Author: INP - Independent News Pakistan (INP - Independent News Pakistan)

BANNU: At least two people died and three others were injured when armed men opened fire at a vehicle to settle the old enmity here on Wednesday. Police said that armed men of rival group ambushed a vehicle of opponents in Ghoriwala locality of district Bannu killing two people on the spot and leaving three...

NOWSHERO: Two including husband and wife were scorched due to fire in a house here on Wednesday. Police said that fire erupted in a house due to gas leakage from heater in Sheedo area of district Nowshera. The fire spread rapidly and engulfed entire house within few minutes. Fire tenders and local volunteers through joint...

ISLAMABAD: Two passengers involved in a murder case whose names were put in the Exit Control List (ECL) landed at Benazir Bhutto International Airport from Muscat were taken into custody by federal investigation agency (FIA) here on Wednesday. Arrested suspects Abdul Rauf and Ayub Butt belonged to Punjab city of Bhauddin and a murder case...

SHEIKHUPURA: Seven terrorists of banned organizations were killed in an alleged police encounter at Sharaqpur Road in Sheikhupura late Tuesday night. According to Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), at least 12 terrorists belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were on their way to Sharqpur when an exchange of fire took place with them. Seven...

GWADAR: Three people of a same family including father and son were killed and two others injured in a cylinder blast near Gwadar on Wednesday. According to police sources, one of the family member lit matchstick to turn on a stove for preparing breakfast, causing gas cylinder to blow off due to the leakage leaving...

QUETTA: At least three persons of Murree tribe were shot dead and four others injured in firing incident here on Wednesday. According to police sources, some unidentified armed men entered into house of Murree tribal leader Mozai and opened fire at the family member, killing tribal leader and his two sons on the spot and...

LONDON: The London Metropolitan Police has handed back Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s passport which the law enforcement agency had taken under its custody earlier during the investigation of a money laundering case in which Hussain has been implicated. According to the MQM Spokesperson, the passport has been returned while the MQM leader...

CHARSADDA: A platoon of Frontier Corps (FC) on Wednesday taken charge as guard of Bacha Khan University (BKU) which had reopened on Monday after 26 days aftermath of terror attack that claimed at least 21 lives. Administration has gained services of the Frontier Corps to better construct a foolproof security plan for future. The contingent...

NEW DELHI: A 12-member team of the Indian Army is participating in the “Cobra Gold” multilateral exercises being hosted by Thailand, along with its counterparts from China and Pakistan. India has been invited to the exercises as an “observer plus” country. This is in keeping with the recent trend of India’s increasing regional interoperability with...

WASHINGTON: The Obama Administration’s decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan should not be a cause of concern for India as the regional security situation was taken into account at the time of sale, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “We don’t think it should cause concern for India,” said Peter Cook, Pentagon press secretary,...