Blackwater threatened to kill State Department official
WASHINGTON: Blackwater, a notorious private security firm, which also had agents in Pakistan, threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for examining the company’s performance, the US media reported…
South Sudan patients ‘shot in hospital beds’
Violence in South Sudan's civil war including the execution of scores of hospital patients is the worst seen for decades and is an "affront to human dignity", Doctors Without Borders…
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian teen
Israeli troops shot dead a young Palestinian early Tuesday, a day after the army discovered the bodies of three Jewish teenagers who went missing near Hebron two weeks ago. The Palestinian teen,…
Washington beefs up Iraq military presence
The United States is beefing up its military presence in Iraq by deploying around 300 additional troops, including attack helicopters and drones to aid Iraqi military in Baghdad, officials said…
Plugging leaks: Troops to take position in Torghar to help prevent entry of militants
ABBOTABAD:The army has been deployed in Torghar following the recent increase in militant attacks in the district and the threat of infiltration by militants fleeing the military operation. “Yes, it’s…
Shanghai Cooperation: Pakistan seeks full membership, says Aziz
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said the country wants to be a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the potential of which is…
US authorised NSA to spy on Pakistan among 193 countries
A classified document revealed on Monday shows that US spy agency, National Security Agency (NSA), had been sanctioned to spy on most countries and some international bodies and political parties.…
Operation Zarb-e-Azb: 30th June Developments
The ground operation started in and around Miranshah early morning on the 30th. House to house search of Miranshah town is being carried out by infantry troops with special operations…
Iraq- A failed state?
In 2003, US along with its allies invaded Iraq to remove Saddam’s regime in the name of saving the world from a despot who controls Weapon of Mass Destruction and…
Pakistan ‘charity head’ lambasts US sanctions move: Hafiz Saeed gives interview to BBC
The head of a Pakistani charity group whom the US and India accuse of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks has dismissed new US sanctions. Hafiz Saeed told the BBC the…