A Bomb went off near a vehicle in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, killing at least seven people including a local politician, government officials and police said.   The incident took place late on Monday night when a roadside bomb hit the vehicle of a chairman of a union council and others...
New Delhi, Aug 7: Pakistan-based crime syndicates are using Nepal as a conduit for smuggling weapons into India.   Criminals operating from Pakistan, reportedly supported by the ISI, purportedly employ air cargo to transport weapons, including Zigana pistols and Chinese-made AK-47 rifles, concealed within specially designed iron boxes, said a source...
Apparently, the act of suicide bombing reflects the mindlessness of the bomber. The suicide bomber takes his own life – a life which represents the fundamental material interest of any thinking and living being. In this way, the bomber goes against their own interest in an inherently mindless manner....
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Iftikhar Durrani was “picked up” from his residence in the wee hours of Thursday, the former ruling party claimed.   In a tweet, which included a video of Durrani's house allegedly ransacked by law enforces, posted on the party’s official Twitter handle, the PTI stated that "law...
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday said the armed forces would not be allowed to take “unconstitutional steps” as a six-judge bench indefinitely adjourned the hearing on a set of petitions challenging the trials of civilians in military courts.   The bench, headed by the top judge,...
The Islamic State-Khorasan claimed responsibility for a bombing at a political rally months before a national vote.   The group’s Khorasan Province branch said Monday that the attack is part of its efforts to stop forms of democracy it deems against Islam. The bombing was at a rally for the Jamiat...
Days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed an intent to talk to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that it wants neighbourly ties with Pakistan but for such relationships, the atmosphere should be free from terror and violence.   MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We have seen reports...
Colombian drug cartels have always been on the lookout for ingenious ways to smuggle cocaine into the United States. That’s where narco subs, or narco submarines came into play. Now, engineers from Pakistan have gotten into the trade and are helping Colombian cartels take things up a notch and move...
The safety of planes flying over Pakistan has become a contentious issue. Days after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned operators of “high risk” while flying at low altitudes over Karachi and Lahore, the government responded with an all clear assessment. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, late Sunday...
Pakistan’s Parliament has amended the army laws to jail up to five years for disclosing sensitive information about the security of the military and the country.   The outgoing National Assembly on Monday endorsed the proposed amendments to the stringent Pakistan Army Act, 1952, after the same bill was passed by...