Rockets land near Afghan parliament in Kabul
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way…
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13 militants killed in Afghanistan air strikes
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) At least 13 militants were killed in air strikes that targeted Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Monday, a police official said. “Aircraft conducted several sorties against Taliban hideouts at…
Rockets fired at Afghan parliament
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way…
Blast near Afghan parliament
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way towards the building to…
Sharif cancels Britain visit after Lahore attack
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to Britain following the deadly Easter Sunday suicide attack in a Lahore city park that left at least 70 people killed and…
Pro-Qadri activists attacked Karachi Press Club, say journalists
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Journalists were beaten up and the Karachi Press Club attacked during Sunday’s protest staged for release of Sunni clerics and leaders booked on various charges, and for recognising Mumtaz Qadri as…
Myanmar to form new election commission
Nay Pyi Taw, March 28 (IANS) Myanmar’s parliament on Monday approved formation of a five-member new Union Election Commission to handle affairs of the next general election five years later. Proposed by president-elect U Htin…
Lahore attack: Facebook sorry after ‘safety check’ tool goes haywire
New York, March 28 (IANS) The social networking giant Facebook apologised on Monday after a bug turned its “safety check” feature into a breaking news alert for all users after a powerful blast ripped through…
Pakistani PM to attend nuclear security summit in US
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the fourth nuclear security summit in Washington on Thursday. On his way to the US, Sharif will leave for London on Monday with a…
UN chief condemns Lahore blast
United Nations, March 28 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a powerful suicide bombing that ripped through Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. Ban on Sunday called for “the perpetrators of this appalling terrorist act to be…
Lahore blast: Narendra Modi calls up Nawaz Sharif
Lahore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at Lahore, Pakistan on Dec 25, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called up his Pakistani counterpart…
Lahore blast: PM Narendra Modi calls up Nawaz Sharif
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif after the Lahore park blast that killed at least 69, and expressed his condolences. “PM Narendra Modi called Pakistan…
Lahore blast: Taliban suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65
Lahore, March 28 (IANS) A powerful blast ripped through a public park in Lahore where Christian families were celebrating Easter on Sunday, killing 65 people and wounding over 250, mostly women and children. The blast,…
Nepalese PM hails fruitful China visit
Kathmandu, March 28 (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli, who arrived home on Sunday after a week-long official visit to China, has said that his visit was fruitful toward shaping a long-term framework…
70 killed in Lahore park blast, Pakistani Taliban claims hand
LAHORE, March 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — A Pakistani woman stands with blood on her hands beside a body at the blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, March 27, 2016. At least 63 people including women…
Bomb threat to Kathmandu-Delhi flight a hoax
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight was on Sunday evacuated at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after authorities received a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said. The…
Nearly 70 killed in Lahore, amid Easter celebrations
Lahore: The site where more than 50 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of the crowded Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore of Pakistan on March 27, 2016. (Photo:…
Pakistan Army called to rein in violent pro-Qadri protestors
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan Army has been pressed in to control the situation as thousands protesting the execution of Mumtaz Qadri – a former Punjab police commando hanged last month for assassinating Punjab governor…
Leaders, celebrities slam deadly Lahore blast
Lahore: The site where more than 50 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of the crowded Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore of Pakistan on March 27, 2016. (Photo:…
Suicide bomber kills over 50 in crowded Lahore park
Lahore, March 27 (IANS) More than 50 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up on Sunday evening near the main gate of the crowded and popular Gulshan-e-Iqbal park here, officials said. Superintendent…