News for 'Peshawar'

In memoriam: Pakistan renames 107 schools after massacre victims

In memoriam: Pakistan renames 107 schools after massacre victims

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

The move comes after Taliban gunmen stormed the Army Public School in Peshawar in December last year.

Pakistani shoemaker jailed over deer skin sandals for Shahrukh Khan

Pakistani shoemaker jailed over deer skin sandals for Shahrukh Khan

Rediff.com27 Aug 2016

Jahangir Khan landed himself in jail after he boasted to the media that he was going to send Peshawari sandals made from deer's skin to Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan.

Minnows to Challengers: Bangladesh's 20 Test years

Minnows to Challengers: Bangladesh's 20 Test years

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

As Bangladesh completes 20 years in Test cricket, Norma Astrid Godinho picks nuggets about a cricket-passionate nation who no team can take lightly anymore.

'Meri madam mahaan': Freed Indian Hamid Ansari meets Sushma

'Meri madam mahaan': Freed Indian Hamid Ansari meets Sushma

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

"Mera Bharat mahaan, meri madam mahaan, sab madam ne hi kiya hai," Ansari's mother Fauzia Ansari told EAM.

Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19

Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com13 Jun 2020

Afridi made the announcement of his ill health on Twitter.

Pakistan has paid a huge price to see evil

Pakistan has paid a huge price to see evil

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

A grieving Pakistan's policy shift towards the Taliban has comes at a great cost, says Shahzad Raza.

Blast on bus carrying Pakistan government employees kills 19

Blast on bus carrying Pakistan government employees kills 19

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Nineteen people were killed and 44 others injured when a bomb went off in a bus carrying government employees on the outskirts of this northwestern Pakistani city on Friday.

Who will be Pakistan cricket team's next head coach?

Who will be Pakistan cricket team's next head coach?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

Former captain Misbah applies for Pakistan head coach role

Taliban warns India on military role in Afghanistan

Taliban warns India on military role in Afghanistan

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Speaking to ANI, Qatar-based spokesperson of Taliban Suhail Shaheen said, "What do you mean by military role? If they come to Afghanistan militarily and have their presence, I think that will not be good for them, they have seen the fate of military presence in Afghanistan of other countries. So it is an open book for them. And about their help to the Afghan people or national projects, I think that is something which is appreciated."

Hizbul commander Mast Gul resurfaces in Pak's North Waziristan

Hizbul commander Mast Gul resurfaces in Pak's North Waziristan

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

Hizbul Mujahideen leader Mast Gul, involved in the 1995 siege of Charar-e-Sharief shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, was behind a suicide attack on Shias in Peshawar that killed nine persons, a Pakistani Taliban commander has said.

Pakistan executes nine more convicts

Pakistan executes nine more convicts

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Pakistan on Wednesday executed nine death-row prisoners, a day after 12 others were hanged

Host and patron of UN-designated terrorists: India rips into Pakistan

Host and patron of UN-designated terrorists: India rips into Pakistan

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

Gambhir also took a dig at Qureshi's emphasis on a "new Pakistan" under Khan, saying while the Indian delegation had come to listen to Pakistan's "new" foreign minister outline the vision of a new Pakistan, "what we heard is a 'New Pakistan' cast in the mold of old."

Taliban suicide bomber hits Pak party rally; kills 15

Taliban suicide bomber hits Pak party rally; kills 15

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted leaders of the secular Awami National Party in Peshawar city of northeast Pakistan, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more in the latest in a string of terrorist attacks ahead of next month's general election.

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

As the representative of his government in India, Abdul Basit runs a tight ship at the Pakistan High Commission.

12  killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

12 killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com29 Mar 2013

A suicide bomber targeted the convoy of a senior security forces official in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing five persons and injuring over a dozen others, officials and witnesses said.

Pak's coronavirus cases reach 4,601; death toll at 66

Pak's coronavirus cases reach 4,601; death toll at 66

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

The total tally of COVID-19 patients in the largest province of Punjab was 2,270, Sindh 1,128, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 620, Balochistan 219, Gilgit-Baltistan 215, Islamabad 107 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 33.

Sushma Swaraj meets family of Mumbai engineer lodged in Pak jail

Sushma Swaraj meets family of Mumbai engineer lodged in Pak jail

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday met the family of Indian prisoner Hamid Nehal Ansari, who was attacked at least thrice by inmates in a Peshawar jail, and assured them of all possible help.

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.

Shia leader from PPP gunned down by suspected terrorists

Shia leader from PPP gunned down by suspected terrorists

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

A top Shia leader of the ruling Pakistan People's Party was gunned down by suspected terrorists outside his medical clinic in Peshawar city in the country's restive northwest on Wednesday, officials said.

Taliban kills 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers

Taliban kills 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers

Rediff.com30 Dec 2012

Twenty-one Pakistani security personnel kidnapped by the Taliban from check posts near Peshawar were gunned down by the militants today, police officials said.

Two more killed in fresh attacks on polio workers in Pak

Two more killed in fresh attacks on polio workers in Pak

Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

Gunmen staged fresh attacks on UN-backed polio vaccination teams in Pakistan, killing two more polio workers and wounding six in the country's northwest on Wednesday, a day after six health workers were gunned down in Karachi and Peshawar.

Pakistan executes man who attempted to murder Musharraf

Pakistan executes man who attempted to murder Musharraf

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Pakistan on Wednesday hanged a man convicted for attempting to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the seventh execution in the country after a moratorium on death penalty was lifted following the Peshawar school carnage.

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.

53 killed in bombings across Pakistan

53 killed in bombings across Pakistan

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

At least 53 people have been killed and nearly 140 injured in Pakistan in separate attacks, including a deadly suicide bombing in restive Quetta city.

Tournament pitting IPL franchises against PSL teams in the pipeline?

Tournament pitting IPL franchises against PSL teams in the pipeline?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

'Such events will help promote peace between the two countries'

6 killed, 30 injured in Pakistan blast

6 killed, 30 injured in Pakistan blast

Rediff.com9 Mar 2013

At least six persons were killed and about 30 others injured when a bomb went off inside a mosque in the restive city of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, witnesses and officials said.

3 killed, 20 hurt in suicide blast near UN office in Pak

3 killed, 20 hurt in suicide blast near UN office in Pak

Rediff.com3 Sep 2012

An explosives-laden car rammed a vehicle leaving the United States Consulate in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least three persons and injuring over a dozen others, including foreigners. The incident occurred a short distance from the US Consulate and an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at Aabdara Road in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

Cop killed in blast targeting anti-polio team in Pak

Cop killed in blast targeting anti-polio team in Pak

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

The incident took place in Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan city in the province where the van was deployed for the security of the polio workers canvasing the area, District Police Officer Wahid Mahmood was quoted as saying by the Dawn News.

Pak: 6 policemen killed in Taliban attack

Pak: 6 policemen killed in Taliban attack

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

Six policemen, including a senior officer, were killed and nearly a dozen others injured when a large group of Taliban militants stormed a police check-post on the outskirts of Peshawar city in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Monday. Superintendent of Police Khurshid Khan was among the policemen killed when militants targeted the check post at Mattani, a suburb of Peshawar, at about 10 pm on Sunday.

Suicide bomber storms Pakistani govt office; 26 killed

Suicide bomber storms Pakistani govt office; 26 killed

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

A young Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up outside a crowded government office in Pakistan's restive northwest killing 26.

ISIS trying to expand influence in Pakistan

ISIS trying to expand influence in Pakistan

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Dreaded Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is trying to expand its influence in Pakistan, with pamphlets being distributed in Peshawar and border provinces of Afghanistan, seeking support for jihad.

Pakistan announces Rs 10 million bounty for Taliban chief

Pakistan announces Rs 10 million bounty for Taliban chief

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province government has announced a bounty worth Rs 10 million for information leading to the arrest or killing of Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the mastermind of the Peshawar school massacre that left 150 people dead, mostly students.

Save our son, bring him home, urges parents of man in Pakistani prison

Save our son, bring him home, urges parents of man in Pakistani prison

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

Fauzia Ansari, mother of the 31-year-old engineering and management graduate from Mumbai, who was sentenced to jail for three years, requested the Pakistan government to show mercy on him and send him back.

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.

Pak army chief signs death warrants of 6 terrorists

Pak army chief signs death warrants of 6 terrorists

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday signed death warrants of six terrorist, whose execution was pending.

Terrorists target police vehicles in Pak, 6 injured

Terrorists target police vehicles in Pak, 6 injured

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

Six persons were injured when terrorists targetted police vehicles in two separate attacks in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan today, officials said.

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Taliban attackers' brazen assault on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city that claimed the lives of over 150 students on Tuesday has brought back chilling memories of a similar bloodbath in Russia in 2004 when Chechen rebels stormed a school.

'Mini-cyclone' kills 45, injures 200 in Pakistan

'Mini-cyclone' kills 45, injures 200 in Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

A 'mini-cyclone' coupled with torrential rains tore through northwest Pakistan's Peshawar Valley.

'Delhi is a dream posting for a Pakistani diplomat'

'Delhi is a dream posting for a Pakistani diplomat'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

'Kashmir is the main issue between the two countries.' 'We have not been able to resolve it bilaterally.' 'As the two major countries in South Asia, we have to go back to the drawing board and start engaging.'

Terrorism must be fought without discriminating between 'good/bad terrorists'

Terrorism must be fought without discriminating between 'good/bad terrorists'

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

India must watch for signs after Peshawar that Pakistan is waking up to the dangers of Islamism, muses Ajai Shukla