Peshawar

Pakistan to convert Rishi Kapoor's house in Peshawar into museum

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the Pakistan government will make the actor's house into a museum.

Nov 29, 2018, 21:20 PM IST

Shah Rukh Khan's cousin to contest elections from Peshawar

Noor Jehan will reportedly be running for a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat as an independent candidate.

Jun 08, 2018, 09:20 AM IST

Principal of school in Pakistan accused of raping, filming and blackmailing students

The principal reportedly issued death threats to his victims and warned them to not report him.

Jan 27, 2018, 14:06 PM IST

Haqqani group terrorist, 2 others killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

A top terrorist of the Haqqani network along with two others were killed on Wednesday when a US drone struck a home near Pakistan's restive tribal Kurram agency bordering Afghanistan.

Jan 24, 2018, 15:00 PM IST

Fans in Peshawar celebrate Dilip Kumar's 95th birthday

His contribution to the cinema was also recognised by Islamabad and he was awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1998, the country's highest civilian award.

Dec 12, 2017, 17:06 PM IST

Two top commanders of Taliban killed in Pakistan

Two top commanders of the Taliban were killed on Wednesday by Pakistani security forces during a raid in the country's restive northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan, police said.

Dec 06, 2017, 23:29 PM IST

14 killed as Burqa-clad militants storm Pakistan college

Fourteen persons, mostly students, were killed as burqa-clad militants stormed and opened fire at the hostel of the Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute here in Pakistan on Friday, officials said.

Dec 01, 2017, 18:10 PM IST

3 killed as terrorists storm into a Pakistan college

Unidentified armed men stormed the campus of an agriculture university in Pakistan on Friday, wounding at least five people, police said.

Dec 01, 2017, 10:51 AM IST

Pakistan police AIG killed in suicide blast in Peshawar's Hayatabad

A top Pakistan police official was killed in a suspected suicide blast in Peshawar's Hayatabad area on Friday.

Nov 24, 2017, 15:00 PM IST

Rishi Kapoor wants his children to see their roots in Pakistan

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor said he agrees with National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who claimed that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) belongs to Pakistan and "this won't change" no matter how many wars India and Pakistan fight against each other.

Nov 13, 2017, 08:24 AM IST

Pakistani family caught carrying 'mosquito bag' into hospital

Hospital authorities suspect the mosquitos were 'carriers of a lethal diesease.' 

Sep 21, 2017, 11:04 AM IST

US aware of Taliban's presence in Peshawar, Quetta: Nato chief

The US commander said the issue of terrorist sanctuaries outside Afghanistan was serious and needed to be addressed.

Aug 27, 2017, 15:25 PM IST

Angry Pakistanis lash out after US condemnation

Pakistani officials contend that the Trump administration has crossed the red line by making India a part of its Afghan strategy.

Aug 23, 2017, 18:28 PM IST

Taliban suicide bomber attacks Pakistan paramilitary force, 2 killed

The explosion occurred near the Bagh-e-Naran Chowk in Hayatabad, reports the Dawn.

Jul 17, 2017, 12:48 PM IST

'Lynched Pakistani student did not commit blasphemy'

The killing led to a national outcry after a video of it went viral.

Jun 05, 2017, 20:09 PM IST

Bomb hits girls' school in NW Pakistan, injures 4: Police

A bomb exploded outside a girls` school in northwestern Pakistan early Monday, wounding two police officers but injuring no students as classes had not yet begun, authorities said.

May 08, 2017, 11:53 AM IST

Russian military delegation visits restive Waziristan in Pakistan

For the first time, a high-level Russian military delegation has visited Pakistan's restive tribal region along the Afghan border to get first-hand information of the situation in the former strongholds of the militants.

Mar 31, 2017, 14:55 PM IST

Pakistan Assembly to legalise trials before military courts

Pakistan's Parliament is to adopt a bill legalising trials before military courts for another two years.

Mar 10, 2017, 13:06 PM IST

Fourth suicide bomber strikes Pakistan in one day

Four suicide bombers struck Pakistan in one day Wednesday, killing six people and unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple Taliban blasts this week.

Feb 15, 2017, 21:14 PM IST

Pakistan blast: At least 21 killed, over 40 injured in Kurram's explosion

An explosion in a busy vegetable market killed at least 21 people on Saturday in Pakistan`s remote northwestern tribal region, an official said.

Jan 21, 2017, 13:43 PM IST