Update: 13 millitants killed as Pakistani planes pound hideouts in Bajaur tri...

At least 13 militants were killed when Pakistani jetfighters bombed suspected positions of militants in the troubled Bajaur tribal region on Sunday. "KHAR: Fighter planes carried out fresh strikes on militants’ hideouts, killing at least 13 more militants in Tehsil Mamond...

Rockets hit airport in Pakistan

Peshawar, a city of 1.4 million people in Pakistan,  was once celebrated as a cultural haven for artists, musicians and intellectuals. But now a days it has become the nerve centre of the fight against the taliban militants operating in the border areas of Pakistan....

Amnesty: Rape girl, 13, killed for adultery: Somalia Islamic Militia

Barry Artiste Op/Ed When I say, as I have previously stated in my past stories. Islam, in fact most major religions are in place to solidify that it has always been a Man's World, no ifs, ands, or buts, Get used...

Suicide car-bomber kills 8 Pakisani soldiers

THERE IS NO RESPITE FOR PAKISTAN..........." WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up at a Pakistani paramilitary checkpost in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight soldiers, the military said. The suicide...

An other Taliban militant Killed and his fellow arrested after a fierce fight...

GHALANAI: Another Taliban militant was killed in fierce fighting in Darwazgai No. 2 in Qandaro area of tehsil Lakkaro and another was arrested when he got wounded. The clash erupted on Wednesday in Qandaro area; a strong hold of Taliban, of tehsil Safi after a motorcar of...

Militants take 100 children hostage in Pak school

There is this breaking news coming from Pakistan's north western province. The region had faced a severe earthquake earlier in the day and now reports are coming that more than 100 school children have been taken hostage in their school. Students have been hostage...

Taliban Miltants and Pakistani Tribesmen Clash After Beheading

PAKISTANI Tribesmen in Islamabad have clashed with Taliban militants, after Taliban militiamen beheaded a local man in public who tried to abduct their chief.  41 people were left dead in confrontations...

Nine killed in US air strike on Pakistan school

A US airstrike in Pakistan has killed nine people at a religious school in the North-west of the country."A suspected US air strike killed nine people at a religious school in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials said today.It was claimed the school, on the outskirts...

Pakistan Asks for $10 Billion from IMF

" The Pakistani government will ask for $10 billion from the International Monetary Fund on Monday, CNBC has learned. The government will meet with IMF leaders in Dubai on Monday to help with its problem with foreign reserves. CNBC.com Since 2001, the...

Pakisani security forces rescue Chinese engineer who fled captivity of militants

As the Pakistan government failed to recover two Chinese engineers of a cellular company from the militants in the restive Dir region of the country, they made a desperate attempt to flee and one of them was recaptured by the militants while other has been rescued by the...

Suicide bombing kills three and injured 30 in Swat valley , Pakistan

This is latest bombing incident reported from Swat valley of Pakistan, acording to reports three policeman are killed and more than 30 injured in this sicide bombing in which a bomb loaded vehicle has been used. ...

Sharif’s party urges talks with militants

The Pakistan Muslim League, led by twice-elected former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has asked Islamabad to hold dialogue with the militants in the restive tribal region of the country. Sharif's party, which rules the largest Punjab province of the country, was...

Kashmir gets its first train service with opening of 41 miles of new line

The first phase of India’s most ambitious railway project since independence has become operational. Although this phase does not yet link the Kashmir Valley to the main Indian Railways network, the...

Army strikes kill 37 militants in Orakzai, Pakistan

Pakistan army is in involved in an intense fighting with Taliban and Al Qaeda militants in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghan and British forces say 100 militants were killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships and...

Five Dead in Turkey After Kurdish Rebel Attack on Police Officers

Five people are dead after a militant group ambushed Police officers in Turkey. 19 others were injured, some seriously. Four of the killed were police officers and one was an employee of a local precinct. Turkey's parliament extended their mandate to order strikes against...

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