Tag: Gun
Two dead as polling staff vehicle swept away by flooding stream
LOWER DIR: Two including a female presiding officer and a police constable died when a coach carrying polling staff was swept away while crossing...
US congressman pulls out loaded gun during meeting
WASHINGTON: A US congressman said he pulled out a loaded Smith & Wesson pistol during a meeting with gun control activists Friday in a...
Police kill African American man in New York, mistaking pipe for...
NEW YORK CITY: New York police shot dead an African American man in Brooklyn on Wednesday after mistaking a piece of pipe he was...
7,000 heavy machine gun bullets recovered from Orakzai Agency
ORAKZAI AGENCY: The security forces recovered thousands of bullets of heavy machine gun "buried underground" here on Sunday.
Security sources said that on a tip-off,...
One arrested after encounter
KARACHI: A team of Anti Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) has arrested a suspect after an encounter in the limits of Darakshan police station here...
Gun, bomb attacks at factory north of Baghdad kill 11: police...
Bomb attacks against a state-run cooking gas factory in Baghdad's northern outskirts on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including policemen, and wounded 21...
5 Thai nationals detained at Lahore airport for travelling with gun,...
Officials said Thursday they had detained five Thai nationals for trying to board a plane with a pistol and ammunition.
A handgun and bullets were...
Mother and son shot dead over old enmity
A mother and son were gunned down by the rival party when they were on their way to court in connection with a case.
Police...
21 gun salute marks country’s 67th birthday
August 14th dawned upon the provincial metropolis with a 21 gun salute marking the 67th Independence Day of Pakistan on Wednesday.
Thanksgiving prayers were offered...
NY governor implements gun control law
The governor of New York state, Andrew Cuomo, on Tuesday signed into law one of America’s toughest gun control measures, the first to be...
Police gun down Swabi attacker
A man alleged to have been involved in the recent killing of seven charity workers in Swabi was killed on Friday in an exchange...
White House has ‘no specific agenda’ yet on gun violence
The White House said on Monday it so far had “no specific agenda” to announce on tackling gun violence, hours after President Barack Obama...
Connecticut: Hollywood quiet so far on gun control
Pick a social cause and you’ll often find a Hollywood celebrity speaking out. Gay marriage ( Brad Pitt), Darfur ( George Clooney), the environment...
Obama calls for new US gun controls
US President Barack Obama has called for change to America's gun controls.
Americans have been left in shock after 26 people - including 20 pupils...
Zombie fears lead to increase in gun sales
It’s not just President Obama’s re-election that’s lead to a spike in gun sales. The living dead are also providing a reason to stock...
At least 27 killed in gun battle between inmates, guards at...
A shootout between security forces and prisoners at a jail in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo has left at least 27 people dead today....
Cops apologise for using a stun gun on a blind man
British police apologised on Wednesday for using a stun gun on a blind man after officers mistook his white cane for a samurai sword....