31 militants killed as PAF jets pound hideouts in NWA, Khyber
At least 31 suspected terrorists were killed and scores others injured when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets Wednesday pounded militant hideouts in North Waziristan and Khyber tribal agencies. According…
Stories of Soviet soldiers who never returned from Afghanistan
KABUL – Many Soviet soldiers held captive during the war in Afghanistan over 25 years ago never returned to their native country and integrated in Afghan society, RT reported. Photographer…
Church blast suspects gunned down in Lahore
LAHORE: Three suspected terrorists were killed after an encounter with police Tuesday evening in Batapur locality close to the Wagah border, police officials said.According to police, a suicide jacket, four…
Pakistan spurns India’s talk of ‘limited war’
ISLAMABAD: Amid talk of a ‘limited war’ by the Indian army chief, Pakistan said on Tuesday that its armed forces are capable of defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their…
Businessmen demand early construction of Kalabagh Dam
LAHORE: The business community on Tuesday has demanded early construction of the Kalabagh Dam (KBD) and said that being an agrarian country, Pakistan cannot afford to waste huge amount of…
Inflation declines to lowest level in 12 years in August
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy is moving towards deflation as inflation rate has clocked in at 1.7 percent during the month of August as against corresponding month of the last year. The inflation…
Big-hearted Shahid Afridi accepts cricket fans’ troll graciously
Shahid Afridi was involved in a friendly chat with his fans on his official Facebook page, on which he gave his views on many topics. While Afridi was cheeky enough…
Almost all species of vultures disappearing from Pakistan: IUCN
KARACHI: With 99 per cent of the population of the gyps species of vultures already vanished, nearly all the species of the scavenger birds are disappearing from Pakistan. The natural resource…
Three Uzbeks among five killed in North Waziristan drone strike
MIRAN SHAH: At least five people were killed and three critically injured in a drone strike in North Waziristan late on Tuesday night. Sources said the unmanned aircraft fired…
Seven people killed in violence in India´s northeast
New Delhi: Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in India´s restive northeast over a controversial tribal rights laws, leaving at least seven people dead, a senior official said Tuesday. …