ALI SUKHANVER Sometimes it seems next to impossible to decide what the actual problem of Balochistan is. Countless targeted killings, kidnappings, suicide attacks and bomb blasts have deprived the beautiful land of Balochistan of peace and prosperity. Just a few years back there was an impression that only the non-Balochis are being targeted in Balochistan. As a result of this impression thousands of Punjab ...

Posted by Javed Iqbal Monday, July 15, 2013 - Countering terrorism is one of the main operational tasks, Pakistani security apparatus is undertaking since last over a decade against militants of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Though, there has been concentration of the jobless former Mujahedeen (later turned militants) along the Pak-Afghan border, who fought against the former Soviet Union, but, they neve ...

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced a brilliant performance with both bat and ball to lead his team to a thumping 126-run victory over West Indies in their first one-day international on Sunday. Afridi blasted 76 off 55 balls to help the visitors recover from a disastrous start to reach 224 for nine from their 50 overs. Then he took seven wickets for just 12 runs - the second-best figures ever recor ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Besides other aspects of the recently released report of Abbottabad Commission which was constituted to probe Abbottabad tragedy in which Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011, the statement of the former Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha is of particular attention. Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha revealed that Gen. Pervez Musharraf had caved in s ...

By Zaheerul Hassan First batch of 24 lady officers of Pakistani Army led by Captain Sadia completed airborne course in Peshawar. Captain Kirn Ashraf lifted the shield and declared the best paratrooper. In an impressive ceremony held at Tarbella Major General Abid Rafique, General officer Commanding of Special Services Group awarded the Para wing (Insignia) to the successful ladies officers.  At this histori ...

Mir Ali, July 13, 2013: Five US spying aircrafts carried low flight in Mir Ali Pakistan Tribal area adjacent to Afghan border. Three individuals killed in drone attack and many injured. The drone has fired two missiles on the tribal people. Pakistani government shown concern condemned the drone attack. Notably, former and present ruling parties have already declare these attack nonproductive and asked US to ...

JAVID MANZOOR Srinagar, July 13: (GNS) In a rare incident of its kind, unknown persons killed a policeman by slashing his throat at Harduna forest area of Vilgam village in frontier district of Kupwara in North Kashmir. Official sources told Global News Service that Head Constable Sanaullah Zargar, son of Abdul Gani Zargar was killed by militants this morning after he was fetching timber from the nearby for ...

 Srinagar, July 13: (GNS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited Mazaar-e-Shuhadaa at Naqashband Sahib here to pay tributes to the Martyrs of July 13. He laid flower wreaths over the graves and offered Fateh. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and some of his party leaders also visited the Shrine. On the occasion, Mufti flayed the government for imposin ...