... Read more...
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Former Punjab IG admits he was “unaware” of security plans made for Sri Lankan team
May 2nd, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 2 (ANI): The former inspector general of police (IGP) of Punjab province, Khawaja Khalid Farooq, has told an inquiry tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) investigating the charges of ... Read more...
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Afghans celebrate victory over Soviet forces
April 28th, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 28 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai hosted a lunch in his fortified presidential palace on Tuesday to mark the 17th anniversary of his country forcing out the Soviet forces ... Read more...
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Multiple suicide bombers kill eight in Afghanistan
April 1st, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 1 (DPA) Four suicide bombers equipped with automatic rifles attacked a provincial council office in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing one policeman and seven civilians, an interior ministry spokesman said.
On ... Read more...
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