Tag: Hit
British bombers hit oil field targets in Syria for second time
British bombers made their second round of strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria late on Friday, again hitting oil fields, British Defence Secretary...
Twin IED explosions hit Quetta’s airport road
Two low intensity blasts hit Quetta's Chashma Achozai area close to the airport Saturday.
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by unknown miscreants went off in...
Karachi cop Rao Anwar escapes yet another hit, four assailants killed
The convoy of senior Karachi police officer Rao Anwar came under attack by heavily armed gunmen outside his home in Malir Cantt on Saturday....
Saudi-led warplanes hit ‘jewel’ of Islamic culture in Sanaa
An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni capital’s old quarter killed five people Friday as it destroyed homes in the centuries-old...
Sharifs, aides get clean chit in Model Town murders
Holding 10 policemen, including former SP Security Salman Ali responsible for the killing of 14 persons in Model Town last year, the joint investigation team (JIT)’s report on the tragedy has acquitted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah and cabinet members of the charges.
Flash floods hit Kalash valley
Heavy rains triggered flash floods in different parts of northwestern Chitral, blocking roads, flooding streams and washing away houses and agricultural fields, officials said...
Two killed as 5 bombs hit Bahraini capital
Five bombs exploded in the heart of the Bahraini capital Manama on Monday, killing two people, officials said, in rare attacks targeting civilians during...
Son’s video of mother sleepwalking becomes viral hit
A mother prone to sleepwalking was filmed by her son talking about a “tomato cage” and dancing in a video that has become an...
Pakistan gives Afghanistan the ‘hit list’
Pakistan has provided Afghanistan with key “intelligence information” on the hideouts of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Kunar province, demanding their complete elimination and effective...
Royal Palm Flood Lit Cricket
After five evenings of entertaining cricket at the extremely well-lit Royal Palm Cricketing arena, supported by F.R Cables and Chawla Aluminium, 12 out of...
Devastating ‘mini-tornado’ hits Australian city
A devastating "mini-tornado" tore through the city of Townsville on Tuesday, ripping roofs off houses, bringing down power lines and injuring nine people as...
Avatar 2 to hit screens in 2016?
Movie lovers will not see James Cameron’s Avatar 2 in the coming years as the ambitious project has reportedly been delayed. While the awaited...
Food prices hit record highs in 2011: UN agency
The price of basic foodstuffs hit a record high in 2011, with the cost of cereals surging by more than a third over the...
29 killed, 35 wounded as Jamrud hit again
At least 29 people were killed and more than 35 others injured when a high-intensity bomb went off at the main market in Jamrud,...
Syria clerics hit out at armed rebellion, sanctions
Syria’s top Muslim cleric called on rebels to lay down their arms while a Christian counterpart hit out at Western sanctions, in sermons aired...
61 dead as Iraq bombs hit Shias
A spate of attacks against Shia pilgrims and neighbourhoods in Iraq killed at least 61 people on Thursday as the country grapples with a...
Gaza rockets hit Israel after overnight air strikes
Palestinian militants fired two rockets at southern Israel on Thursday, after Israeli warplanes attacked “terror sites” inside the Gaza Strip, the army said. The...
