Los Angeles Times | 22 killed in blast at Pakistani army checkpoint; Taliban claim responsibility CNN International Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 22 people were killed and 38 others injured in a blast at an army checkpoint in the northern Pakistani city of Bannu on Sunday, intelligence officials said. The blast struck an army convoy traveling from Bannu to ... Taliban bombing kills 20 troops in Pakistan Deadly Bomb Blast Rocks Pakistan Military Compound At least 20 soldiers have been killed in north-western Pakistan in a bomb ... |
PakistanToday.com.pk | New Taliban attack in Pakistan has many fearing their rise CBS News ISLAMABAD - Two separate weekend Taliban attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan have deepened concerns over Islamist militants making deeper inroads in the region, as the U.S.-led Western forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, ... New attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan deepen concerns of many: CBS Pakistan, Iran, Russia condemn Kabul attack Pakistan condemns terrorist attack in Kabul |
NDTV | I'm victim of conspiracy: Pakistan journalist Mehr Tarar on Twitter row with ... NDTV Islamabad: Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar has asserted that she had no role in the marital discord between union minister Shashi Tharoor and his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in a five-star hotel on Friday evening. Ms Tarar, whom Mrs ... Pak journo Mehr Tarar's life mirrored that of Tharoors Sunanda Pushkar death: I'm a victim of conspiracy, says Pakistan journalist ... |
BBC News | Pakistan film industry 'comes of age' with rise of multiplexes BBC News Pakistan's film industry has only produced a dozen or so films in the last few years, and the country's cinematic output pales in comparison to the billions of dollars generated each year by Bollywood in neighbouring India. But a rise in western-style ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 3rd day ESPNcricinfo.com Ahmed Shehzad scored his maiden Test hundred but Pakistan's progress on the third day in Sharjah, despite a century opening partnership and 122 runs in the final session, was not swift enough to weaken Sri Lanka's grip on their 1-0 lead in the series. Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Day 4: Scorecard and Report Pakistan push bid to square series Sri Lanka holds commanding lead over Pakistan in third Test |
Pakistan Taliban claims deadly attack on army Aljazeera.com A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Shahidullah Shahid, said in a statement that the attack had been carried out to avenge the death of Wali-ur Rehman, the group's former second-in-command. He was killed last year in a US drone strike. |
Blast kills 20 soldiers in Pakistan, military says NBCNews.com (blog) Twenty soldiers were killed when a bomb explosion hit a vehicle in North West Pakistan on Sunday, military officials told NBC News. A military official in Bannu, where the attack occurred about 8:45 a.m. local time, said the dead were Pakistan army ... |
Bomb Kills 20 Troops in NW Pakistan TIME (BANNU, Pakistan) — A bomb planted by the Taliban ripped through a vehicle carrying security forces inside a Pakistani army compound in the country's volatile northwestern region Sunday, killing 20 troops, officials and the militants said. The blast ... |
Aljazeera.com | Soldiers killed in Pakistan bomb blast Aljazeera.com Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have taken responsibility for the attack, Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reported. "A curfew has been imposed in the area after the attack in Bannu and both the military and security forces have cordoned off the area," he said. |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Sri Lanka move slowly towards strong lead ESPNcricinfo.com Staggeringly, given the run rate, Sri Lanka seemed the only team capable of victory for large parts of the day but, having dismissed Mahela Jayawardene 15 minutes before stumps, Pakistan laid claim to hope, mild though it is. Sri Lanka are 220 ahead ... |