Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing more than 260 people. Pakistani officials say at least 236 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose throughout the day Wednesday as authorities pulled more bodies from the charred building. […]
Factory Fires Kill More Than 260 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
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Factory Fires Kill 191 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 191 people. Pakistani officials say 166 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose throughout the day Wednesday as authorities pulled more bodies from the building. Many of the […]
Factory Fires Kill More than 125 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 125 people. More than 100 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose early Wednesday after authorities pulled more bodies from the building. Many of the dead were found […]
Factory Fires Kill More than 105 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 105 people. Some 80 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose after more bodies were pulled from the building early Wednesday. Parts of the factory were still smoldering […]
Factory Fires Kill 83 in Pakistan
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 83 people. Some 60 people were killed in the southern port city of Karachi when a blaze ripped through a garment factory. The death toll rose after more bodies were pulled from the building, early Wednesday. Witnesses say several people jumped from windows […]
Factory Fires Kill At Least 37 in Pakistan
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
Fires broke out at two factories in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 37 people. In the eastern city of Lahore, more than 23 people died after being trapped inside a shoe factory. Local officials say the blaze was caused by a faulty generator. It took fire crews several hours to bring the fire under control […]
Al-Qaida Leader Zawahiri Confirms Libi’s Death
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has confirmed that the terrorist group’s second-in-command was killed earlier this year. In a video recording posted on the Internet, Zawahiri eulogizes Abu Yahya al-Libi and says a U.S. drone strike in June killed the al-Qaida deputy in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal agency. U.S. officials had confirmed Libi’s death, calling it […]
Car Bomb Kills 12 Shi’ites in Pakistan
Posted September 10th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
A car bomb has exploded at a market in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people. The explosion Monday also wounded 45 others. Officials said the victims all were Shi’ite Muslims. Pakistan is dominated by Sunni Muslims, but also is home to a sizeable minority of Shiites, a separate sect of Islam. Sunni extremists have […]
India, Pakistan Sign Visa Agreement
Posted September 8th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Neighboring rivals Pakistan and India have signed a new visa plan that will make travel between the two countries easier. Indian external affairs minister, S. M. Krishna, signed the agreement with Pakistan’s interior minister, Rehman Malik, Saturday in Islamabad, during Krishna’s three-day visit to Pakistan. The agreement will ease travel restrictions for tourists, businesspeople, and […]
Pakistani Girl Accused of Blaspheming Islam Released from Jail
Posted September 8th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a mentally-challenged Christian girl accused of blaspheming Islam has been released from jail. Rimsha Masih’s release Saturday comes a day after a judge granted her bail, in a case that has drawn international outrage. Rimsha, believed to be 14 years old, spent the last three weeks in jail near the Pakistani capital, […]
