At least five people, including some football players were killed and 11 injured on Sunday in a bomb attack in Pakistan's restive north western tribal region during a match, officials said.
The Rajya Sabha on Monday adopted a resolution condemning the bail granted to Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and asked Pakistan to ensure that no perpetrator of any terrorist activity went unpunished.
India is working with its mission in Pakistan to prepare a strong response against granting of bail to LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, one of the masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
Musharraf's problems keep multiplying, and as elections approach, he finds himself fighting for his political survival. But generals do not let go of power easily. Their instinct is to cling on at all costs.
'While most alarmist predictions about the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons are unlikely to materialise, instability is likely to increase unless Musharraf redirects the Pakistani ship of state.'
Five Pakistani soldiers and at least 27 militants, including some foreigners, were killed On Sunday in clashes and air strikes in the restive northwestern tribal belt, where the military has launched a major offensive against the Taliban.
Hailing from the Nilambur royal family, Muraleedharan was just 21 when his aircraft was gunned down while flying over Peshawar
Osama bin Laden's family had entered into Pakistan way back in October/November 2001, just around 9/11 while the then Al Qaeda chief joined them in Peshawar in mid-2002, a media report today said quoting the findings of the Abbottabad Commission Report in Islamabad.
Officials confirmed the death of only 15 people in the blast that took place at Charsadda area as soon as Sherpao completed his address.
"I was embarrassed when the Chief Justice asked me not to wear a veil in the courtroom," Anjum told the Daily Times reacting to the judge's comments.
'Pakistan is paying the price for ignoring secularism. In seeking to be ever more Muslim to define its nationhood, it has become a terrorist haven.'
So you thought the sight of Shoaib Akhtar bowling to Sachin Tendulkar was all that Pakistan was thinking about this season? We have news for you.
Rahimullah Yusufzai, also a senior journalist, told rediff.com that it cannot be said that recent violence in Pakistan was orchestrated by the Al Qaeda -- led by Osama bin Laden and his right hand man Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
The attack took place during evening prayers in Kohat in North Western Frontier Province, some 70 kms from Peshawar.
Norne Morkel, who has now retired from the international cricket, has said that he is keen to play in the Big Bash and Sheffield Shield having relocated to Sydney with his family.
The US on Tuesday designated Maulana Fazlullah, the chief of Pakistani Taliban, as a global terrorist and slapped sanction against him.
The restaurant was located at the crowded Naz Cinema Road close to the centuries-old Mahabat Mosque in Peshawar, the capital of NWFP.
Pakistan's security forces have arrested more than 300 terror suspects, including foreigners, in a crackdown against militants in the capital Islamabad. Pakistan has launched countrywide crackdown on militants after the Peshawar school massacre which killed 148 people, most of them students, last week.
'With Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the unemployed jihadis will certainly turn their gaze to India and Kashmir.' 'Despite this imminent danger to national security, defence preparedness does not find a mention in the ongoing electoral campaign,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
A 31-year-old Indian engineer has been sentenced to three years in prison for espionage by a Pakistani military court over three years after he went missing when he illegally entered the country from Afghanistan reportedly to meet a girl he had befriended online.
Powar surprised many with his steely nerves even though he was wearing country colours for the first time.
The visit to Pakistan will be mainly to position the India brand in that country.
Pak President Mamnoon Hussain said Pakistan wants friendship with India but maintained that the Kashmir issue should be resolved.
WWhat Pakistan faces in the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan is virulent insurgency and terrorism, fuelled by its association with Al Qaeda
The Centre on Wednesday alerted the states in the wake of Peshawar school massacre to the heightened possibility of terror attacks ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India next month.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen appeared to have brought the curtain down on his cricket playing career on Saturday, announcing his decision to step away from the game in a series of messages on social media.
The off-spinner said though his injured finger is healing quickly, he does not want to take any risks.\n
"In my opinion, and in the opinion of umpires and match referee whom I have spoken to, the Indian team did not act in any unsportsmanlike manner or against the spirit of the game," Dravid said.
The Indians, who fielded four fast bowlers, failed to complete their overs in time in the first ODI against Pakistan.
Pakistan sprang a surprise by resting fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the first one-day international against India in Peshawar.
Most of the victims of the air strike on the houses at the foothills of Damadola village, about 25 km northeast of Bajur regional headquarters, Khaar, were women and children.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers for the England team from cricket World Cups.
The venues for India's first two one-dayers in Pakistan in February may be switched due to a shortage of security personnel.
The venues for Pakistan's first two ODIs against India may be switched due to a shortage of security personnel
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