Tag: Strikes
Syrians go to polls amid strikes, killings
Syrians were voting Monday in municipal elections held amid a general strike called by the opposition and as security forces killed another seven people...
Bangladesh capital shut down by strike
Thousands of police patrolled the empty streets of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, on Sunday during a one-day strike called by the opposition over splitting...
JAC protests against NATO strikes
In response to the unprecedented attack by NATO forces of the 26 Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency on November 26, the Joint Action Committee,...
Khar conveys ‘rage’ over NATO strike
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Sunday telephoned her US counterpart Hillary Clinton to convey Pakistan's "deep sense of rage" over cross-border NATO air...
New anti-austerity strikes hit Greece
New strikes hit Greece on Tuesday as the government finalised talks with its EU-IMF creditors on additional spending cuts to secure payment of a...
Pakistan has stopped asking for end to drone strikes
In what could mark a turning point in US-Pakistani relations, Pakistani forces have arrested a handful of al Qaeda suspects at the CIA’s request...
Fabregas strikes to snatch draw for Barcelona
A clinical Cesc Fabregas strike rescued a point for champions Barcelona in a 2-2 draw away to top of the table Valencia on Wednesday....
Uphill battle against Afghan cross-border strikes
Perched high in a twisting Hindukush valley with distant views of Pakistan, Combat Outpost Monti is an idyllic spot. But it is also one...
Post-monsoon heat strikes
As the monsoon spell wanes, the temperature in the provincial metropolis has started to rise. The maximum temperature recorded in Lahore on Wednesday was...
YDA PIMS strikes, Poly Clinic chapter seeks peaceful solution
Without having the support of Young Doctors Association (YDA) Poly Clinic Hospital chapter, YDA members at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) held a...
BBC man among 17 killed in Afghan suicide strikes
Triple suicide blasts and gun attacks killed 17 people including a local BBC reporter in an ongoing attack in the Afghan province of Uruzgan...
Five killed in drone strikes in Waziristan associated with militant
Five youngsters, who fell victim to separate US drone strikes in North and South Waziristan on Tuesday, were associated with a militant group, closely...
Continuity of Musharraf’s policies major cause of drone strikes: Fazl
Jamiat Ulema Islam chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman has said that the rulers have badly failed to stop drone strikes and its major reason...
Shamsi or not, drone strikes to continue: US
The United States plans to keep using an airstrip inside Pakistan for non-lethal drone flights against militants near the Afghanistan border despite demands from...
Drones kill 25 Taliban in SWA
At least 25 militants affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, including foreigners, were killed in two US drone strikes that targeted a vehicle and a...
Kumar strikes put India on top
Three wickets from test debutant Praveen Kumar in the final hour before lunch left West Indies reeling on 119 for five in their first...
Three drone strikes kill 16 militants in Waziristan
At least 16 suspected militants were killed in three separate drone attacks in South Waziristan and North Waziristan on Wednesday. In the first attack,...