Islamabad | 1 day ago
15 dead in Pakistan accident
Islamabad, May 3 - At least 15 people, including two policemen, were killed early Thursday when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep ravine in northern Pakistan, a media report said.The accident took place near Kamela, Geo News reported.Police said the bus was on its way to Gilgit from Rawalpindi. At leat 20 other people were injured. ... read more

Islamabad | 16 days ago
Demilitarise Siachen, says Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad, April 18 - Pakistan and India must immediately pull out their troops from Siachen, said Pakistan's main opposition leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.Nawaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, urged Pakistan and India to immediately start negotiations to resolve the Siachen issue and pull their troops out of the region, reported the Dawn from Skardu, the main ... read more

Islamabad | 23 days ago
Tunnels dug to reach Pakistan avalanche victims
Islamabad, April 11 - Rescuers are digging two tunnels to reach the 139 Pakistani soldiers and civilians who are stuck in thick ice following an avalanche that swept through their camp in Siachen glacier.The avalanche Saturday morning hit the camp of the Pakistan Army in the Gayari sector in Siachen, the world's highest battleground. It may take days before rescuers reach the victims who are trapp ... read more

Islamabad | 1 month ago
14 dead in Pakistan violence
Islamabad, April 3 - At least 14 people were Tuesday killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan.Ten bus passengers, believed to be Shia Muslims, were shot dead in Bonar Das area in Chilas city after being force to disembark. The gunmen then opened fire at them. The attack came soon after clashes between Sunni Muslims and police in neighbouring Gilgit city early Tuesday left four people dead. Activis ... read more

Islamabad | 1 month ago
10 bus passengers shot dead in Pakistan
Islamabad, April 3 - At least 10 bus passengers were shot dead Tuesday in northern Pakistan after they were ordered to disembark from the vehicle.The attackers stopped the bus in Bonar Das area of Chilas city and ordered the passengers to get off the vehicle, before opening fire on them. The gunmen pushed the bus into a river after the attack, Xinhua quoted the local Urdu channel AAJ TV as saying. ... read more

Islamabad | 1 month ago
Quake rocks Pakistan
Islamabad, March 12 - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan's northern province of Gilgit Baltistan and northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday morning.Earthquake tremors were felt at about 11.30 a.m. in Peshawar, Abbotabad, Gilgit and Swat areas, reported Xinhua.The epicentre of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 km in the Kashmir region, said the meteorol ... read more

Islamabad | 2 months ago
Pakistani Army offers to probe bus passengers' killing
Islamabad, March 1 - The Pakistani Army has offered to assist in the investigation into Tuesday's sectarian killing in which 18 bus passengers were shot dead on the Karakoram Highway by gunmen wearing military uniforms.Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made the offer Wednesday, Dawn reported.Kayani was briefed by army commanders on the incident and he directed them to help the Gilgit-Balti ... read more

Islamabad | 2 months ago
Militants gun down 18 bus passengers in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 28 - At least 18 people were killed Tuesday in a suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan when gunmen dressed in army uniforms stopped a bus, ordered the passengers to get down and opened fire at them. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have condemned the attack.The pre-dawn attack took place in Kohistan district in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provi ... read more

Islamabad | 2 months ago
18 killed in Pakistani bus ambush
Islamabad, Feb 28 - At least 18 people were killed Tuesday when gunmen hiding along the roadside, sprang out and peppered a passenger bus with bullets in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said.The bus, carrying 25 passengers from Gilgit to Rawalpindi, was attacked in Kohistan district, reported Geo News.The motive was unclear as Islamist militants are not active in the area, p ... read more

Islamabad | 2 months ago
18 die in attack on Pakistani bus
Islamabad, Feb 28 - Eighteen people were killed Tuesday when gunmen opened fire at a passenger bus in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said.Geo News reported that the passenger bus was on its way to Rawalpindi from Gilgit.The bus, carrying 26 passengers, was attacked near Harban Nala in Kohistan area. ... read more