105 Killed In Bomb Blast In Peshawar

Sadly, I have been changing the numbers in this story's headline: The death toll in the deadly Peshawar blast has now risen to 105. Over 200 people are said to be wounded. There will perhaps be more casualties as...

Buner: Major military offensive launched against Taliban

After success in Dir, a major military offensive has been launched against Taliban in Buner. FC (Frontier Constabulary) and Pakistan Army are taking part in this operation with air support being provided by PAF...

Operation against Taliban has begun, Lal Qila under control

Military operation against Taliban, in the frontier areas of Pakistan, has begun. According to ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) press release, Lal Qila in Lower Dir has been fully secured and is now under...

Shariah to be imposed in parts of Pakistan

The government of Pakistan has accepted to Taliban demands and Islamic shariah will be enforced in parts of Pakistan. The move is being seen by analysts as a blackmail tactic against the new US administration,...

Pakistani Pathans jubilant as ‘Pakhtunkhwa’ echoes in UN

" For the first time in the 61-year history of Pakistan and 63 of United Nations, the word Pakhtunkhwa [the Land of the Pakhtuns, or Pathans] echoed through the august hall of the General Assembly, parting a satisfying message among the Pakhtuns in Pakistan, including...

Palin Hackers could skate because of DOJ policy

The Department of Justice does not like a court decision over emails, and that policy could allow the Palin hackers a backdoor out of prosecution."Though federal law prohibits the unauthorized access of someone's...

300 abducted children rescued from militants

Update: Latest news says that all the children have been rescued."The local residents rescued on Thursday more than 300 school children who were earlier abducted by the militants.According to sources, militants kidnapped more than 300 children at a government school in...

Frontier Airlines to charge for first checked bag

I took them a while, but Frontier Airlines will now charge for a first checked bag.   Customers will have to pay $15 starting  for travel on or after November 1st.  Customers currently get...

30 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

In an intensified battle against suspected militants American forces have  killed 32 people, including three women.  The Sunday death toll resulted from the latest round of a military offensive in the insurgent-infested Bajur tribal region, which borders...

Top US diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan

The top US doplomat in Pakistan narrowly escaped an ambush this morning, at the same tiem that a bomb exploded at a political rally in the Southwest of the country. Violence in Pakistan is increasing as that country looks to replace outgoing president Pervez Musharraf....

RED ALERT!! Google must divulge YouTube log

"Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement. Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier...

Viacom Will Get Your Youtube Records

This is somewhat disturbing: Google has been ordered by a federal court to hand over all of YouTube's viewer records to Viacom, as the media giant continues its crusade against copyright infringement. This...

Pakistan goes on attack

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn the "Immortal Words" of "The Cable Guy"!!It looks like Pakistani forces are "Git'in Er Done!!"The Taliban have pockets of their own in various villages, and routing...

The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah

I read somewhere recently that while everyone is talking about the US withdrawing from Iraq, nobody is talking about the ongoing impacts of US presence in Afghanistan - and Pakistan is caught up in this too.This...

Pakistan Angry as Strike by U.S. Kills 11 Soldiers

Killing of Pakistani soldiers by America led Nato forces have angered  residents of  frontier town of Pakistan bordering Afghnistan.Dead soldiers include a major were belonging to the Mohmand Rifles. The incident has infuriated the Pakistani government and they...

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