Pakistani police say a suspected suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including women and children, after morning prayers at the start of Eid al-Fitr in southwestern Baluchistan province. Authorities say hundreds of people were leaving a Shi’ite mosque in Quetta when the bomb exploded in a nearby parking lot. Eid al-Fitr is a three-day Muslim […]
Car Bomb Kills 10 After Eid Prayers in Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan’s Zardari Pledges to Help China Fight Terrorism
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has pledged his country’s fullest cooperation in helping China fight against terrorism, nearly a month after Beijing blamed an attack on militants allegedly trained in Pakistan. Mr. Zardari made his comments to political leaders in China’s western Xinjiang region after he arrived Tuesday ahead of a China-Eurasia Expo. He also […]
Bomb Kills 10 After Eid Prayers in SW Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say a suspected suicide car bomber has killed 10 people and wounded at least 17 others, as people were heading home from morning prayers at the start of a major Islamic holiday. Authorities said the blast occurred Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, as hundreds of people were leaving a mosque following […]
Bomb Kills 5 After Eid Prayers in SW Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say a car bomb has killed at least five people and wounded 10 others, as the country celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Authorities said the blast occurred Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, as hundreds of people were leaving a mosque following Eid al-Fitr prayers. The festival […]
Bomb Kills 5 After Eid Prayers in SW Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
PakistanI police say a car bomb has killed at least five people and wounded 10 others, as the country celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Authorities said the blast occurred Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, as hundreds of people were leaving a mosque following Eid al-Fitr prayers. The festival […]
Rights Group: Pakistan Must End “Enforced Disappearances”
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A top human rights group has urged Pakistan’s government to end what it calls the practice of “enforced disappearances.” Amnesty International said the disappearances have increased “dramatically” since Pakistan joined the U.S.-led war on terror following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The London-based group said Pakistani government forces have detained […]
Botched Attack Kills 2 Suspected Suicide Bombers in Karachi
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say two suspected suicide bombers were killed after their explosives detonated prematurely while riding a motorcycle in the volatile port city of Karachi. Police say the men were travelling through a residential area of the city on Tuesday when the blast occurred, killing both men instantly. Officials believe the men were carrying the […]
Pakistan: At Least 2 Dead in Lahore Train Collision
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say at least two people were killed following a collision between two trains in the eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday. Local media reports say the accident happened when a passenger train coming from Karachi struck a Lahore-bound train that had made an unscheduled stop after hitting a young boy. Officials say at […]
Senior Pakistani Politician Resigns
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
A senior politician with the ruling Pakistan People’s Party in Karachi resigned from his post, accusing the city’s largest political party of murder and terrorism. Zulfiqar Mirza said the powerful Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is responsible for the killing of journalist Wali Khan Barber earlier this year. He also leveled accusations against MQM chief Altaf […]
Senior Pakistani Politician Resigns
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
A senior politician with the ruling Pakistan People’s Party has resigned from his post in the southern city of Karachi accusing the city’s largest party of murder and terrorism. Zulfiqar Mirza accused the powerful Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of killing journalist Wali Khan Barber earlier this year. During a news conference Sunday, Mirza leveled accusations […]
