Panic gripped Iqbal Town area Lahore as five more blasts rocked the city within minutes of each other here Friday evening following a pair of suicide attacks that killed at least 40 people and wounded 95 others earlier today, report said. The five blasts in the evening hit Iqbal Town…
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A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within
seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 40 people in Lahore and wounding
nearly 100, police and medical officials said. It was the fourth major attack in
the country this week, indicating militants are stepping up violence after…
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The United States reported Thursday that the governments in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq had mixed results in protecting human rights in 2009.
In Pakistan, “significant human rights challenges remain” even though the civilian authorities took some “positive steps,”the State Department said in an annual report on human rights abuses worldwide.<br…
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A four-day trip by Joe Biden designed to kick-start faltering peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships ended in failure last night despite a parting plea for negotiations to begin with no delay.
The efforts of the US Vice-President to rekindle peace initiatives were dealt a seemingly fatal blow…
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A British Airways computer specialist charged with planning a suicide bombing had volunteered to work as cabin crew during strike action at the airline, a court heard yesterday.
Rajib Karim, 30, from Newcastle upon Tyne, appeared before City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court to answer three terror charges. Mr Karim, who…
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Olympic champions Germany thrashed England 4-1 in the semi-finals of the men’s hockey World Cup on Thursday to stay on course for a third successive
title. Germany, who lost to England in the final of the European championship last year, scored through Marco Montag, Oliver Korn, Martin Haner and Linus…
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All the 18 players of Pakistan hockey have announced to resign from the national team following their lowest ever finish in World Cup, report said. Four-time champion Pakistan slumped to its lowest ever finish at the men’s field hockey World Cup on Thursday, finishing last after losing 3-2 to Canada…
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All the 18 players of Pakistan hockey have announced to resign from the national team following their lowest ever finish in World Cup, report said. Four-time champion Pakistan slumped to its lowest ever finish at the men’s field hockey World Cup on Thursday, finishing last after losing 3-2 to Canada…
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Pakistan Hockey Federation on Thursday dismissed the complete team management and selection committee following Pakistan’s poor performance in field hockey World Cup being played in New Delhi, report said. Four-time champion Pakistan slumped to its lowest ever finish at the men’s field hockey World Cup on Thursday, finishing last after…
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Four people were killed and 10 injured when an explosion took place near Peshawar’s Bara Qadeem chowk on Thursday. According to reports, a security checkpost which is on the entry point to Peshawar district was targeted. The nature of the blast has still not been confirmed, however, witnesses have reported…
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The NATO force in Afghanistan says a homemade bomb has killed four children and a civilian adult in a northeastern province. International troops and Afghan security forces are evacuating at least three more wounded children to a military hospital after Thursday morning’s explosion in Kapisa province, north of the capital,…
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Four-time champion Pakistan slumped to its lowest ever finish at the men’s field hockey World Cup, finishing last after losing 3-2 to Canada in the playoff for the final two positions in the 12-nation tournament. Scott Tupper’s golden goal in the 13th minute of extra time clinched victory for Canada…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the closure of police torture cells in private houses while a three-member bench headed by Justice Javed Iqbal has directed the Punjab government to issue show cause notices to the concerned DIGs, SPs in the police brutality case, a private TV reported.
However, the…
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned “corrupt” powers on Thursday against destabilising the Gulf as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visited the United Arab Emirates.
“We must ensure our own security in the Persian Gulf, which is the Gulf of friendship and brotherhood,” Ahmadinejad said in a speech in the Gulf…
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Corps Commander Peshawar Lt. Gen Masood Aslam said that Pakistan Forces would stay in Swat till the establishment of permanent peace in the area.
Addressing to a inauguration ceremony of Public library and Shuhada Park in Swat here on Thursday, he said that the Pakistan army would stay in…
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Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met the visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai here on Thursday and offered training to Afghan forces in Pakistan.
According to official sources, the Army Chief discussed the current security situation of the region with the Afghan President. The meeting also discussed…
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that we are working with Pakistan on the extradition treaty on prisoners and he could issue orders for immediate release of Pakistani prisoners but not for those who have been captured by the US forces.
He expressed these views while talking to senior journalists…
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