News for 'Khyber'

Will take oath as Pak PM on August 11: Imran Khan

Will take oath as Pak PM on August 11: Imran Khan

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

He said alleviation of poverty from interior Sindh will be among top priorities of his government.

Pic: 2 Pak tribal women make history, 1st to contest polls

Pic: 2 Pak tribal women make history, 1st to contest polls

Rediff.com1 Apr 2013

Two women from Pakistan's restive northwest have made history by becoming the first tribal women to file nomination papers for the May 11 parliamentary polls.

China, Pak agree to launch 'joint actions' in Afghanistan

China, Pak agree to launch 'joint actions' in Afghanistan

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

The decision was taken during a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistan counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the southwestern the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday.

6 Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack

6 Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

Six Pakistani security personnel were killed and 16 injured on Tuesday when militants attacked a check post in the country's restive Khyber tribal region.

'Ghus ke maara': Pak minister brags about Pulwama attack

'Ghus ke maara': Pak minister brags about Pulwama attack

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

"We hit India by entering inside. Our achievement in Pulwama is the achievement of the entire community under the leadership of Imran Khan. You all also have credit (for it), Chaudhry told the National Assembly on Thursday.

22 militants, 6 soldiers killed in Pak clashes

22 militants, 6 soldiers killed in Pak clashes

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

The fighting started last night when army and paramilitary forces launched an operation in Zao Kharamtang area of Khyber Agency, one of seven tribal districts where Al Qaeda-linked terrorists are active.

Four members of anti-Taliban militia shot dead

Four members of anti-Taliban militia shot dead

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

Four members of an anti-Taliban militia were shot dead by unidentified gunmen on the outskirts of Peshawar city in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the police said.

Pak militants behead man in full public view

Pak militants behead man in full public view

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Taliban militants have publicly beheaded a man for allegedly spying for the security forces in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region.

11 security personnel killed in attacks in Pakistan

11 security personnel killed in attacks in Pakistan

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

At least 11 Pakistani security personnel were killed in a militant attack on a check0post and a roadside bomb explosion in restive regions of the country. In the first incident, six security personnel were killed and 16 others injured when militants attacked a check post in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.

Sikh parliamentary secretary for minority affairs shot dead in Pakistan

Sikh parliamentary secretary for minority affairs shot dead in Pakistan

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

Sardar Sooran Singh, the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was assassinated in Pir Baba area of Buner district.

60 dead as militant groups clash in Pakistan

60 dead as militant groups clash in Pakistan

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

At least six militants have died in fresh fighting between the Taliban and a pro-government militant group in Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan, taking the death toll in clashes that erupted last week to nearly 60.

50 terrorists killed as Taliban, another group clash

50 terrorists killed as Taliban, another group clash

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

Over 50 terrorists have been killed in clashes between the Taliban and another banned group in the restless Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan, according to media reports on Friday.

Suicide attack kills Pakistani minister, 7 others

Suicide attack kills Pakistani minister, 7 others

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur was greeting people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha when the attack took place.

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

At least 19 people, including women and children, were killed and 50 others injured on Monday when a powerful car bomb ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.

Pak army asks Christians to vacate homes in its camp

Pak army asks Christians to vacate homes in its camp

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

Leaders of the minority Christian community in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan have alleged that some 30 families were directed to leave their homes inside an army camp where they have lived for decades.

NGO for kids latest target of Pak's post-Laden witch-hunt

NGO for kids latest target of Pak's post-Laden witch-hunt

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

British humanitarian group Save the Children is being forced to shut its offices in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Tahir Ali tells us why

Taliban attacks NATO convoy in Pak; one killed

Taliban attacks NATO convoy in Pak; one killed

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

Pakistani Taliban terrorists on Tuesday carried out two attacks on North Atlantic Treaty Organisation container trucks in the Khyber tribal region in country's northwest, killing one person and injuring another in the first strikes since supply routes to Afghanistan were reopened earlier this month.

Pak SC pulls up authorities for failing to stop attack on Hindu temple

Pak SC pulls up authorities for failing to stop attack on Hindu temple

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

The apex court took suo motu notice of the case after patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council Dr Ramesh Kumar met the Chief Justice on Thursday.

Abducted Sikh beheaded by terrorists in Pak tribal belt

Abducted Sikh beheaded by terrorists in Pak tribal belt

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

A 40-year-old Sikh man, abducted over a month ago by a terrorist group in Pakistan's restive tribal region for allegedly spying for a rival outfit, has been found beheaded.

Taliban attack NATO supply truck in Pak, 1 killed

Taliban attack NATO supply truck in Pak, 1 killed

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

Taliban fighters attacked a truck carrying supplies for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces in the restive Khyber tribal region of Pakistan on Monday, killing its driver, officials said.

6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; tremors in Pakistan, India

6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; tremors in Pakistan, India

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

The quake hit at 12:37 pm near Afghanistan's northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 191 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.

COVID: Pak bars international flights as cases up to 625

COVID: Pak bars international flights as cases up to 625

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

The worst-affected Sindh province reported 90 new coronavirus cases, taking the provincial tally to 357. The new cases have been detected in pilgrims who returned from Iran and have been quarantined in Sukkur, according to a spokesperson for the Sindh health department.

'No pressure' on Pak to release Abhinandan: FO

'No pressure' on Pak to release Abhinandan: FO

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Thursday that "there was no pressure on Pakistan at all regarding the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan."

Quake in Pakistan: Toll rises to 37, over 452 injured

Quake in Pakistan: Toll rises to 37, over 452 injured

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Figures showed that the worst-hit was Mirpur with 24 dead, nine in Jatlan and one person lost his life in Jhelum.

Roadside bomb kills 8 Pakistani paramilitary troops

Roadside bomb kills 8 Pakistani paramilitary troops

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Eight Pakistani soldiers, including an officer, were killed and three others injured when their convoy was targetted with a roadside bomb in the country's restive Khyber tribal region on Thursday, officials said.

Blast kills five policemen in Pakistan

Blast kills five policemen in Pakistan

Rediff.com28 May 2013

Five policemen, including a senior officer, were killed when their vehicle was targeted with a roadside bomb in Pakistan's restive northwest today. The vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb in Shangla area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday evening.

Alert no 802 could have saved 148 lives in Peshawar only if...

Alert no 802 could have saved 148 lives in Peshawar only if...

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Authorities in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent revenge attack on the army-run school in Peshawar months before a Taliban-sponsored carnage claimed 148 lives, mostly that of children.

Pak army kills 67 militants near the Pak-Afghan border

Pak army kills 67 militants near the Pak-Afghan border

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Stepping up the campaign against terrorists, Pakistani security forces killed at least 67 militants in a countrywide swoop on Friday, taking the number of insurgents killed to 124 after the brutal Peshawar school massacre that left 148 people dead.

9 Chinese engineers killed in blast on bus in Pakistan

9 Chinese engineers killed in blast on bus in Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

Nine Chinese engineers were among 13 people killed on Wednesday when a bus carrying construction workers in northwest Pakistan's mountainous region was "attacked", according to officials and eyewitnesses.

Women in Pak's conservative parts vote for the first time

Women in Pak's conservative parts vote for the first time

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Women came out in large numbers to vote on Wednesday despite terror attacks and repeated threats.

Blast kills 14 in northwest Pakistan

Blast kills 14 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com16 Jun 2012

A powerful explosion on Saturday ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and injuring over 20 others, officials said.

Pakistan: 3 security personnel killed in attack

Pakistan: 3 security personnel killed in attack

Rediff.com13 Jan 2012

Three Pakistani security personnel were killed in an overnight attack by militants in the country's northwest, police said on Friday. Nine security personnel were injured when over 100 militants attacked the police post at Sarband, an area on the boundary between the restive Khyber tribal region and Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Pak PM tests negative for COVID-19; cases cross 10,000 mark

Pak PM tests negative for COVID-19; cases cross 10,000 mark

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

Khan, 67, agreed for the test after Faisal Edhi, the son of late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, who met him last week tested positive for the coronavirus.

33 killed in violence in northwest Pakistan

33 killed in violence in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

A total of 33 people, including 23 pro-Taliban militants, were killed in two separate incidents of violence in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said.

17 pro-Taliban terrorists among 21 killed in Pak operation

17 pro-Taliban terrorists among 21 killed in Pak operation

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

Seventeen pro-Taliban terrorists, a soldier and three members of a pro-government militia were killed in a clash on Friday in Pakistan's restive northwestern Khyber tribal region, officials said.

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan's Punjab, damages idols

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan's Punjab, damages idols

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

India summoned the Pakistani charge d'affaires in New Delhi and lodged a firm protest, expressing grave concerns at this reprehensible incident and the continued attacks on the freedom of religion of the minority communities and their places of religious worship in Pakistan.

Pak: Clashes leave 9 soldiers, 16 militants dead

Pak: Clashes leave 9 soldiers, 16 militants dead

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

Nine Pakistani soldiers and 16 militants were killed on Monday when heavily-armed gunmen ambushed troops during a search operation in the country's restive Khyber tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said.

'Peshawar school massacre masterminded killed in air strike'

'Peshawar school massacre masterminded killed in air strike'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, who masterminded the Peshawar school massacre, was believed to be killed after being seriously hit in air strikes in Pakistan's restive Khyber tribal area over the weekend.

Tamil Nadu's Is Saivism Hinduism Debate

Tamil Nadu's Is Saivism Hinduism Debate

Rediff.com12 May 2022

Stalin's personal intervention in the Adheenam row may have contained the avoidable political damage and social tensions at least for now, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Blast kills 7 in northwest Pakistan

Blast kills 7 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com4 Apr 2012

At least seven persons were killed and nine others injured when a passenger van was targetted with a bomb in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.