13 suspected militants killed in fresh North Waziristan airstrikes
PESHAWAR: At least 13 suspected militants were killed and their hideouts were destroyed Wednesday in air strikes carried out by fighter jets in the Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan.…
US and European airlines suspend Israel flights
US and European airlines suspended flights to Israel's Ben Gurion airport after a rocket landed one mile (1.6km) away. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered three US carriers that fly…
U.S. House move to block Hezbollah funding
U.S. lawmakers voted Tuesday to thwart efforts to fund Hezbollah by punishing banks and other financial organizations that help the funneling of money to the Lebanese Shiite militant group.The House…
Nearly 600 Indian military suicides in 5 years
Some 597 Indian servicemen committed suicide between 2009 and 2013 while 1,349 officers quit the army during the same period, the Times of India reported on Tuesday. The figures were released by…
Etihad, Emirates airlines to resume Peshawar flights
PESHAWAR: Etihad Airways and Emirates International Airlines will resume flight operations to and from Bacha Khan Airport in Peshawar from tomorrow, a Terminal Manager Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Peshawar Airport,…
Shiv Sena MPs ‘force’ Muslim worker to break Ramzan fast
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena MPs' stir against the management of Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi, the Maharashtra government's guesthouse, has taken an ugly turn. Reports that Sena MPs, in a…
MH17 bodies leave Ukraine rebel area and reach Kharkhiv
A train with the remains of victims of the Malaysian airliner which crashed in Ukraine has arrived in the city of Kharkhiv, outside rebel territory. The transfer of bodies from…
Chinese envoy to Afghanistan lauds ISI’s efforts to fight terrorism
Rejecting Afghan and Indian concerns, China’s newly appointed special envoy for Afghanistan Sun Yuxi applauded Pakistan for fighting terrorism in the region, The Hindu reported on Monday. The former ambassador to both Afghanistan and…
Haqqanis no exception: Operation targeting all militants, US told
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has conveyed to the United States that its ongoing military offensive in the restive North Waziristan Agency (NWA) is targeting both local and foreign militants, including the deadliest Haqqani Network,…
Kabul unimpressed by Waziristan operation
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan has claimed that Pakistan’s operation in the tribal region of North Waziristan is unacceptable as no action has been taken against the Haqqani Network. Pakistan launched the long-awaited military…