The bail hearing of a Pakistani Christian girl arrested more than two weeks ago on blasphemy charges was adjourned Monday and rescheduled for Friday, leaving the girl in detention at least until then. The judge adjourned the hearing because of a lawyers’ strike. The girl, Rimsha Masih, was arrested by police after angry neighbors surrounded […]
Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy Girl’ Remains in Detention
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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US: No Americans Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. embassy in Islamabad denies that any Americans were killed in a deadly blast Monday in northwest Pakistan. Earlier, Pakistani officials said a suicide car bomber had killed two Americans in the explosion in the city of Peshawar, near Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal region along the Afghan border. Some reports said two Pakistanis died. There […]
2 Americans Among 4 People Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a suicide car bomber has rammed his vehicle into a U.S. government car in Peshawar, killing four people, including two Americans. Several people were wounded in the huge blast. Monday’s explosion happened in an area of Peshawar that is home to several foreign aid organizations and the United Nations. The […]
3 Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a car bomb near the U.S. consulate in Peshawar has killed at least two people and wounded several others. Monday’s explosion happened in an area of Peshawar that is home to several foreign aid organizations and the United Nations. Officials have not identified the nationalities of the victims. There is […]
Pakistan Cleric Arrested for Evidence Tampering in Blasphemy Case
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police have arrested a Muslim cleric on suspicion that he planted evidence against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. A police official said Khalid Jadoon, a prayer leader at a mosque in Islamabad, was arrested Saturday for allegedly placing pages of the Quran in the girl’s shopping bag. According to police, members of the […]
Pakistan Cleric Arrested for Evidence Tampering in Blasphemy Case
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police have arrested a Muslim cleric on suspicion that he planted evidence against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. A police official said the cleric, Khalid Chishti, was arrested Saturday for allegedly placing pages of the Quran in the girl’s shopping bag. According to police, members of the mosque where the cleric works came […]
Pakistan Cleric Arrested for Evidence Tampering in Blasphemy Case
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan police have arrested a Muslim cleric on suspicion that he planted evidence against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. A police official said the cleric was arrested Saturday for allegedly placing pages of the Quran in the girl’s shopping bag. Police arrested the girl more than two weeks ago after angry neighbors surrounded her […]
Gunmen Kill 7 Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say gunmen have shot dead seven Shi’ite Muslims in the troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan. The incident took place Saturday near the provincial capital, Quetta. A police official says gunmen on motorcycles stopped a bus and shot dead five of the passengers, then killed two other Shi’ites in the same area. Baluchistan is […]
4 Killed in Drone Strike in Pakistan
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in northwest Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least four militants in the restive tribal region near the Afghan border. Officials say the drones fired at least four missiles Saturday, hitting a house in the Degan area of North Waziristan, a known stronghold of al-Qaida and the Taliban. Authorities say […]
Pakistani Taliban Claims It Beheaded 12 Soldiers
Posted August 31st, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban has released video of what it says are the severed heads of 12 soldiers. Reporters who saw the video say they saw the heads on the ground and the soldiers’ belongings spread out on a sheet. Several militants are standing over the heads, including one holding a large ax. The video surfaced […]
