Two British climbers stranded in Hunza valley rescuedThe Pakistan Army rescued two British mountaineers stranded on Ultar Sar Mountain located in Hunza valley after an avalanche hit their tent, a local police official said Sunday. The injured mountainee...
Hekmatyar suggests extending olive branch to TalibanHizb-e-Islami Afghanistan's chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the Taliban and the Afghan government to settle on an arrangement where peace zones are declared in specific areas of the war-torn count...
Notorious gangster flees French jail by helicopterA notorious gangster who said his life of crime was inspired by films such as "Scarface" pulled off a brazen jailbreak on Sunday, fleeing a prison near Paris aboard a hijacked helicopter in a commando...
Sindh CM richest among caretaker chief ministersInterim Sindh Chief Minister Fazlur Rehman is the richest among all four caretaker chief ministers, according to the asset details issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday. Fazlur...
Nawaz’s hopes of free, fair polls falterFormer prime minister Nawaz Sharif has remarked that he sees little hope of fair and transparent general election. The nation will not allow polls to be rigged at any cost, he said while speaking to t...
PTM, govt jirga agree to continue dialogue processLeaders of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and members of a government-nominated jirga Sunday agreed to continue the dialogue process to develop a consensus over the demands raised by the PTM in i...
Four dead, 20 injured in Mali attack on French soldiersFrench soldiers on patrol in troubled northern Mali were targeted in a bombing on Sunday in which four civilians were killed and over 20 people injured, Malian authorities said. In a separate incident...
Pakistan’s Christians welcome appointment of cardinalPakistan's Christians have welcomed the elevation of Archbishop Joseph Coutts to cardinal. Coutts, the 73-year-old archbishop of Karachi, was among 14 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis at a cere...
Weapons, ammunition seizedSecurity forces on Sunday conducted an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in North Waziristan and seized a huge cache of ammunition. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, s...