Pakistan detained more than 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 70: Provincial...
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities detained more than 5,000 suspected militants in two days since a suicide bomber attacked crowds in a busy park in the eastern city of Lahore on Easter Day, killing at...
View ArticleObama calls Sharif to condole loss of lives in Lahore attack
Washington:Â US President Barack Obama on Wednesday telephoned Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to express condolences over the "callous and appalling" terrorist attack in Lahore."Obama today spoke...
View ArticlePakistan needs to forcefully confront extremists: US daily
Washington: In the wake of the deadly suicide bombing in Lahore that claimed 72 lives, Pakistan needs to "forcefully confront" extremists without any exception, including those working towards the...
View ArticlePakistan Cricket Board calls off its plans to host Afghanistan due to security
New Delhi: Pakistan Cricket Board has called off its plans to host the Afghanistan side in April following last Sunday's suicide bombing in the eastern city of Lahore which killed 70 people.According...
View ArticleLahore blast victim's family harassed, to move court
Islamabad: The family of one of the victims of Gulshan-e-Iqbal park attack in Lahore, capital of Punjab province of Pakistan, said it will move the court against police.The bruised and battered family...
View ArticlePakistan: Gangrape case settled with 1,200 kg wheat as compensation
Islamabad: A gangrape case in Pakistan has been allegedly settled for 1,200 kg of wheat by local elders, highlighting the grave travesty of justice in the country.A police case was registered few days...
View ArticleHafiz Saeed's JuD running 'Sharia Court' in Lahore
Lahore: On the lines of the Taliban, Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) has set up a 'Sharia Court' here to hand out "easy and swift justice", the first such parallel...
View ArticleProbe launched after JuD sets up 'Sharia Court' in Lahore
Lahore: Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province on Friday launched a probe against Jamaat-ud-Dawah, led by Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, for running a parallel judicial system here."A team of...
View ArticleJudges' detention case: Pak court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against...
Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for his failure to appear before the court in the 2007 judges'...
View ArticleKirpal Singh knew truth behind Sarabjit's death in Pakistan jail: Dalbir Kaur
Amritsar: Dalbi Kaur, the sister of alleged Indian spy Sarabjit Singh, who died at Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat jail three years back, on Monday met Jagir Kaur, sister of another Indian convict Kirpal Singh,...
View ArticleIndian prisoner's death in Pakistan: Kirpal Singh's kin to meet PM Modi,...
New Delhi: Two days after the mysterious death of Indian national Kirpal Singh in a Pakistani jail, his family members and Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
View ArticleWill bring Kirpal Singh's mortal remains back to India: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi:Â External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday assured the kin of Kirpal Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Lahore jail, that India would get his body back home.During...
View ArticlePCB slams Pakistan govt, says interference in internal affairs not acceptable
New Delhi: Embattled Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has slammed government interference in its internal affairs saying it was not acceptable.In its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lahore on Thursday, the...
View ArticleSartaj Aziz to visit UK tomorrow to attend strategic dialogue
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz will travel to the UK tomorrow on a three-day visit to attend a bilateral strategic dialogue.During his stay in the UK from...
View ArticleUS warns citizens against visiting Islamabad's Marriott Hotel
Islamabad: The US embassy has issued a warning to American citizens against visiting Marriott Hotel Islamabad for the next several days, in wake of a general threat.An advisory issued by the embassy...
View ArticleBody of Indian prisoner, who died in Pak jail, to be brought back to India
New Delhi: Body of Kirpal Singh, the Indian prisoner, who died in Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore last Monday, will be brought back to India, according to an ANI report.A team of doctors will...
View ArticleMortal remains of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh to arrive in India today
New Delhi: The mortal remains of Kirpal Singh, the Indian prisoner who died under mysterious circumstances in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, will be handed over to India on Tuesday, according to...
View Article11 more Indian prisoners to meet Kirpal Singh's fate, fears Sarabjit Singh's...
New Delhi: After the death of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh in a jail in Lahore, Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh who met the same fate, on Tuesday said that she came to know from a source that...
View ArticleIran, Pakistan to stage joint naval drills in Persian Gulf waters
Tehran: Iran and Pakistan will hold joint naval drills in the Persian Gulf waters later on Tuesday.The drills will be held in cooperation with a Pakistani flotilla of warships that has been staying in...
View ArticleIndian prisoner Kirpal Singh's family alleges torture in Pak jail, demands...
Wagah: The family members of Kirpal Singh, the Indian prisoner who died under mysterious circumstances in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, have complained about the alleged inhuman treatment meted out to him...
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