The accused was identified as Zubair alias Kalia (26), a cattle smuggler and a resident of Gher Mardan Khan in the Kotwali police station area. He was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, police said.
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack at Mardan military training center in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.
Ousted Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is on his way to Islamabad.
A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring over 50 others gathered to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birthday, authorities said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaking at a ceremony after Eid prayers slammed the Taliban saying that they have 'no will for peace'.
Pakistani authorities have arrested the main facilitator of the gruesome attack on Bacha Khan University that killed 21 people, mostly students, while he was trying to slip across the border to Afghanistan, a media report said on Wednesday.
Senator Faisal Javed, who was injured when a bullet grazed his face, said that a party worker was killed during the attack, while another was severely injured.
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
At least 28 people including a provincial legislator were on Tuesday killed and over 60 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a funeral at Mardan in the troubled northwest Pakistan.
A young Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up outside a crowded government office in Pakistan's restive northwest killing 26.
The chief minister of Pakistan's North West Province has assured the minority Hindu community that he will construct a 'shamshan ghat' (cremation ground) in Mardan district from his personal funds.
Militants in NWFP have carried a string of bomb attacks on shops selling music and video CDs, which they say are against Islam and should be banned
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Asim Bajwa told Pakistani daily Dawn that "all four suicide bombers were killed" and a clearance operation is underway.
Mukesh Kumar was the best-placed Indian golfer at tied fifth position.
Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the news in a message through social media and stressed on the need to wear safety gear all the time.
The chief minister of Pakistan's restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday survived an assassination bid by a Taliban suicide bomber who blew himself up near his motorcade in the country's northwest.
India's Anirban Lahiri sealed his first appearance at a major tournament by shooting a final-round, five-under-par 67 in Asian International qualifying on Friday to book his ticket to this year's British Open.
A Pakistani policeman was killed and eight persons were injured while defusing two bombs planted outside a girls' school in the country's volatile northwest.
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on an elite Pakistani army training centre at Mardan in the country's northwest region.The suicide bomber unleashed his lethal payload in the midst of a parade, killing 27 soldiers and wounding 40 others. TTP spokesperson Ihsanullah Ihsan said, "We proudly claim responsibility for the Mardan attack; we sent the Fidayeen (suicide bomber) and he successfully carried out the attack."
The Pakistan govenment's military offensive against the Taliban in the country's strife torn northwest has resulted in atleast 1,000 taliban terrorists being killed, Pakistan's Interior minister told the Dawn.
Rising Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will feature in this week's US $2.5 million Maybank Malaysian Open as the newest Asian Tour champion to emerge from the sub-continent.
Seven security personnel, including three police officers and a captain of the Frontier Corps, were killed when militants ambushed a security forces convoy near Malakand division, where the Pakistan army is conducting operations against the Taliban. The militants carried out the ambush in an area between Mardan and Buner district, where the army is conducting operations against the Taliban. This was the first major attack in Mardan after army captured Taliban strongholds.
There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property.
The opposition PML-N has opposed the Pakistan government's campaign against the Taliban, saying it is being waged to protect the "interests of the US".
Nearly 200 boys, some as young as six years, were rescued by Pakistani security forces from Taliban camps in the lawless Swat valley, where they were being 'brainwashed' and trained to become suicide bombers."These children have been brainwashed in a way that now they even want to kill their own parents," he said. Bilour said some children were initially pleased when they were handed over to their parents. But the parents later said their kids were trying to kill them.
The blast, which occurred shortly before 6 am and was heard from several kilometres away, caused extensive damage to the boundary wall of the police station building and a nearby hotel. Officials said they feared the death toll could rise as some of the injured were in a serious condition.
Senior batsman Younis Khan on Tuesday disclosed that if late Bob Woolmer had not died and remained Pakistan coach he would not have had any hesitation in accepting the captaincy.
India will stage a second Asian PGA Tour event near capital New Delhi from Feb. 20, organisers said on Tuesday
Led by defending champion Jyoti Randhawa, who also won the Indian Open in 2000, the field includes the last five champions --.Thaworn Wiratchant (2005), Mardan Mamat (2004), Mike Cunning (2003) and Vijay Kumar (2002).
The Indian duo finished in joint-third place in the World Cup qualifier, which was won by Singapore's Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing.
Shiv Kapur and Gaurav Ghei shot a six-under 66, but still found themselves three shots behind leaders Singapore after the penultimate round in the golf World Cup qualifiers.
Pakistan's senior batsman will miss the final Test against England to attend the funeral of his brother.
The top two teams in the 12-nation qualifier automatically sealed spots at the November 17-20 WGC-World Cup.
The move comes after Taliban gunmen stormed the Army Public School in Peshawar in December last year.
The final scoreline read 14 to 9 as as Asia won the biennial Dynasty Cup golf for the second year in a row
The four Indians in the fray failed to make a mark at the International Final Qualifying-Asia
The Singaporean showed he still has the magic touch to defend the crown he won last year.
The Indian ace shares the second place with four others in the Singapore 2004 Caltex Masters golf.\n\n
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