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Back to homepagePakistan Plane Crashes, Kills 107
A passenger plane crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi Friday, killing all 107 passengers and crew, the city’s mayor said. Mayor Wasim Akhtar said at least five
Read MoreSuicide Blast Kills 10 At Popular Pakistani Shrine
A suicide blast at one of Pakistan’s oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least 10 people and wounded 24 in the eastern city of Lahore Wednesday, police said, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. The blast
Read MoreUS To Cancel $300m Pakistan Aid
The US military says it is canceling $300m (£230m) in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad’s failure to take action against militant groups. President Donald Trump has previously accused Pakistan of deceiving the US while receiving billions of
Read MoreRescuers have recovered 21 bodies from Pakistan plane crash site near Havelian, military says
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with 48 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Flight PK-661 “lost contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad”, the airline said. The army has
Read MoreISIS claims responsibility for suicide bomb attack that killed at least 45 people in Pakistan
A suicide bomb attack killed at least 45 people during a religious ceremony in the remote mountains of Pakistan Saturday evening, according to local law enforcement. Through its media wing Amaq, ISIS claimed responsibility for the blast on a Sufi
Read MoreSuicide bomber kills 23 at mosque in NW Pakistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens more as they attended Friday prayers at a mosque in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area, officials said. The bombing took place in the village of Butmaina in the
Read MorePakistani, Nigeria top cops partner on crime
PRESS RELEASE The Chief of Defence staff of Pakistan, Lt. General NAJIB ULLAH KHAN HI (M) on 17TH August, 2016 paid a courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police Ag. IGP Ibrahim K. Idris . The Chief of Defence staff
Read MoreGary Ballance: England batsman recalled to face Pakistan at Lord’s
Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance has been recalled to the England side for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s next week. England’s leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson misses out with a shoulder injury. Middlesex pace bowler Toby Roland-Jones earns a
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