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Bomb blast wounds 12 outside Colombia spy agency
Sep 9th
BOGOTA: Twelve people were wounded Wednesday when a bomb exploded outside the Colombian intelligence agency''s offices in the southern city of Pasto, near the Ecuadoran border, the Red Cross said.
A "low-intensity package bomb was left outside the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) building, next to a lamppost, by a More >
Five Baloch militant outfits banned
Sep 9th
QUETTA: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and four other Baloch militant organisations have been banned and their accounts and other assets have been frozen. This was announced at a press conference here on Wednesday by Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik who also said that targeted operation against the organisations would More >
Fanning extremism
Sep 9th
A proposed ban on cartoons inspired by Hindu mythology being discussed by legislators in Punjab highlights our government’s skewed priorities and blinkered vision. It is unfortunate and in fact ridiculous that lawmakers choose to occupy themselves with forming committees to discuss a perceived threat to Pakistani culture from a few animated More >
‘If you have understanding, then why this hubbub?’
Sep 9th
Not so long ago, Christian fundamentalist organisations in America began to protest against Spongebob Squarepants – a very popular children’s cartoon on the Nickelodeon cable station. It had a subversive homosexual agenda, they claimed.
A few years before that, similar charges were laid at the feet of beloved Sesame Street, More >
Four killed in bombs as Baghdad bans motorcycles
Sep 8th
BAGHDAD: A car bomb and several roadside blasts killed four people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Wednesday as Baghdad imposed a ban on motorcycles ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
In the deadliest attack, a vehicle packed with explosives was detonated and quickly followed by a roadside More >
Three accomplices of Faisal Shahzad arrested
Sep 8th
ISLAMABAD: The police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three accomplices of Faisal Shahzad, the main suspect/accused of Time Square bombing plot in New York.
Police said that arrested suspects Akhtar, Shoaib Mughal and Shahid had provided financial help to Shahzad. All the suspects belong to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), police added.
Police More >
Terror suspects arrested for ties to Faisal Shahzad
Sep 8th
ISLAMABAD: Three people were arrested by security officials for suspected links to US terrorist Faisal Shahzad.
According to initial reports, the three suspects, Jameel Akhtar, Shahid and Shoaib were picked up in Islamabad on Tuesday. All three allegedly belong to various terrorist outfits. Maps of the Prime Minister’s house and the Presidency More >
Govt bans five militant groups in Balochistan
Sep 8th
QUETTA: Pakistan announced a ban on five militant groups operating in the restive southwest and froze their assets on Wednesday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.
Violence has surged this year in Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran and is rife with separatist unrest as well as militancy and sectarian violence.
“Today five More >
Man in court over India Pune bomb
Sep 8th
A man appears in court in Mumbai in connection with a bomb blast at a German bakery in the Indian city of Pune six months ago.
Media watch: Terror returns to Pakistan
Sep 8th
Media watch is a daily round-up of key articles featured on news websites, hand-picked by The Express Tribune web staff.
Terror rising
This latest string of incidents in a week filled with death and malice ought to serve as a wakeup call to the government, military and all security agencies. The Taliban More >
Indian police arrest two over Pune bakery bombing
Sep 8th
MUMBAI: Indian police have arrested two men over a deadly restaurant bombing earlier this year, saying those in custody had links to Pakistan-based militants who allegedly masterminded the Mumbai attacks.
The head of Maharashtra state's Anti-Terrorism Squad, Rakesh Maria, said the pair were picked up on Monday and were to be More >
Shiney Ahuja Maid Photo, Videos, Shiney Ahuja Maid Raped Lie
Sep 8th
Shiney Ahuja Maid Photo, Videos, Shiney Ahuja Maid Raped Lie
House maid of Shiney Ahuja moved away from her own claims and told the court that rape never took place and Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was innocent as reported by the official sources on Wednesday. It was the same woman who More >
Blasts targeting Iraqi police kill three in Baghdad
Sep 8th
BAGHDAD: A car bomb and a roadside bomb exploded near a bus terminal in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a score of others, police and Interior Ministry sources said.
The car bomb exploded near a garage at the terminal in the Bayaa district of southwestern Baghdad, More >
Blast targeting Kohat police colony kills 21
Sep 8th
KOHAT: Twenty-one people were killed and 70 wounded in a bomb attack targeting police residential quarters in Kohat on Tuesday, Geo News reported Tuesday.
"Twenty-one people have been killed and 70 wounded, and there were women and children among the injured," a senior police official said.
"It was a big More >
Blast in Kohat Police Line Colony; three killed
Sep 8th
KOHAT: Three people have been killed by a blast in Kohat Police Line Colony at Hangu Road, Geo News reported.
Our correspondent Kosar Saleem Bangash told anchorperson that the blast was of high intensity and more casualties were feared. Nearby houses have been badly affected by the blast. Entire area More >
Twenty killed, 90 injured in Kohat bomb blast
Sep 8th
KOHAT: At least 20 people, mostly relatives of policemen, were killed and more than 90 injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast inside a police colony on Tuesday. Two policemen, Zafran Ali and Constable Nawazish Ali, were among the dead while other victims were women and children of the policemen living in More >
Force only option to restore order in Balochistan: Malik
Sep 8th
QUETTA: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the government is planning a Swat- and Malakand-like crackdown in Balochistan to crush elements involved in target killings and bomb blasts. Talking to journalists at the airport here on Tuesday, he said that target killings and other crimes had increased in the province More >
IAEA says Iran boosts nuclear work
Sep 8th
VIENNA: Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear programme in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the U.N. atom watchdog''s work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.
A confidential International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Monday, also voices continued concern about possible activities More >
Interior minister seeks inquiry from IG KP
Sep 8th
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday strongly condemned the Kohat bomb blast and sought an inquiry report from the Inspector General Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police.
He expressed the resolve that government''s resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country could not be shaken through such cowardly acts.
PM strongly condemns Kohat blast
Sep 8th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the bomb blast in Kohat and termed it as the most heinous crime against innocent civilians on the sacred day of 27th Ramazan.
He said that these terrorists have no respect for the peaceful religion of Islam nor any sense More >
Bomb kills seven in Kohat Police Line Colony
Sep 8th
KOHAT: Seven people were killed including two children and two women and 30 wounded in a bomb attack targeting a police residential quarters in Kohat on Tuesday, Geo News reported Tuesday.
"Seven people have been killed and 30 wounded, and there were women and children among the injured," senior police More >
Five killed in Kohat Police Line Colony blast
Sep 8th
KOHAT: An explosion struck Kohat Police Line Colony at Hangu Road on Tuesday, killing five people including two children and wounding 30 other, Geo News reported.
Our correspondent told anchorperson that the blast was of high intensity and more casualties were feared.
More than half of the houses of the More >
Why equate suicide attacks with Islam?
Sep 8th
Readers made interesting comments on my earlier article, ‘Militancy or a tribal backlash’ (August 15-16). Some welcomed it as “a sane voice” while others said it was a “naive analysis”. It wasn’t unexpected. However, I felt vindicated, frankly speaking, when General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Afghanistan, conceded More >
Car bomb targets Pakistan police
Sep 7th
At least 16 people are killed as a car bomb explodes near a police base in north-west Pakistan, in the second deadly attack on police in as many days.
Car bomb kills 16 near police complex in Kohat
Sep 7th
PESHAWAR: Sixteen people including women and children were killed and more than 50 wounded in a car bomb attack targeting a police headquarters in Kohat on Tuesday.
Six policemen were among the dead in the latest attack and police said the other victims were women and children who were breaking their More >
President condemns blast
Sep 7th
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the bomb blast in police line colony in Kohat on Tuesday, which resulted in the loss of precious lives.
The president emphasized that terrorism would never be allowed to succeed in its nefarious designs. Such reprehensible acts only strengthen resolve of the government More >
Eighteen dead in Kohat bomb attack
Sep 7th
Eighteen people were killed and more than 50 wounded in a bomb attack targeting a police headquarters in Kohat on Tuesday, police said.
“Most of the victims were women and children, and 10 houses were badly damaged,” Khalid Khan, a top administrative official in Kohat, told AFP.
The toll of 12 dead More >
Bomb kills 18, hurt 50 in Kohat Police Line Colony
Sep 7th
KOHAT: Eighteen people were killed and 50 wounded in a bomb attack targeting police residential quarters in Kohat on Tuesday, Geo News reported Tuesday.
“Eighteen people have been killed and 50 wounded, and there were women and children among the injured,” senior police official said.
“It was a big explosion. I am More >
Suicide attack in Kohat kills 18
Sep 7th
A high intensity blast ripped through the Police Line area of the Kohat city around 7 PM local time today, killing at least eighteen people and injuring more than 50..
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Explosion in Kohat: Live updates
Sep 7th
An explosion has been heard near Police Colony in Kohat.
8:04pm
According to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa minister Bashir Bilour, seven people have died in the blast and 45, including several women and children have been injured.
7:56pm
Eyewitnesses say the explosion was a suicide attack carried out by a terrorist driving an explosive-laden vehicle.
Express 24/7 reports More >
