Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. surveillance drone crashed in southwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan Thursday. Security officials say the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in the border town of Chaman in Baluchistan province. Pakistani officials say the aircraft carried cameras and other equipment, but no weapons. They said it most likely came […]
Suspected US Surveillance Drone Crashes in Pakistan
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistani Police Deny Reports Kidnapped American Freed
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials are denying reports that an American kidnapped from the eastern city of Lahore earlier this month has been rescued. Police officials and Pakistani media said Thursday that development expert Warren Weinstein had been freed in Punjab province’s city of Khushab. But Lahore’s police chief, Ahmed Raza Tahir, later denied reports that Weinstein had […]
Floods Kill 16 in Pakistan’s Northwest
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 16 people in Pakistan’s northwest. Authorities said Thursday that several others are missing in the Kohistan area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The province was badly hit during last year’s massive flooding in Pakistan that washed away roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Fresh flooding hit the region […]
Pakistani Police Deny Reports Kidnapped American Freed
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials are denying reports that an American kidnapped from the eastern city of Lahore earlier this month has been rescued. Lahore police chief, Ahmed Raza Tahir, told reporters earlier on Thursday that development expert Warren Weinstein had been freed in Punjab province’s city of Khushab. But Tahir later said that Weinstein had not been […]
Pakistani Police Make Arrests in Kidnapping of American
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Police in Pakistan say they have arrested three people in connection with the kidnapping of an American in the city of Lahore earlier this month. Authorities gave little detail about the arrests Wednesday, but they confirmed the suspects were part of a network involved in the abduction of development expert Warren Weinstein. The 70-year-old U.S. […]
Pakistan Denies Involvement with China’s Xinjiang Terrorists
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister has denied claims that his country had any involvement in the deadly terrorist attacks in China’s Xinjiang province late last month. Hina Rabbani Khar, who is in Beijing on a two-day visit, met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and her counterpart Yang Jiechi. During a press conference Wednesday, she said Pakistan is […]
Police Launch Operations in Pakistan’s Karachi
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police and paramilitary forces are conducting raids throughout Karachi, after more than 100 people were killed in a week of political and ethnic violence. Officials said Wednesday that at least 14 people have been arrested in overnight joint operations in Pakistan’s largest city. Security forces also confiscated a large number of weapons and ammunition. […]
‘Day of Mourning’ Brings Karachi to a Halt
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
A general strike called to protest the ongoing political and ethnic violence in Karachi left Pakistan’s largest city mostly deserted on Tuesday. Karachi’s main political party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement , called for a “day of mourning” in the southern port city, where nearly 100 people were killed during the past week. MQM says many […]
“Day of Mourning” Cripples Karachi
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
A general strike called to protest the ongoing political and ethnic violence in Karachi has left Pakistan’s largest city mostly deserted Tuesday. Karachi’s main political party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement , called for the “day of mourning” after nearly 100 people were killed during the past week in the southern port city. MQM says that […]
Death Toll Nears 100 in Pakistan’s Karachi
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Nearly a week of political and ethnic violence has killed at least 91 people in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi. Police say the bodies of at least 11 people who were shot or tortured to death have been brought to government hospitals in the southern port city since Sunday. Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani traveled […]
