Five persons including policemen were killed and 24 others injured in a suicide bomb attack on Karak police station.
According to our correspondent the suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into the boundary wall of the police station. The police station building was badly damaged due to the explosion. According to DCO Karak all the injured are police per
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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the northern areas of Pakistan early morning today.
No loss of life and property has been reported so far. The areas which were jolted by earthquake include Bala Kot, Swat, Malakand, Mansehra and Haripur. Metrological department says its epicenter was in Koh Hindukush in east of Chitral.
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An amount of five hundred thousand rupees was handed over to the parents of a baby boy born in a rickshaw as his mother was trying to make her way to a Quetta hospital.
The incident happened when traffic was stopped for the movement of President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday. Taking immediate notice of a child birth in a rickshaw, the president asked the local leadership of Peoples Party to provide half a million r
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Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said that Pakistan was ready to participate in the process of composite dialogue with India, provided their were no preconditions from the other side.
In a telephonic interview to a private television channel, the Spokesman said that Pakistan can also pose a number of preconditions for entering into the process of dialogue but the country believes in settlement of its bilateral issues with India
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In Occupied Kashmir, Eid Milad-Un-Nabi was celebrated, with religious enthusiasm and solemnity.
Over one-Lakh devotees participated in night prayers at Dargah Hazratbal in Srinagar, housing the holy relic of the prophet. People on the occasion prayed for the early liberation of Jammu and Kashmir from Indian bondage. On the other hand, Indian
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Death toll in 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile has soared to at least 300 and hundreds are injured.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in her address to the nation has said two million people had been affected by the massive earthquake that struck Chile. She said it was an earthquake of great strength" and the full extent of the damage "cannot b
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has arrived in Saudi Arabia on a three-day state visit.
Singh was received at the King Khalid international airport in capital Riyadh by Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, defence and civil aviation minister and brother of king Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. This is the second visit of any Indian Prime Mi
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Powerful winds have hit parts of Spain, Portugal and France, leaving three dead one in each country.
As winds of up to 197 kilometer per hour lashed parts of Spain, the interior minister warned people to stay inside, avoid driving and postpone walks. The weather was blamed for three deaths - one in each of the countries. Portugal's Madeira Island,
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The NATO commanders claim to have cleared the last major pocket of resistance in the Taliban ruled town of Marjah of Helmand province.
They said the offensive was the run up to a larger show down later this year in Kandahar, located in the dangerous and strategic southern parts of the country. The NATO commanders said that bringing security to Kandahar city is a chief goal of coal
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A strong winter storm slammed New York City and much of the U.S. northeast, forcing some businesses, schools and transportation systems to shut down.
Commuters struggled in the absence of suburban train and bus services into New York City, where several inches of snow accumulation and drifts of several feet snarled morning rush hour travel. Staten Island, one of the hardest hit New York City bor
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The 2010 Hockey World Cup kicks off in India at New Delhi today.
Three matches will be played on the opening day of the tournament. In the first match South Africa will take on Spain while in the second match Australia will face England. In the third match Pakistan will contest India. PTV-home will telecast the
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The final of the Dubai Championships between Novak Djokovic and Mikhail Youzhny will resume on Sunday after heavy rain halted play.
Defending champion Djokovic was leading 7-5 2-0 when rain forced the players off the court for a second time.
Play had initially been suspended in the first game of the second set.
Serbia's Djokovic just had time to hold serve and then break hi
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) are a foundation to achieve peace and security and lead Muslims to a new phase of progress and prosperity.
Addressing the inaugural session of annual National Seerat Conference here at the Convention Centre on Saturday, he said life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) will be a source of cure for the miseries of humans as they will make advances in science and t
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