Afghan militants have entered Pak to launch terror activities: Rehman Malik
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 3 (ANI): Illegal migrants from Afghanistan are involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed."Terrorists from Afghanistan have entered our country to carry out terrorist ... Read more...
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Indian national nabbed in northwest Pakistan suspected as terrorist
November 28th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 28 (ANI): An Indian national arrested from northwest Pakistan a couple of days ago has been suspected of charting out a plan to target sensitive places in Pakistan during Muharram, ... Read more...
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Terrorists planning attacks on foreigners in Pak
November 27th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 27 (ANI): Terrorists are planning to target foreigners, specially United States, British and Saudi citizens present in Pakistan, law enforcement agencies have said in their report sent to the authorities ... Read more...
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Pak politician threatened for disclosing government-banned organizations nexus
November 22nd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 22(ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab Information Secretary Dr. Fakharuddin Chaudhry has claimed that he has received death threats from some banned outfits in the province.Dr. Chaudhry had exposed close ... Read more...
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Lashkar-i-Jhangvi behind Karachi CID building attack: Rehman Malik
November 12th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) was behind the terror attack on the Crime Investigation Department (CID) office building in Karachi on Thursday night, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ... Read more...
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‘Pak must acknowledge terrorism is “home grown”, not Indian, Jewish or US conspiracy’
November 12th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on Karachi's Crime Investigation Department compound should serve as an ultimate wake up call for Pakistan to swiftly act against home grown ... Read more...
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Shias take out mourning procession in Delhi
February 22nd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Shia Muslims Monday took out mourning processions here to remember the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammed, and his family members some 1,400 years back ... Read more...
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Three ‘RAW’ agents arrested in Pakistan
February 9th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have arrested three men said to be agents of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), a media report said Tuesday.
The arrested men, ... Read more...
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Pakistan announces relief for Karachi blasts victims
February 5th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistan has announced a compensation of Rs.500,000 (about $5,900) for next of kin of each victim killed in Friday's terrorist attacks here, a media report said.
Sindh provincial Home ... Read more...
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25 killed, 80 injured in Karachi blasts (Third Lead)
February 5th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Twenty-five people were killed and 80 injured Friday in two powerful bomb explosions in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
The first blast took place when a bus ... Read more...
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12 killed in Karachi blasts (Second Lead)
February 5th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Twelve people were killed and 45 injured Friday in two powerful bomb explosions in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
The first blast took place when a bus ... Read more...
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Terror groups wrecking havoc in Pak at foreign quarter’s behest: Malik
January 15th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.15 (ANI): Blaming foreign powers for the surge in terror attacks in the country in the recent past, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that banned terror organisations such ... Read more...
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Nobody will be allowed to undermine Pak armed forces: Zardari
January 14th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan.14 (ANI): Hitting out at opponents for trying to destabilise the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that people trying to use the Army to pursue ... Read more...
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Sale of Amritsar kirpans on the rise
January 13th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Jan 13(ANI): The sale of kirpans (a ceremonial dagger or sword sported by devout Sikhs) has increased in Amritsar, as devotees and tourists have been acquiring it as ... Read more...
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Karachi blast that killed 42 on Muharram was not suicide attack: Pak investigators
January 5th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan. 5 (ANI): Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed that the Asura blast, which killed 42 people in Karachi on December 28, was not a suicide attack.On Monday, the ... Read more...
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Karachi Muharram blast not a suicide attack: minister
January 4th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The blast in a Muharram procession in Karachi that claimed 25 lives was not a suicide attack, Pakistan's interior minister said Monday, adding that investigations into the ... Read more...
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Was Karachi violence a ‘thoroughly pre-planned’ conspiracy?
January 4th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 4 (ANI): The violence and a fire that erupted after a blast targeting a Muharram procession in Karachi on December 28 were "thoroughly pre-planned," according to a private TV channel.At ... Read more...
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Pak security agencies ill-equipped, incapable of handling Karachi type violence : Malik
January 2nd, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan.2 (ANI) : Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has admitted that law enforcement agencies in the country are incapable of handling wide scale unrest as they are ill-equipped and untrained ... Read more...
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Sale of Amritsar kirpan on the rise
January 2nd, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Jan 2 (ANI): The sale of kirpans (a ceremonial dagger or sword sported by devout Sikhs) has increased here in Amritsar.Devotees and tourists are thronging the Golden Temple here to acquire ... Read more...
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Death toll in suicide attack during volleyball match in Pak mounts to 90
January 2nd, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan.2 (ANI): The death toll in Friday's suicide attack in Shah Hassankhel town of Laki Marwat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which occurred during a volley ball match, has ... Read more...
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Karachi Police knew about attack on Muharram procession 10 days before, failed to act
January 1st, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan.1 (ANI): The Karachi police had reportedly arrested the alleged mastermind of Monday's suicide attack, which targeted a Muharram procession, 10 days before the incident, but despite that it failed to ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban rebuffs reports about carrying out Karachi attack
January 1st, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.1 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rebuffed reports about it carrying out the suicide bombings in Karachi targetting a Muharram procession, in which over 40 people were killed.A TTP ... Read more...
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‘Ubiquitous ‘foreign’ hand behind terror strikes very much indigenous : Pak Editorial
December 31st, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.31 (ANI): Similar to any other incident, the Pakistani leadership and the officials have blamed 'foreign hands' for the deadly suicide attack on a Muharram procession in Karachi, in which ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab govt. bans New Year celebrations over fears of terror strike
December 31st, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 31 (ANI): In view of the deteriorating law and order situation in the province, the provincial government in Punjab has banned New Year celebrations in the city and has asked ... Read more...
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Imran Khan sees foreign involvement in Karachi violence
December 30th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 30 (ANI): Blaming foreign hands for the ghastly suicide attack on a Muharram procession in Karachi, in which over 40 people were killed, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan has ... Read more...
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Critical clues regarding Karachi suicide attack found: Sindh CM
December 30th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec.30 (ANI): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that officials have found critical clues that may lead to the masterminds of the Karachi suicide attack, which targeted a ... Read more...
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Zardari urges Pakistanis to wage ‘jihad’ against Benazir’s assassins, extremists
December 30th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.30 (ANI): Denouncing Monday's suicide attack on a Muharram procession, in which 40 people were killed, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed to punish the perpetrators of the deadly ... Read more...
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Suicide blasts, Zardari’s future dominated Pakistan (Flashback 2009)
December 30th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Unending suicide attacks that have claimed close to 1,000 lives and anti-Taliban military operations dominated Pakistan in 2009, a year that raised question marks over the future ... Read more...
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United States condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan
December 29th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) -- The United States on Tuesday said it condemns the terrorist attacks during Muharram processions on Sunday and Monday in Muzaffarabad and Karachi.The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad said in ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s largest city paralysed after blast, riots
December 29th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (DPA) Commercial and other activities in Pakistan's financial hub of Karachi were at a standstill Tuesday, as the casualty count in the overnight suicide bombing at a Shiite ... Read more...
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Karachi attack: Double purpose of destabilizing state while making people despondent
December 29th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec.29 (ANI): Monday's suicide attack on a Muharram procession in Karachi,in which 40 people were killed while over 95 sustained injuries, has added to the Pakistan government's woes, as ... Read more...
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Property worth over 30 billion rupees gutted in Karachi violence
December 29th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec.29 (ANI): Property worth rupees 30 billion rupees was gutted in a fire in the violence that followed the ghastly suicide attack on the Muharram procession in which 40 people were ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh district tense after Muharram clashes
December 29th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district was tense Tuesday following clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a Muharram procession that left at least 10 people injured the day before, police ... Read more...
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Musharraf says no peace in Pak till terrorism rooted out completely
December 29th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.29 (ANI) : Condemning the suicide attack on a Muharram procession in Karachi in which 40 people were killed, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has called on the government ... Read more...
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Bombing at Shia procession in Pakistan kills 30 (Fifth Lead)
December 29th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 28 (DPA) A suicide bombing tore through a procession of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi Monday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than ... Read more...
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