Peshawar

Terror scare at girls' college in Rawalpindi, building evacuated

Students at a girls` college in Rawalpindi have evacuated the building after a terror scare due to firing near the institute.

Feb 10, 2016, 13:03 PM IST

No heed should be paid to Masood Azhar's warning: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that no heed should be paid to Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar`s warning and added that Pakistan should shut down the factories of terrorism.

Feb 02, 2016, 14:29 PM IST

Song to pay tribute to 132 students killed in Peshawar terror attack will move you to tears - Watch video

The Inter-Services Public Relations wing of the military released a new video song recently to pay tribute to young victims of the Army Public School attack on 16 December 2014 in Peshawar.

Feb 01, 2016, 23:15 PM IST

It happens 'only' in Pakistan! Have you ever seen female teachers learning to operate AK-47? - Watch this video

This is no ordinary video!

Jan 31, 2016, 05:23 AM IST

Pakistan arrests Bacha Khan university attack suspects

Pakistani security agencies have arrested five men accused of helping organise Wednesday`s attack on a university in the country`s troubled northwest that killed 21 people, the military announced on Saturday.

Jan 23, 2016, 20:41 PM IST

'Terror groups backed by Pakistan carried out Bacha Khan University massacre'

Great-granddaughter of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan aka Bacha Khan has accused Pakistan's homegrown terror groups of carrying out dastardly attacks on the university, killing 21 innocent people.

Jan 22, 2016, 18:10 PM IST

Terror must not be allowed to win: Pakistani daily

Terror must not be allowed to win, said a leading Pakistani daily following a terror attack at a university that left over 20 people dead, and called for a resolve to fight terror.

Jan 21, 2016, 11:39 AM IST

24 killed in Bacha Khan University terror attack; Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility

At least 20 people were massacred on Wednesday by Kalashnikov-wielding Taliban suicide attackers who stormed a prestigious university here in restive northwestern Pakistan and opened indiscriminate fire, in a grim reminder of the 2014 Peshawar army school attack.

Jan 20, 2016, 23:41 PM IST

Suicide bomber kills at least ten in northwest Pakistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least ten people and wounding more than 20, officials said.

Jan 19, 2016, 12:24 PM IST

Pakistani video game on Peshawar school massacre by Taliban removed after uproar

The game, called "Pakistan Army Retribution", was released by the Punjab IT board on Google Play.

Jan 19, 2016, 09:26 AM IST

Afghan consulate official's residence targeted in Peshawar

Armed militants opened fire on the residence of an Afghan consulate official in Peshawar`s posh University Town area early on Friday, local police officials said.

Jan 16, 2016, 11:40 AM IST

JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar: How he was arrested

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, the prime mastermind of Pathankot terror attack, was detained by Pakistani intelligence agencies two days ago in Islamabad.

Jan 14, 2016, 09:33 AM IST

12 killed in cylinder blast in Pakistan

Around 12 people were killed and six injured when a gas cylinder exploded inside a van in Karak district on Sunday evening.

Jan 04, 2016, 10:00 AM IST

Two school teachers injured in firing in Peshawar

Two school teachers were injured today when unknown gunmen opened fire at them outside a primary school in this restive northwestern city of Pakistan, where taliban massacred over 130 students in December 2014.

Jan 01, 2016, 20:57 PM IST

Pakistan executes four terrorists for attack on Army school

Four terrorists were executed in Pakistan for their involvement in last year's Army Public School attack in Peshawar, a media report said on Tuesday.

Dec 29, 2015, 12:21 PM IST

Infant dies after Bilawal Bhutto's security stops family's entry to hospital

A 10-month old baby girl died after her family was denied entry to Civil hospital due to security measures taken for the arrival of Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Dec 24, 2015, 13:30 PM IST

Hindus in Pakistan to pay respect to Prophet Muhammad, promote Islam as peaceful religion

Members of Hindu minority in Pakistan's Peshawar region have come forward to promote interfaith harmony by holding a conference on December 24 wherein they will pay respects to Prophet Muhammad and spread a message that Islam is a peaceful religion.

Dec 20, 2015, 14:20 PM IST

Pakistan suffered most from terrorism, no religion allows killing innocents: Abdul Basit

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Wednesday said that perhaps no other nation in the world has suffered as much as Pakistan did due to terrorism.

Dec 16, 2015, 15:15 PM IST

Army Public School massacre a defining moment: Pakistani daily

Last year's massacre of 144 people, including 122 students, at the Army Public School at Peshawar is a defining moment in Pakistan's war against terrorism, said a leading daily that sought abandoning "a long-held triumphalist narrative that makes a virtue of rigid dogma and faith-based persecution".

Dec 16, 2015, 13:54 PM IST