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15 killed in blasts in Pak mosques

Written on 17 May, 2013 at 16:30 in World | viewed 128 times | 0 Comments

Islamabad: Two blasts ripped through as many mosques in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan today, killing 15 people and injuring 50 others, security officials said. The blasts occurred during Friday prayers in the mosques at Bazdara area of Malakand... (Continue reading)

Kabul suicide bomb on NATO convoy kills six civilians

Written on 16 May, 2013 at 12:49 in World | viewed 124 times | 0 Comments

Kabul: A powerful suicide car bomb targeting a NATO military convoy in Kabul killed six Afghan civilians in the first major attack in the capital for more than two months. Government officials said six bystanders died in the explosion in... (Continue reading)

Imran Khan wins in three seats, loses in one

Written on 12 May, 2013 at 14:21 in World | viewed 133 times | 0 Comments

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan seems to have bowled an over pitched delivery in Pakistan’s general elections by winning far lesser seats than what he expected, but has yorked everyone out in the troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where his party is... (Continue reading)

Pak Elections: Nawaz Sharif set for third term as PM

Written on 12 May, 2013 at 11:31 in World | viewed 140 times | 0 Comments

Islamabad/Lahore: Nawaz Sharif was today set for a third term as Pakistan’s Prime Minister as his PML-N party took a massive lead over its rivals in early poll results, making a remarkable comeback from being toppled in a military coup... (Continue reading)

Nawaz Sharif confident of victory

Written on 11 May, 2013 at 20:16 in World | viewed 114 times | 0 Comments

Lahore: Former Prime Minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, the frontrunner in Pakistan’s landmark polls, cast his ballot here on Saturday, and said he was confident of receiving “good news” about his victory. Speaking to the media, Mr Sharif... (Continue reading)

Pakistanis vote in historic polls, 17 killed in violence

Written on 11 May, 2013 at 20:05 in World | viewed 105 times | 0 Comments

Islamabad/Lahore: Defying Taliban death threats, enthusiastic Pakistanis in large numbers today voted for national and provincial assemblies in a landmark democratic transition of power marred by a string of bomb attacks killing at least 17 people. A staggering 75,000 security personnel,... (Continue reading)

Pak EC extends voting time by 1 hour

Written on 11 May, 2013 at 18:52 in World | viewed 84 times | 0 Comments

Islamabad: Pakistan Election Commission today extended the time for voting by an hour following large voter turnout across the country in the landmark elections. The voting was set to end at 5 pm (local time) but sizable number of voters kept... (Continue reading)

5 killed in Karachi blast

Written on 11 May, 2013 at 11:48 in World | viewed 181 times | 0 Comments

Five persons were killed and 15 others injured today when a bomb went off near a secular political party’s election office here, hours after thousands of Pakistanis began voting in a landmark general election. The blast occurred near an election... (Continue reading)

Pak goes to polls; coalition government likely

Written on 11 May, 2013 at 9:28 in World | viewed 89 times | 0 Comments

Islamabad: Pakistanis began voting for a landmark democratic transition of power after a bloody campaign, marred by Taliban violence that killed over 100 people, forced key parties to abandon rallies and large gatherings. Polling for 2013 general election started across the... (Continue reading)

Bangladesh building collapse toll hits 931

Written on 9 May, 2013 at 18:20 in World | viewed 88 times | 0 Comments

Savar: The death toll in Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster today rose to 931 as rescuers overnight pulled out 97 more decomposed bodies from sandwiched floors of the ill-fated eight-storey building that collapsed last month. “Ninety seven more bodies were retrieved since... (Continue reading)

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