Reports say death toll in Nigeria killings as high as 2,000, UN chief condemns attacks
JOHANNESBURG: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has condemned recent attacks by Islamic militants that killed hundreds of people in Nigeria, which holds elections next month even though Boko Haram extremists hold…
After deadly Taliban attack, Army Public School reopens today
PESHAWAR: The terror-hit Army Public School (APS), along with several other government and private educational institutions resumed their activities on Monday (today) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after obtaining no-objection certificates (NOC)…
France deploys 15,000 security forces to boost security
PARIS: France is deploying 15,000 police and security forces to bolster security around “sensitive” sites and Jewish schools in the country, in the wake of terrorist attacks that left 17…
IHC accepts govt request for in-camera hearing of Lakhvi’s detention
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday accepted Additional Attorney General Afnan Karim Kundi's application for an in-camera hearing to submit records of the case pertaining to the detention…
Kerry arrives in Pakistan for two-day visit
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday arrived at Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi on a two-day official visit to Pakistan. Secretary Kerry, who arrived after visiting…
Centcom chief, Gen Raheel discuss regional security
ISLAMABAD:General Lloyd J. Austin Commander United States Central Command (Centcom) called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi today, according to an…
Attacks from Afghan soil have Indian involvement: Sartaj Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said Sunday that India is using Afghan soil to carry out attacks on Pakistan, however,…
Ghani hosts Pakistani politicians today
ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Asharf Ghani will host Pakistan’s key Pashtoon leaders at his palace in Kabul today (Thursday) in an effort to explore ways to boost anti-terror cooperation between the two…
Modi’s Holy Cow: Plans afoot to clean India’s offices with cow urine
NEW DELHI: Cow urine may soon be used to clean the floors of India’s government offices in a country where bovines are sacred and their bodily waste considered therapeutic and even…
Pakistani people are victims of terror, just like people in Paris are this week: Pentagon
A Pentagon spokesperson, while speaking of the common threat of terrorism to the US and Pakistan, said on Friday that “it is important to remember the Pakistani people have become…