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  • pakistan russia sign landmark defence deal

    Pakistan, Russia sign landmark defence deal

    World | August 20, 2015 5:44 IST

    Islamabad:  Pakistan and Russia signed a landmark defence deal that includes the sale of four Mi-35 'Hind E' attack helicopters to Pakistan."The agreement was signed by top defence officials from Pakistan and Russia in Rawalpindi

  • none should dare cast evil eye on pak army chief

    None should dare cast evil eye on Pak: Army Chief

    World | June 11, 2015 8:23 IST

    Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif on Wednesday took serious note of Indian "hostile rhetoric" and pledged to foil any "evil" design against the country.Sharif made the remarks while chairing the Formation Commanders Conference in

  • pak hangs 4 convicts delays controversial execution of youth

    Pak hangs 4 convicts; delays controversial execution of youth

    World | March 19, 2015 12:05 IST

    Islamabad:Pakistan today hanged four deathrow prisoners, including two brothers, while postponed theexecution of a man whose family alleged he was 14 at the timeof crime and his confession was extracted through torture.Three prisoners were executed

  • former pakistani air force man hanged

    Former Pakistani Air Force man hanged

    World | January 10, 2015 11:37 IST

    Islamabad: A former Pakistan Air Force chief technician, convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Pervez Musharraf, has been executed, a media report said Saturday.Khalid Mehmood was executed in Rawalpindi's Central Jail Friday night,

  • pakistan s first polio campaign of 2015 cancelled

    Pakistan's first polio campaign of 2015 cancelled

    World | January 05, 2015 12:24 IST

     Islamabad: Pakistan's first polio campaign of 2015, which was scheduled to be held from Monday, has been cancelled due to security reasons.The anti-polio drive was to begin in some areas of the Rawalpindi district, the

  • teachers banned from using cellphones in rawalpindi

    Teachers banned from using cellphones in Rawalpindi

    World | December 08, 2014 11:34 IST

    Islamabad: School teachers in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city have been prohibited to use cellphones during working hours, a media report said on Monday.To ensure implementation of the ban, principals have been directed to collect mobile phones

  • 3 killed 14 injured in blast outside imambargah in pakistan

    3 killed, 14 injured in blast outside Imambargah in Pakistan

    World | December 18, 2013 6:55 IST

    Islamabad: At least three persons, including a sub-inspector, were yesterday killed and another 14 injured critically in a suicide blast outside an Imambargah in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.The blast took place in the

  • new pak army chief gen sharif takes over

    New Pak Army Chief Gen Sharif takes over

    World | November 29, 2013 14:45 IST

    Rawalpindi: Pakistan's new Army chief General Raheel Sharif took charge today at a ceremony held here.  Outgoing army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani passed on the command stick to him.  The ceremony at General Headquarters

  • 28 involved in sectarian violence in rawalpindi identified

    28 involved in sectarian violence in Rawalpindi identified

    World | November 21, 2013 17:16 IST

    Lahore: Pakistani authorities today claimed they had identified 28 people involved in the recent sectarian clashes in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that claimed 11 lives.“We have identified 28 people through video footage who were

  • 3 killed in fresh sectarian violence in nw pakistan

    3 killed in fresh sectarian violence in NW Pakistan

    World | November 18, 2013 20:00 IST

    Islamabad: Curfew was imposed in two cities of northwest Pakistan today after three persons died in an exchange of fire as sectarian tensions spread to the region days after clashes rocked the garrison city of

  • pak pm sharif visits ghq pays tribute to martyrs

    Pak PM Sharif visits GHQ, pays tribute to martyrs

    World | November 12, 2013 19:03 IST

    Islamabad: Days after the powerful Pakistan Army lashed out at the Jamaat-e-Islami for describing the slain Taliban chief as a martyr, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the military headquarters today and paid tribute to soldiers

  • taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in pakistan

    Taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in Pakistan

    World | November 22, 2012 12:49 IST

    Islamabad, Nov 22: A Taliban suicide bomber struck a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people in the latest of a series of bombings targeting Shiites during the holiest month of the year

  • malala s condition satisfactory vital organs intact

    Malala's condition satisfactory, vital organs intact

    World | October 13, 2012 18:28 IST

    Islamabad, Oct 13:  Pakistan's teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, was still on ventilator at a top army hospital, though her condition was satisfactory and her vital

  • 5 killed 18 injured in blast at railway station in

    5 killed, 18 injured in blast at railway station in Balochistan

    World | June 28, 2012 9:33 IST

    Islamabad, Jun 28: At least five persons were killed and 18 others injurd when a powerful bomb went off at a railway station in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan today, officials said.The bomb,

  • pak pm s aircraft makes emergency landing

    Pak PM's Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing

    World | April 03, 2012 17:21 IST

    Islamabad, Apr 3: A special aircraft carrying Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and several federal ministers made an emergency landing today shortly after taking off from a military airbase in the Pakistani garrison city of

  • after pak brigadier a lt col also detained

    After Pak Brigadier, A Lt Col Also Detained

    World | June 22, 2011 15:46 IST

    Islamabad, Jun 22 :  Brigadier Ali Khan, serving as director for rules and regulations at the Pak Army GHQ in Rawalpindi has been arrested for his links with an extremist group called Hizbut Tehrir, but

  • pak army brigadier detained for suspected terror links

    Pak Army Brigadier Detained For Suspected Terror Links

    World | June 21, 2011 20:46 IST

    Islamabad, Jun 21:  A brigadier serving at Pakistani army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi has been taken into custody for alleged links with a banned militant group, the chief military spokesman said today.Brigadier Ali Khan, who

  • 28 killed in pak suicide attack

    28 Killed In Pak Suicide Attack

    World | October 12, 2009 15:55 IST

    At least 28 people were killed and over 40 injured on Monday in a suicide attack in a market in northwest Pakistan's restive Malakand area, the latest in a series of terror strikes that have

  • pak army hq siege over 42 hostages freed

    Pak Army HQ Siege Over; 42 Hostages Freed

    World | October 11, 2009 9:29 IST

    In a dramatic rescue mission, Pakistani commandos Sunday stormed a building near the army headquarters in Rawalpindi to end a 20-hour siege freeing 42 hostages held by Taliban terrorists, who staged a brazen assault on

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