Taliban torches fuel tankers near Kabul

About 200 lorries carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan destroyed in attack by the armed anti-government group. Taliban fighters have set fire to about 200 oil tankers supplying fuel for NATO... Read more »

Deaths reported in Myanmar sectarian riots

Two killed in Buddhist-Muslim riots following an internet rumour that a Buddhist girl was raped by a Muslim man. Two people have been killed during clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s... Read more »

Indian Shias sign up to fight in Iraq

Shia group Anjuman-e-Haideri claims it already has 25,000 volunteers and floats tender for flights to Baghdad. A top Shia group in India has called for thousands of volunteers to travel to Iraq... Read more »

Police, Tahir ul Qadri supporters clash in Lahore

LAHORE: Members of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were among the seven people killed during a clash between PAT protesters and policemen in Lahore on Tuesday. According to initial reports, one of... Read more »

Sri Lanka riots prompt international concern

Deadly riots continue for second day as Buddhist hardliners defy curfew, prompting international call to end violence. Foreign governments and organisations have expressed concern as reports of deadly rioting and arson attacks by... Read more »

NW operation to continue until terrorism eliminated: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, during a speech delivered in the National Assembly on Monday, justified the government’s decision to initiate a full-scale operation in North Waziristan tribal region and said that... Read more »

Operation launched to rid country of terrorism#Zarb-e-Azb

KARACHI: On the directive of government, Armed forces has decided to launch formal operation against militants in North Waziristan named ‘Zarb-e-Azb’, following are the statements of different political leaders, Minister for Information... Read more »

CM Sindh announces Rs683bn provincial budget

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s session for presentation of budget proposals for fiscal year 2014-2015 was under way here on Friday. The session was being chaired by Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani.... Read more »

Pakistan clashes drive many into Afghanistan

Hundreds of families seek shelter across the border to escape fighting between government forces and Taliban fighters. Hundreds of Pakistani families have fled into neighbouring Afghanistan following a surge of clashes between Pakistani government forces and... Read more »

Modi condemns Karachi airport attack in letter to Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Replying to a letter written by his Pakistani counterpart, Indian premier Narendra Modi on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Karachi airport. He expressed sorrow over the loss of innocent... Read more »

Power crisis sparks protests in India

Protesters take to streets in capital New Delhi, as frustration mounts over power cuts amid soaring temperatures. Protests have broken out in India’s capital, New Delhi, overnight over power blackouts as summer... Read more »

Army called in as Karachi Airport’s old terminal attacked

KARACHI: Karachi Airport’s old terminal has been attacked by heavily armed assailants on Sunday night, Tribune International reported. Pakistan Army troops have been called in to deal with the situation and troops from... Read more »

122 ‘missing persons’ traced in Balochistan in three years

QUETTA: A total of 122 ‘missing persons’ were traced and recovered in Balochistan during the last three years, an official of Home and Tribal Affairs Department said Saturday. Requesting anonymity as he... Read more »

Sharif sends sari for Modi’s mother

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with US President Barack Obama who has invited him to Washington in September, and Mr Modi will possibly meet Prime Minister... Read more »

Pakistan’s MQM leader bailed in London

Altaf Hussain, whose UK arrest on suspicion of money laundering sparked protests in Pakistan cities, released on bail. The exiled leader of Pakistan’s MQM party has been bailed by police in London... Read more »

Geo News to sue ISI for defamation

ISLAMABAD: Geo News is suing the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for defamation over accusations of being anti-state, it said on Friday. Geo News, part of the privately-owned Jang Group, has also given the... Read more »

Pakistan Taliban faction revokes peace pact

Pakistan Taliban says it will take up arms to defend North Waziristan region against planned military intervention. Peshawar, Pakistan – A major Taliban faction in Pakistan’s tribal North Waziristan region has revoked a peace... Read more »

Indian top court rejects Subrata Roy’s plea for house arrest

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by an Indian tycoon accused of a multibillion dollar fraud to be released from jail and allowed house arrest. Subrata Roy, head... Read more »

London police to allow Altaf three visitors

KARACHI: London police has asked for names of three people who will be allowed to meet with arrested Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain. The names can be of people who... Read more »

UK dream ending for undocumented migrants

Migrants from India are trying to return home as job opportunities dry up and government regulations get tougher. London, UK – As rain lashes the front of a Sikh temple on the outskirts... Read more »

Pakistan’s Altaf Hussain arrested in UK

MQM confirms arrest of Hussain, but say MQM party leader is innocent, as police continue to search his London home. A Pakistani political leader has been arrested in London and taken into... Read more »

Taliban captive Bergdahl adjusting to freedom

It is unclear if soldier will be punished if US military finds he deserted his post, as he starts recovery process. A US soldier freed after five years in Taliban captivity faces... Read more »

Telangana becomes India’s newest state

Hyderabad to remain common capital for 10-year-period of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, from which it was carved out. India is celebrating the creation of its 29th state, Telangana, after Andhra Pradesh was... Read more »

Bombs kill one Afghan policeman; Nato soldier dies

KANDAHAR: Two roadside bombings, minutes apart, killed an Afghan policeman and wounded four others in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, an Afghan officer said. Officer Shamsullha, who like many Afghans... Read more »