Tag: Killings

Nigerians face killings, hunger in Boko Haram’s ‘state’

Boko Haram says it is building an Islamic state that will revive the glory days of northern Nigeria's medieval Muslim empires, but for those...

Violence claims seven more lives in Karachi

Two bodies bearing bullet wounds were found near Kati Pahari and were identified as Jaffar and Kashif.

PPP protests against Gaza killings

PPP Senator Raza Rabbani criticises Arab League, Organisation for Islamic Cooperation, PM Nawaz Shairf for not taking concrete steps to address the “brutal Israeli...

Pakistani journalists under siege from threats, violence, killings: AI report

Report says 34 Pakistani journalists killed since 2008 Numerous journalists interviewed by AI complained of harassment or attacks by individuals they claimed were connected to...

Govt should probe killings of MQM workers: HRCP

LAHORE The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday urged both the federal and Sindh governments to probe the abduction, torture and extrajudicial...

407 killed in 192 terrorist incidents in February

ISLAMABAD Around 407 people lost their lives in 192 terrorist incidents during February 2014, a report of Conflict Monitoring Centre said on Saturday. This includes...

Antony blames Pakistan Army for LoC killings

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday blamed the Pakistani Army for the killings of five Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC)...

Pak-India DGMOs discuss situation on LOC

  A special hotline contact was established on Wednesday morning between the directors general Military Operations of Pakistan and Indian armies to discuss the situation...

Three killed in firing on passenger buses in Khuzdar

At least three persons were killed and several others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on passenger buses in different areas of Balochistan’s Khuzdar...

ECP condemns killing, abduction of MQM leaders

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday condemned the recent killings and abductions of leaders of the MQM as well as the attack...

Attack on polio team in Mardan

A policeman was shot dead Tuesday while protecting a polio vaccination team near Mardan, police said, bringing the death toll in such attacks to...

4,700 killed in US drone strikes

A US senator has said an estimated 4,700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in the contentious bombing raids of America's secretive drone war,...

10 more fall victim to targeted killings

At least 10 persons were killed and several others injured in fresh spate of violence in various areas of the metropolis on Sunday. The...

Violent crimes claim 8 lives across Karachi

At least eight people including a bridegroom became the fatal victims of violent crimes across Karachi. According to one of such tragic reports, armed men...

Five killed in Karachi

At least five persons were killed in different acts of violence across Karachi on Monday in a span of just one hour. Unidentified bikers gunned...

11 killed in Jakarta floods

Floods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta have left at least 11 people dead, authorities said Friday as murky brown waters submerged parts of the city’s...

The revolution will be tweeted

Internet activists displayed their full strength in the protests against Hazara Shia killings in Quetta. While the electronic media remained suspiciously silent on the...