Tag: Violence

Four bodies found in Risalpur

RISALPUR- Four bodies riddled with  gunshots  were found dumped in gunny sacks in Risalpur area of Nowshera district on Tuesday. According to police, the four victims,...

14 killed as violence rages north of Baghdad

Friendly fire on a military ambulance, a suicide attack at a market and a booby trap killed at least 14 people in a fresh...

Pakistan granted Hussain’s access, Karachi still in distress

Pakistan’s HC to UK meets MQM chief at hospital, says latter thanked PM, people for supporting him Shops’ closure, violence continue to hit Karachi even...

Minor dispute turns violent

A domestic dispute over a petty issue turned into street violence in Chanesar Goth on Friday. Two groups resorted to baton charge on each other...

Mazari doesn’t appreciate PML-N getting physical

  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Shireen Mazari Thursday expressed concerns over the way the Punjab government and legislators were allegedly propagating a culture...

Violence claims two lives

At least two people were killed in different areas of the city on Sunday. According to police and rescue sources, a bullet-riddled body was found...

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...

Five killed in violence

KARACHI At least five people were killed in separate incidents of violence on Wednesday in Karachi. Two bodies were discovered in Mewashah Graveyard near Malang Darbar...

Quetta violence claims at least four lives

At least four people, including a police officer and a 14-year-old girl, were killed Saturday in separate incidents of violence in Quetta. In the first...

10 die in Afghan presidential election violence

KABUL Election-related violence in different parts of Afghanistan left 10 people, including civilians, dead and several others wounded on Saturday, officials said. Ghulam Jilani Farahi, the...

Taliban pledge violence to disrupt Afghan election

KABUL The Afghan Taliban on Monday vowed to target the presidential election, urging their fighters to attack polling staff, voters and security forces before the...

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...

Landlord chops girl’s nose for denying marriage proposal

An influential landlord Thursday chopped off the nose of a girl for rejecting his marriage proposal.

Terror reigns unopposed in Karachi

Nine killed, one alleged target killer arrested Bodies of six men with their throats slit found near shrine with a note reading "Stop visiting shrines....

Fresh violence in Bangladesh kills three

At least three people were killed and many were injured when police opened fire on Jamaat e Islami activists who were protesting the execution...

LB polls held in Balochistan amid violence

Polling for the local bodies (LB) elections for over 4,000 seats in 32 districts of Balochistan was held on Saturday amid clashes and violent...

Violence across Iraq kills 23 on eve of Ashura

Violence across Iraq, including bombings against Shias killed 23 people on Wednesday as worshippers massed in a shrine city on the eve of major...