Update: 10 policemen among 16 killed in Pakistan suicide attack

At least 16 persons, including 10 policemen, were killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a police checkoint in Charsadda district of Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province on Wednesday."CHARSADDA: At least 16 people were killed,...

889 killed in 61 suicide bombings in Pakistan this year

At least 889 persons were killed and 2,072 others injured in 61 suicide attacks in Pakistan so far this year, as the total number of suicide bombings in the country since 2002 rose to 140.The suicide bombings in 2008 surpassed the last year's figures of 56, including the one...

Six militants killed in Bajaur as Pakistani forces prepare for operation in M...

As the Pakistani security forces reportedly killed six militants in the ongoing operation in the Bajaur tribal region on Tuesday, the last day of the three-day deadline given to the Afghan refugees to leave the troubled area."Six militants were killed during security forces...

Poll: Pakistanis turn against bin Laden

"By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer Sun Feb 10, 5:33 AM ET ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Sympathy for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban has dropped sharply in Pakistan amid a wave of deadly violence, according to the results of a recent opinion poll. The survey,...

Pakistan Suicide Bomb Kills 20, Injures Minister and Many Others

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the suicide attack as Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao addressed a crowd in northwestern Pakistan."A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday at a public gathering in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from