A court in Pakistan has dropped a controversial blasphemy case against a Christian girl accused by her neighbour of burning pages from the Koran. The girl, known as Rimsha and aged 14, was held in a maximum security jail in July prompting international concern. Her arrest followed accusations by a Muslim cleric now facing a case for allegedly planting evidence. Rimsha's lawyer said the case had been a misus ...

Officials in northwest Pakistan say a female suicide bomber has detonated her explosives near the convoy of a former leader of the country's largest Islamist political party. Authorities say the target of the blast was Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the former head of Jamaat-e-Islami, who was unharmed in the explosion. However, at least three of the political party's workers were wounded in the incident in the Mohmand ...

By Zaheerul Hassan A police constable was killed and another was other injured during an exchange of gunfire between police and car-lifters in the federal capital this morning. According to sources, police received a tip-off that some unidentified miscreants are making away with a stolen car in a renowned commercial center of the city—Karachi Company. Police were chasing car-thieves when they opened fire at ...

ISLAMABAD: It appears that all routes for former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to come out of the political wilderness are being blocked. Besides losing the premiership, he has been disqualified for the next general elections for committing contempt of court in the NRO verdict implementation case. Now his party also appears to be turning its back on him. via Gilani family’s predicament remains unexplain ...

Pakistan suspended mobile phone services in Karachi and Quetta because of security threats relating to the start of the Muslim holy month of Muharram, after a wave of sectarian killings since last month. The suspension was ordered between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, Amir Pasha, a spokesman for Pakistan Telecommunications Co.’s mobile unit, said by telephone from Islamabad. Motorcyclists were barred in Que ...

Rawalpindi—The Chief Minister of Indian Province Bihar Natish Kumar has said that the borders cannot become a hurdle in the relations of love, affection and culture between India and Pakistan. He expressed these views during his visit to Katas Raj Temple at Choa Saiden Shah Wednesday. via Borders no hurdle in relations between India, Pakistan: Bihar CM. ...

LAHORE: The Multan police, led by RPO Aamir Zulfiqar, have arrested five terrorists of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP’s) Qari Yasin Group during a successful operation in Multan.This was stated by Inspector General of Police (IGP), Punjab, Muhammad Habib-ur-Rehman while addressing a press conference at the Police Club, Lahore, on Wednesday. via Five TTP terrorists arrested in Lahore: IGP - thenews.com ...

Pakistan has major problems with its system of governance, but there have also been many positive developments in recent years that have strengthened democracy in the country, said MNA Ahsan Iqbal of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Wednesday. via Report on political parties: ‘It’s not all bad news on democracy’ – The Express Tribune. ...