DI Khan police arrests man for Swat girl's flogging incidentOctober 4th, 2009 LAHORE - The Dera Ismail Khan police has arrested a man named Amin alias Chota Aftab, for playing a prominent role in the public flogging of a girl in Swat earlier this year. Nine persons including Amin were arrested a few days ago in DI Khan while they were trying to escape to Karachi, The Daily Times reported.
Pak won't allow US drones strike in Balochistan : KayaniSeptember 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said Islamabad would not allow US drones to carry out strikes in Balochistan. Kayani, who was attending the 28th Tripartite Commission, which consists of senior military representatives from Pakistan and Afghanistan, told the military leaders that Pakistan does not support the US view regarding the targeting of militants inside Pakistan's boundary.
Pakistan denies border firingSeptember 11th, 2009 LAHORE/AMRITSAR - Tension prevailed at the Pakistan-India border after loud explosions were heard on the Indian side near the Attari-Wagah check post. However, Pakistan denied Saturday that its forces were responsible for the blasts.
Australia considers procedural changes after soldiers shoot 2 Afghan policeAugust 28th, 2009 Australia mulls changes after 2 Afghan police shotCANBERRA, Australia — The Defense Department will consider changing check point procedures in Afghanistan after Australian soldiers shot two Afghan police officers, one fatally, an army general said Friday. An internal inquiry into the shootings on Aug.
Pak denies Mullah Omar, Taliban central council operating from BalochistanAugust 24th, 2009 LAHORE - Rejecting foreign media reports that Taliban supreme commander Mullah Omar and the central council of the terrorist organisation were present in Balochistan, Frontier Corps Balochistan Inspector General (IG) Major General Saleem Nawaz has said that they are not functioning from Quetta. Major General Nawaz rejected the claims that the Taliban were operating from Quetta, calling the reports as "baseless".
One foreign telephone call is enough to frighten our politicians: PML-QAugust 23rd, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Syed has criticized the PPP Government for allowing foreign powers to interfere in the country's internal affairs. Syed said the situation has worsened to such an extent that now political leaders are afraid of 'foreign telephone calls'.
Lack of direction, communication cited among US agencies handling Afghanistan reconstructionJuly 30th, 2009 Problems plague rebuilding of war-torn AfghanistanWASHINGTON — U.S. agencies handling reconstruction work in Afghanistan lack direction and communication, problems that risk wasting U.S.
PCB mulls organizing T20 match with India, Sri Lanka for Swat displacedMay 26th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling over a proposal to organize an exhibition Twenty20 match against India or Sri Lanka to raise funds for thousands of people displaced in Swat due to the military operation. The PCB has already approached the International Cricket Council (ICC) with its proposal of hosting the fund raiser game on the sidelines of the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in England in June.
West Bengal hooch toll rises to eightMay 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - The toll in the hooch tragedy in West Bengal's East Midnapore district has risen to eight while 23 others are battling for their life in hospitals, police said Tuesday. 'These eight people died either in the Tamluk hospital or in Kolkata's S.S.K.M.
Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMTApril 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMTQINGDAO, China — A future Chinese aircraft carrier may worry neighboring navies because Beijing has not specified what role the warship would play in the region, the U.S.
Security along India-Bangladesh border strengthenedApril 7th, 2009 FULBARI - Authorities in Siliguri have taken all possible measures to foil any untoward incident in the state in the wake of the upcoming general elections. The measure has been taken following the heightened concerns of the authorities fearing possible militant attacks during the election.
Kochi on terror alert after intelligence inputsMarch 30th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kochi, Kerala's commercial hub, was on alert after intelligence reports indicated that a terror gang was possibly heading towards the city, a police official said Monday. Inspector General of Police Arun Kumar Sinha, however, denied media reports that it was a gang of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and that they had arrived on the coast near Shertallai, near Alappuzha, and were heading towards Kochi.
Two Maoists arrested with weapons in West BengalMarch 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - Two suspected Maoist rebels were arrested from a village in West Bengal's Nadia district Friday, the police said. 'Acting on a tip-off, we arrested two Maoist rebels - Sheikh Firdaus and Safikul - from Ghojadanga village near the Indo-Bangladesh border,' state police Inspector General (Law and Order) Raj Kanojia told IANS here.
Maoists attack railway station in OrissaFebruary 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist guerrillas Saturday attacked a railway station and blew up its building in Orissa's Sundergarh district, police said. Nearly 100 rebels attacked the Bhalulata railway station, asked three employees to vacate the building and blew it up with explosives, Inspector General of Police Pranabindu Acharya told IANS.
Special team to probe Pakistan journalist's killingFebruary 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A special police team has been formed to probe the killing of Pakistani journalist Musa Khankhel while he was reporting on a peace deal brokered with the Taliban in the restive Swat Valley. Frontier Police Deputy Inspector General Malakand Shaukat Hayat will supervise the team, formed on the directive of Inspector General of Police Malik Naveed.
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