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Karzai wants immediate halt to NATO night raids
Dec 20th
Comments come after Nato on Monday defended the operations as the safest way of targeting insurgent leaders.
Drone flights from Pak base halted three months ago
Jul 2nd
WASHINGTON: The CIA suspended its long-standing use of an air base in Pakistan as a launch site for armed drones targeting members of al Qaeda and other militant groups three months ago, according to US and Pakistani officials.
In a report published i…
Pakistan army blocks entry of Afghan militants
Jun 30th
Gains control of areas near Pak-Afghan border after 3-day operation in Mohmand Agency.
Death toll in Karachi shootout soars to six
Jun 27th
KARACHI: The death toll from the shootout as a result of a scuffle during a party at a bungalow in Defence area of the metropolis has climbed to six while 8 others sustained injuries, Geo News reported Sunday.
According to police, workers of a politic…
Syrian forces kill 5 civilians in clampdown
Jun 26th
AMMAN: Syrian security forces shot dead five civilians during funerals which turned into protests against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Other people were killed during raids on homes in protest areas, th…
Murder: Man killed by classmates
Jun 25th
The accused wanted to settle a score for having relations with a woman of their family.
Blight hits Afghan opium production: UN
Jun 25th
UNITED NATIONS: A plant disease devastated Afghan opium production last year but Myanmar is seeing a worrying drug boom, the UN anti-narcotics agency warned Thursday.
With the cocaine market in decline, Peru is now on a par with Colombia as the world’…
CID police arrest 3 terror suspects in Karachi
Jun 24th
KARACHI: CID Police have claimed to arrest three key terrorists in raids carried out in two different areas of the metropolis, Geo News reported Friday.
SP CID, Chaudhry Aslam, at a press conference here said, the CID police conducted a raid in Maurip…
Senate confirms Panetta to head Pentagon
Jun 22nd
WASHINGTON: The US Senate unanimously confirmed Leon Panetta”s nomination to be defense secretary on Tuesday, hailing his successes as CIA chief just as major challenges await him in Afghanistan and Libya.
All 100 members of the Senate approved t…
NATO planes accidentally hit Libya rebels June 16: alliance
Jun 19th
BRUSSELS: NATO aircraft accidentally hit a column of Libyan rebel forces in the area of Brega on June 16, the alliance said Saturday.
The alliance said in a statement that after looking into reports that an airstrike hit opposition forces in the Brega…
