Soldiers' Families Demand Revenge Against U.S.
CHARSADDA, Pakistan , Dec 9 , 2011 (IPS) – As Islamabad and Washington wrangle over responsibility for the Nov. 26 cross-border airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani troops, families of the dead …
CHARSADDA, Pakistan , Dec 9 , 2011 (IPS) – As Islamabad and Washington wrangle over responsibility for the Nov. 26 cross-border airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani troops, families of the dead …
Pakistan swept the one-day series against Bangladesh after a hard-fought 58-run win in their third clash on Tuesday.Coming into the dead rubber clash in Chittagong with a 2-0 lead, Pakistan stumbled …
good evening, lester. well, tonight exact circumstances of the attack remain unclear. the u.s. and are investigating as the pakistanis bury their dead. a day of mourning …
Here’s a scene you might see if you happen to be channel-surfing on Pakistani TV these days:Wrapped in the national flag of Pakistan, the dead body of a senior Pakistani security official is …
HANGU: At least four dead bodies of the members of an alleged ‘Dacoit Group’ have been recovered from Sarkadana locality in Hangu, who were killed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Geo News reported. Claiming responsibility of killing four members of a dacoit group, TTP warned local people against attending the funereal prayers. Police sources told Geo News, the dead bodies found from Sarkadana area also carried letters from TTP, which stated that the dacoits were killed because they belonged to and worked for kidnapping people. Local people were also warned against taking part in funeral prayers of the deceased persons, the letter further stated. Meanwhile, police, taking the corpses under control have moved the same to hospital for autopsy. Earlier, the dead bodies were identified as Anwar, Ghazi, Farooq and Sharabi, while the relatives had been informed, police said.
ISLAMABAD: Professor Dr Musaddaq Khan of the Benazir Bhutto Hospital, who examined the dead body of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has been shifted to the US, a private TV channel reported on M
BAGHDAD: A bomb inside a restaurant in the Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City in north Baghdad killed five people on Wednesday, security officials said. A woman was among the dead and 13 others were wounded in the blast, which occurred at around 9:30 am (0630 GMT), officials from the defence and interior ministries said, speaking on condition of anonymity. US and Iraqi officials have warned of the dangers of an upsurge in violence as negotiations on forming a new governing coalition have dragged on, more than four months after parliamentary elections.
Rescue workers have recovered the dead bodies of at least 45 people from the wreckage of an Airblue passenger plane which crashed in the Margalla Hills in Islamabad on Wednesday
NEW DELHI: A speeding express rammed into the back of a stationary passenger train in eastern India on Monday, killing at least 80 people and trapping others in several badly mangled carriages. The standing train was waiting to leave Sainthia station in Birbhum district, 260 kilometres (160 miles) north of the West Bengal state capital Kolkata, when the express slammed into its rear. The force of the impact lifted one wagon clear off the tracks and left it mounted on an overhead passenger bridge. An estimated 120 people were injured in the collision, 40 of them seriously, local police said. Bodies and badly injured travellers were pulled from the crumpled mass of steel by emergency services and by members of a huge crowd of onlookers who had gathered around the site of the accident. “The death toll has risen to 80,” West Bengal Relief Minister Murtaza Hussain told media. “We have sent a relief team with gas cutters (blow torches) and other equipment for a speedy rescue operation.” He said the death toll would rise further, most likely above 60. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident, which occurred at around 2:00am (2030 GMT Sunday) when most passengers were sleeping. “I was fast asleep on the top berth when there was this huge crash like an explosion,” one passenger told the Times Now news channel. “I was flung from the berth, and then people started shouting and there was complete panic,” he said. Another survivor, Rajni Dhar, said she heard a loud bang and then she blacked out. “When I regained consciousness, I screamed for help and was pulled out of the train compartment,” she told a local news channel. Most of the dead were in the rear “unreserved” carriages, which are usually tightly packed. “We are still finding out the details and we will take all necessary steps and action and find out who is behind this calamity,” Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters. She announced compensation of 500,000 rupees (10,500 dollars) for the families of the dead and 100,000 rupees for the injured. Heavy lifting equipment was rushed to the scene as well as soldiers and paramilitary forces, who helped maintain order and assist with the rescue operations.
health official at military-run hospital in Tull, a small town in the district of Hangu.”Among the dead are also eight women and one child,” said the official. “Two of the four injured are in critical…