India has again said that the 2008 Mumbai attacks could not have been carried out without “state support,” accusing longtime rival Pakistan of helping to coordinate the siege on India’s financial hub. Indian authorities arrested Indian-born Sayed Zabiuddin, who goes by Abu Hamza and Abu Jindal, on June 21 on suspicion of helping plan the […]
India Says Pakistan Involved in 2008 Mumbai Attacks
Posted June 29th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Deadly Blast Hits Bus Carrying Shi’ites in SW Pakistan
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities say a roadside bomb has hit a bus carrying Shi’ite pilgrims in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 13 people. The bus was traveling from Iran to Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province when Thursday’s blast occurred. The province has seen sectarian violence between majority-Sunni Muslims and minority Shi’ites. The attack wounded at least 30 […]
Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Pakistani Soldiers
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials say a roadside bomb has killed at least eight Pakistani soldiers in the country’s northwest. The bomb exploded as a paramilitary convoy was passing through the town of Bara in the Khyber tribal agency early Thursday. No one claimed responsibility for the blast, but Pakistan’s military has been battling Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants in […]
Indian Man Freed After 30 Years in Pakistani Jail
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
An Indian man has been freed after spending more than three decades in a Pakistani prison for spying. Surjeet Singh walked over the Wagah border crossing Thursday between Pakistan and India into Punjab state, where he was reunited with his family. Singh spent time in a prison in the Pakistani city of Lahore after being […]
Indian Man Freed After 30 Years in Pakistani Jail
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
An Indian man has been freed after spending more than three decades in a Pakistani prison for spying. Surjeet Singh walked over the Wagah border crossing Thursday between Pakistan and India into Punjab state, where he was reunited with his family. Singh spent time in a prison in the Pakistani city of Lahore after being […]
Bomb at Southwest Pakistan Train Station Kills 5
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani authorities say a bomb has exploded at a railway station in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20 others. The attack happened late Wednesday as a train pulled into the station in Sibi city. There were no immediate claims of responsibility and no word of any […]
Pakistani, US Military Chiefs Discuss Cross-Border Attacks
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s army chief is urging the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan to take action to curb incursions by militants who cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan. Local media reports quote Pakistani military officials who say General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani raised the issue during talks with U.S. General John Allen in the Pakistani city […]
Top US Afghan General to Visit Pakistan Amid Tensions
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
The head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is visiting Pakistan Wednesday to urge Pakistani officials to crack down on militants who launch cross-border attacks into Afghanistan. U.S. General John Allen is holding talks with Pakistani army chief General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani. The United States has repeatedly called on Pakistan to go after the […]
Officials: US Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least six suspected militants in the country’s northwest. Two missiles hit a compound in the Shawal area of the North Waziristan tribal agency on Tuesday, in the latest strike to hit the al-Qaida and Taliban militant stronghold. Officials told VOA’s Deewa Radio that those […]
Pakistan Protests Cross-border Attack that Kills 13 Troops
Posted June 25th, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan on Monday lodged a formal protest with Afghanistan after a cross-border attack that the Pakistani military says killed 13 soldiers. Pakistani authorities say more than 100 militants from Afghanistan attacked the troops in the northwestern Upper Dir region late Sunday. Pakistan’s military said six troops and 14 of the attackers were killed in the […]
