Tremors rock Kashmir Valley, northwest Pakistan (Third Lead)
June 11th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) Moderate intensity tremors rocked the Kashmir Valley as well as Pakistan's northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday morning. No loss of life has been reported so ... Read more...
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Dhoni meets soldiers on Kashmir border (Lead,With Image)
June 2nd, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 2 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday met soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) on Jammu and Kashmir's border with Pakistan, an official said."He ... Read more...
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Dhoni visits border areas in Kashmir
June 2nd, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 2 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday visited the Line of Control (LoC) on the Jammu and Kashmir border to interact with soldiers, an official said.Dhoni, ... Read more...
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12 injured in Pakistan blast
May 10th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) At least 12 people have been injured in a blast in Noshera district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, reported Xinhua.According to local media reports, the blast ... Read more...
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Tension spilling over to Jammu
March 16th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 16 (IANS) Tension prevailed in the Jammu region Friday following clashes between protestors and police a day earlier in the border town of Rajouri, which has seen communal ... Read more...
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Five dead, 24 injured in Pakistan blast (Lead)
February 27th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 24 injured Monday in a bomb blast at a political rally in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, Geo News ... Read more...
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Five killed, 15 injured in Pakistan blast
February 27th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 15 others injured Monday in a bomb blast at a political rally in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, the Geo ... Read more...
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Call to protect the Taj ‘building’ in Pakistan
August 5th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) An imposing mansion built in 1920s, called the Taj building, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province faces threat from the construction of shops, say locals who have ... Read more...
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16 killed in Pakistan bakery blast
June 6th, 2011 - 2:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 injured when an explosion ripped through a bakery in a cantonment area in Pakistan's Nowshera city ... Read more...
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Women units of BSF to be deployed in Kashmir
May 25th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 25 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will soon deploy its women troopers along Jammu and Kashmir's border with Pakistan to check the smuggling of arms and narcotics, ... Read more...
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Pakistan to use over 2,500 km of waterways to ferry goods
May 18th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan, where over 95 percent of freight is carried by road, now plans to use more than 2,500 km of its rivers and canals to transport ... Read more...
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Woman suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) A woman suicide bomber detonated herself at the main entrance to a court in a Pakistani city Tuesday, killing three police personnel, a media report ... Read more...
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Woman suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan
May 10th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) At least three police personnel were killed and seven injured early Tuesday in a blast carried out by a woman suicide bomber outside a court ... Read more...
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Seven killed, 25 hurt in bomb attack on northwest Pakistan shrine
March 4th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Nowshera, Mar 4(ANI): At least seven people were killed and twenty-five others were wounded when a bomb went off at a crowded Sufi shrine at Nowshera in northwest Pakistan on Friday.Women and ... Read more...
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10 dead in Pakistan mosque blast (Lead)
March 4th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed in a blast in a mosque after Friday prayers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.The blast occurred inside ... Read more...
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UNDP appoints Aisam, Hadiqa as ‘goodwill envoys’ for Pak’s flood recovery efforts
November 9th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 9 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed two award-winning celebrities from the world of music and sport as goodwill ambassadors for Pakistan's early recovery effort from the ... Read more...
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Five injured in Kashmir firing, interlocutors visit Shopian (Roundup)
October 26th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 26 (IANS) Stone pelting mobs made a return after a lull to the Kashmir Valley Tuesday that saw five protesters injured in security forces firing in south Kashmir Pulwama district ... Read more...
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Contractors behind attacks on NATO supplies in Pakistan?
October 10th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 10 (ANI): Despite the Taliban's claims over the attacks on NATO supply containers in Pakistan, the needle of suspicion is being pointed towards NATO contractors, as police have registered ... Read more...
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Attack on NATO trucks: New group claims responsibility
October 8th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) Claiming responsibility for the attacks on NATO oil tankers, a new terror group has threatened that it would continue with the strikes till the coalition force leaves ... Read more...
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Taliban destroy over 50 NATO vehicles in Pakistan
October 7th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) More than 50 oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed in two separate Taliban attacks in Pakistan, a media report said.Twenty-five tankers ... Read more...
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Another 26 NATO tankers burnt in Nowshera in Pak following air strike standoff
October 7th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Sep 7 (ANI): In the latest attack on convoys in Pakistan carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, insurgents have torched at least 26 NATO oil tankers at Khairabad area in ... Read more...
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50 hurt in Pakistan stampede
September 29th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) At least 50 people were injured in a stampede during distribution of relief cards among flood affected people in Pakistan's Nowshera town Wednesday.The cards - called "Watan cards" ... Read more...
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British ministers escape protests in flood-hit Pakistan
August 19th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/London, Aug 19 (IANS) Two British cabinet ministers on a tour of flood-hit Pakistan were airlifted to safety after their convoy came under attack in an area ravaged by the ... Read more...
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Militants can exploit Pak flood-affected people’s misery, warns UN envoy
August 12th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Aug 12(ANI): UN Special Envoy for Assistance to Pakistan, Jean-Maurice Ripert, has warned that militants, including activists from the banned terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), can take advantage of the country's ... Read more...
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Now, ‘banned’ Jamaat-ud-Dawa attempts to forcibly occupy Lahore mosque
August 9th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 9(ANI): Activists of the banned terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), considered the front face of Lashkar-e-Toiba, have reportedly tried to forcibly occupy a mosque in Lahore.According to eyewitnesses, the JuD ... Read more...
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British couple shot dead in Pakistan in suspected honour killing
August 9th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 9 (ANI): A Pakistani-origin British couple hailing from Birmingham has been shot dead in Pakistan in a suspected honour killing.Gul Wazir, a taxi driver from Alum Rock in Birmingham, and ... Read more...
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Pakistan braces for flood surge
August 5th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 5 (DPA) Authorities in southern Pakistan were Thursday preparing for the arrival of flood waters that have left hundreds dead and large areas devastated on their way through the northwest ... Read more...
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JuD openly involved in flood relief efforts despite UN ban
August 4th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 4 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), considered as a front for the terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba, can be seen providing relief to Pakistan flood victims despite ban from the United Nations.With the ... Read more...
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UN allocates 18 million dollar aid for flood victims of Pakistan
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and ... Read more...
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Militants trying to enter Peshawar in guise of flood victims: Report
August 2nd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug 2(ANI): Taking advantage of the internal mass migration of people in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province due to heavy flooding, militants are reportedly trying to enter Peshawar and other districts ... Read more...
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Sharif says Zardari must cancel UK visit to help flood-hit Pak people
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug 2(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has asked President Asif Ali Zardari to cancel his United Kingdom visit when the country was suffering due to floods.Visiting various ... Read more...
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Imran Khan warns of protests if Zardari visits UK
August 2nd, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 1(ANI): With Pakistan reeling under the worst floods in its history, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has warned that a strong protest would be staged if President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Death toll in Pak flood-related incidents rises to 1300
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug 2(ANI): The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has risen to 1,300, with waterborne diseases adding to the misery of the people.The Provincial ... Read more...
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Floods kill over 100 in Pakistan
July 29th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (DPA) Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 100 people and injured dozens more in Pakistan's north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported Thursday.
Thousands more were left ... Read more...
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Terrorists coming to Pakistan from Afghanistan: Malik
July 27th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Nowshera, Jul 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said that the Afghan Government should take proper measures to block entry of militants and supply of weapons as terrorists were coming ... Read more...
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