Pakistan police kill 5 suspected Taliban militants in shootout in southern city of KarachiKARACHI, Pakistan — Police killed five suspected militants Saturday in a nighttime raid on a Karachi apartment housing insurgents loyal to the Pakistani Taliban leader blamed for a wave of suicide attacks, a top official said. Pak Hindus feel vindicated after Govt. asks NAPA to vacate Hindu Gymkhana buildingKARACHI - The Culture and Tourism minister of Sindh, Sassui Palejo has asked the National Academy of Performing Art (NAPA) to vacate the premises of the Hindu Gymkhana, which was rented out to it in 2005. PAF denies officials’ links to terror groupsKARACHI - The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has rebuked media reports that said at least 57 of its officials were arrested on charges of having links with various militant groups, saying none of its employees have been arrested in the past five years. Sindh government declares 80 shrines ’sensitive’ to terror attacksKARACHI - The Sindh Government has declared at least 80 shrines of saints, including 36 in Karachi, as sensitive, following a terror threat in the province. ‘US, India, Israel fanning sectarianism in Pak, Iran’KARACHI - Pakistan’s religious party, Jama’at Islami, has claimed that India, US and Israel are fanning sectarianism in Pakistan and Iran as part of a conspiracy. Major power outage affects millions and darkens Pakistan’s largest cityKARACHI, Pakistan — A power outage darkened Pakistan’s largest city and commercial capital for almost a day Thursday, leaving millions of people without fans or air conditioning during the summer heat, officials said. Corruption jumps 400 percent in Pakistan in 3 years: ReportKARACHI - Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last three years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International. Commander warns against collateral damage as Pakistan expands fight against TalibanISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military chief denounced terrorists as enemies of the country and Islam, but warned his officers to avoid killing civilians as they widen their operations against the Taliban. Pakistan uses latest suicide attack to build support for offensive against TalibanISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials are moving swiftly to use the suicide bombing of a luxury hotel in their campaign to build public support for military offensives against the Taliban, saying the country is at war. Pakistan using latest suicide attack to build support for offensive against TalibanISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials moved swiftly Wednesday to use the suicide bombing of a luxury hotel in their campaign to build public support for military offensives against the Taliban, saying the country is at war. Karachi kids’ fondness for Hindi cartoon channels worries parentsKARACHI - Pakistani kids growing addiction to Hindi cartoon TV channels is becoming a cause of concern for their parents. 29 political killings in Karachi in JuneKARACHI - Pakistan’s financial capital has seen a staggering 29 political killings in the first week of June, eight of them on Sunday alone, police said. Pak religious party proposes regional summit over Swat futureKARACHI - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has proposed a regional summit that would require Pakistan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and India to participate and discuss the future course of action in the Swat Valley. Officials: Pakistanis in northwest kill 11 Taliban to avenge mosque blastISLAMABAD — Hundreds of Pakistani tribesmen furious over a deadly suicide bombing at a mosque laid siege to several Taliban strongholds in their troubled northwestern region, killing at least 11 militants, officials said Sunday. Kidnappings for ransom spike in Pakistan with growing militancy and floundering economyKARACHI, Pakistan — The three gunmen forced the car carrying the Hindu filmmaker to stop along the bumpy street, then injected him and his driver with a sedative. The driver woke up a few hours later. The filmmaker was gone. Pakistani MP injured in parcel bomb blastKARACHI - A Pakistani parliamentarian and three members of his family were injured in a parcel bomb blast at his residence here Friday, police said. Jinnah’s gravedigger contented with life despite not getting special treatmentKARACHI - Noor Muhammad, who has been running a flower shop in the Kacchi Qabristan for the past decade or so ever since he retired as a Gorkhan or grave digger in 1990’s, is not discontented despite being a part of Pakistan’s history. Holbrooke says Geo TV is anti-USKARACHI - US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that Geo TV should ensure coverage of what the US is doing for Pakistan. Seven Al Qaeda commanders enter Pak to carry out joint strikes with TalibanKARACHI - At least seven trained Al Qaeda commanders have entered Pakistan to carry out attacks on President Asif Ali Zardari and other important personalities in the country, Pakistan intelligence agencies have learnt. Sharif not eyeing PM’s postKARACHI - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior Vice President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said that party Chief Nawaz Sharif is not eyeing a return to the Prime Minister’s office. Family shaves head, parades Pak woman for refusing to indulge in immoral actsKARACHI - In a bizarre incident, a 30 year old woman in Pakistan was paraded in front of the entire neighborhood with her head shaved and face blackened by her own family members for refusing to carry out immoral acts. Women bearing brunt of Taliban’s expanded writ in KarachiKARACHI - After establishing its control over a major part of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan, the Taliban is looking to expand its control over other parts of the country , making women its prime target. PCB clueless over being denied place in Champions League T20 competitionKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is clueless as to why it has been discarded from Champions League Twenty20 competition to be held in India in October. Alam banking on ’shrink’s’ success to bag Pak Twenty20 World CupKARACHI - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam believes that his squad is well prepared to handle the pressure during the forthcoming ICC Twenty 20 World Cup starting in June in England. Coach Alam says ‘mentally tough’ Pakistan ready for World Twenty20KARACHI - Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam has said that the national squad is both mentally and physically fit to take on its opponents in next month’s World Twenty20 Championship in England. ‘Akhtar is addicted to strong pain-killers and can’t live without them’KARACHI - Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s prolonged fitness problems maybe primarily due to his addiction to strong pain killers. PCB mull proposing neutral venues for its share of 2011 World Cup matchesKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling to propose neutral venues for the 2011 World Cup matches that the International Cricket Council (ICC) denied hosting in Pakistan due to precarious security conditions. Butt to garner support for Pakistan to regain World Cup co-host statusKARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) boss Ijaz Butt flew to Johannesburg Friday to meet the top officials from South Africa, Australia and Zimbabwe on the sidelines of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to garner support for Pakistan’s campaign to regain its status as a co-host of the 2011 ODI World Cup. Sports minister recommends to Zardari changes in PCBKARACHI - Pakistan sports minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani in a strong-worded letter to president Asif Ali Zardari has recommended sweeping changes in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Chief coach Alam unhappy over Ali’s appointmentKARACHI - Chief coach Intikhab Alam was left fuming after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed former Test batsman Basit Ali as the national team’s batting coach without his consent. |
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