Dera Ismail Khan blasts death toll climbs to 10
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Dera Ismail Khan, Ten people were killed and 25 others injured in two blasts near Poly Technical College here on Sunday. According to sources, security personnel are also included in the injured who are being shifted to hospital. Some of the wounded are in serious condition, sources added. The first blast, which was of low intensity, carried out with the help of... Read more »
Israeli forces bisect Gaza, 26 Palestinians killed
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 7:14 pm
GAZA , At least 26 Palestinians have been killed since midnight in Israel’s ground offensive, medics said as troops pushed deeper into the Hamas-run territory. They say three of the dead were Hamas fighters and the rest civilians. Dr. Said Judeh of the Kamal Adwan hospital in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya says eight people were killed in an Israeli... Read more »
UNSC Meeting Ends Futile, Israeli raids on Gaza continues Unabated
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 12:37 pm
GAZA: United Nation Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Gaza ended futile, while Israel’s ground offensive in Hamas-run Gaza Strip continued unabated, as Israeli Army facing bitter resistance from Hamas fighters triggered fierce clashes at several fronts. French news agency reported that Israeli Army started their ground aggression from three places and thus far... Read more »
Nawaz Sharif Declines To Meet Asif Zardari For Photo Sessions
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 12:07 pm
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, under immense political pressure at home, has sent at least three messages to PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif for a summit meeting but the invitations have been declined because, according to a top PML-N leader “we do not want any more photo sessions in the Presidency.” According to credible sources, the three messages were sent... Read more »
Earthquake hits parts of Pakistan
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 11:21 am
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan on midnight, Pakistan seismological centre said. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the intensity of the quake was 5.9 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was somewhere in Hindukash Range in Afghanistan. The quake was felt in various cities of Punjab, NWFP and Azad... Read more »
Israeli Troops Roll into Gaza
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 11:07 am
GAZA: Blasts of heavy machine-gun fire and explosions from airstrikes filled the air in Gaza early Sunday morning, hours after Israel rolled thousands of troops into the Palestinian territory. Several have been killed as a result of the ground assault, Palestinian sources said. The ground assault followed a weeklong campaign of airstrikes. An emergency meeting of the... Read more »
President Zardari Urged China, Iran For Regional Strategy Against Terrorism
Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 6:27 pm
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has urged China, Iran and other regional countries to adopt a joint strategy to counter growing terrorism in the region. Talking to special envoy of the Iranian President and Minister for Petroleum Gholamhossein Nowzari, who called on him at President House here Saturday, Zardari said the terrorism could only be tackle by joint struggle,... Read more »
1 killed, 9 injured in Mastoong Bazar Blast
Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 5:39 pm
QUETTA: One person was killed and 7 others injured in a blast here at Mastoong Bazar Chowk on Saturday. Read More →
Pakistan Aircrafts Targeting Countrymen: Nawaz Sharif
Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 3:50 pm
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistani airplanes and artillary are targeting their countrymen. Addressing the foundation day ceremony of PML-N he said the individulas that had violated the constitution and attacked the judiciary were presented guard of honour when they quit the government. He said the sovereignty of the country... Read more »
Suicide Blast in Iraq 30 killed, 110 injured
Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 11:34 am
A suicide bomber sneaked into a luncheon gathering called by the leader of a local tribe, killing 30 people and wounding 110 on Friday, police said. The blast in Youssifiyah was the deadliest attack in Iraq since a suicide bomber killed 55 people at a cafe in Kirkuk on December 11. Youssifiyah is in the Sunni-dominated region south of Baghdad once known as the Triangle... Read more »






