Islamabad, May 20 (DPA) At least 25 militants were killed as fighter jets hit their hideouts in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas, an official said Thursday. The attacks struck suburbs of Dabori in Orakzai district, where government forces launched an operation in March to recapture the area...

Islamabad, May 20 (DPA) At least 15 militants were killed as fighter jets hit their hideouts in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas, an official said Thursday. The attacks struck suburbs of Dabori in Orakzai district, where government forces launched an operation in March to recapture the area...

Islamabad, May 20 (Inditop.com) No Pakistani Army officer has been held for involvement in the attempted Times Square car bombing for which Pakistani American Faisal Shahzad has been arrested, the military said Thursday. “No Pakistan Army officer has been arrested for having links” with Shahzad,...

Islamabad, May 20 (Inditop.com) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday termed as “inappropriate and premature” the defence minister’s assertion that army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s tenure would not be extended, an indication that this could well be on the cards. Defence...

Imphal, May 20 (Inditop.com) From being a much disliked man to becoming the darling of Manipur, life for Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has come full circle, thanks to his government’s firm move to ban the entry of Naga separatist leader Thuingaleng Muivah. For once, the people of Manipur have...

Raipur, May 20 (Inditop.com) Suspected Maoists hijacked a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district and looted 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer also used in making explosives, police said Thursday. “It’s really very stunning. A few Maoists forcibly diverted the truck from National...

New Delhi, May 20 (Inditop.com) India will observe Anti-Terrorism Day Friday to mark former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination on May 21, 1991. The home ministry said in a statement Thursday: “Anti-terrorism Day is observed to generate awareness among all sections about the danger...