200 Sikhs leave for Pakistan for Guru Arjun Dev martyrdom anniversaryAmritsar, June 9 (ANI): Nearly 200 Sikh pilgrims left for Pakistan on Tuesday from the Golden Temple in Amritsar to mark the 403rd martyrdom anniversary of fifth guru of Sikhs, Guru Arjun Dev. Two soldiers, 16 militants killed in Pakistan clashesISLAMABAD - Two soldiers and 16 Taliban militants were killed when paramilitary troops repulsed an attack on their checkpoint in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal district of Mohmand, officials said Saturday. Pakistan army: Attack on outpost leaves 16 insurgents, 2 troops dead in northwestISLAMABAD — Scores of militants attacked a Pakistani security post near the Afghan border on Saturday, triggering a battle that left 18 combatants dead and cast doubt on claims by Pakistan’s army to have regained control of a critical region. Blind martial arts expert dances into audience’s heartCHANDIGARH - Thirty-year-old Rashpal Kaur, who lost her eyesight to a brain tumour in 2004, overcame the handicap and danced her way into the hearts of the viewers of television reality show ‘Dance India Dance’, thanks to her training in martial arts. 100,000 in Iran want to become `martyrs’TEHRAN - About 100,000 students have signed up in Iran to launch ‘martyrdom seeking operations’, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. |