10 security personnel among 12 killed in Pak blastA bomb blast ripped through a bus carrying security personnel in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 12 people and injuring more than 20, police officials said. The bomb, planted in an auto-rickshaw, went off as the bus carrying Balochistan Constabulary personnel was passing through Bhosa Mandi area on the outskirts of the city. Deputy Inspector General of Police Fayyaz Ahmed Sumbal said 10 security personnel and two civilians were killed. The injured were taken to the nearby ... Rediff.com, 2 days ago |
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Pakistan`s minority Hazaras living in fearQuetta: When a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle rigged with 300-kg of explosives in a Hazara Shia neighbourhood in this southwestern Pakistani city in January, Sher Mohammed and his friends spent the next few hours collecting body parts. "We found ... ZeeNews.com, 2 weeks ago
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Facebook your love for PakistanIf a Facebook photograph can make or break your day, why can't it make a difference in the real world? That's the question one group of activists sought to answer when they launched their global campaign. 2013 began ominously with the massacres of ... DAWN Group, 1 month ago
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A lesser known QuettaQUETTA: Despite being wracked by violence, Quetta remains famous for its hospitality. Back in the day, it also used to be famous for peace but gone are those days when that was the city's claim to fame. In fact, religious, tribal and political ... DAWN Group, 1 month ago
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Discovering Cholistan: Camel fighting and Derawar Fort photos draw crowdsBAHAWALPUR: A two-day art exhibition highlighting life in Cholistan ended at the Baghdadul Jadid Campus of the Islamia University Bahawalpur on Tuesday. It was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Mukhtar, who also presided over the ... The Express Tribune, 3 weeks ago
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Pictures in the News | May 23, 2013Los Angeles He's won the race to be the next mayor of L.A., but Eric Garcetti is still kissing babies after a news conference in Echo Park. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Thomas Cheval of Birmingham High celebrates after winning the ... Los Angeles Times, 1 day ago
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In pictures: Pakistan's turbulent campaign Candidates criss-cross the country as Pakistan suffers from one of its worst bouts of pre-poll violence. showNextStoryctl00_ctl07_ctl00(); window.setInterval('showNextStoryctl00_ctl07_ctl00()', 10000); What's HotA young supporter of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islami-Nazriati (JUI-N), a religious political party, sits in a campaign office in Quetta. Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera Campaigning may be muted in places like Quetta that have been hit by pre-poll violence, but ... Al Jazeera, 1 week ago
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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Declares VictoryEmail Print Share FacebookTwitterTumblrLinkedInStumbleUponRedditDiggMixxDeliciousGoogle+ Comment Follow @TIMEWorld (ISLAMABAD) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence ... Time, 1 week ago
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Dozens killed in poll day violenceISLAMABAD: Dozens of people were killed in attacks across the country as the nation voted on Saturday. A bomb attack claimed by the Taliban killed 11 people and wounded around 40 others in Karachi, but it appeared to have little effect on ... Daily Times, 1 week ago
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Kidnapped Gilani's son got threats from terror groupsFormer premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider, kidnapped by gunmen while campaigning for Pakistan's landmark elections, had received threats from the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba. Though no group has claimed responsibility for the abduction, Gilani and other members of his family told The Express Tribune that Ali Haider had been receiving "death and kidnapping threats" from the LeJ and Sipah-e-Sahaba. Ali Haider, 27, was kidnapped Thursday while campaigning for the May 11 ... Rediff.com, 2 weeks ago
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