Indian-origin man in Malaysia shot dead
bySingapore, May 11 (IANS) An Indian-origin man was shot dead in Alor Setar, the capital of the Malaysian state of Kedah. M. Nagenthiran, 30,…
Crime
Eight injured in Peshawar blast
byIslamabad, May 11 (IANS) Eight people were injured in a bombing that targeted female voters at a polling station in Pakistan’s Peshawar city, police…
10 die in bombing near Karachi polling station
byIslamabad, May 11 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured Saturday in a huge explosion that tore through a group of…
Gunmen kill imam in Jammu and Kashmir village
bySrinagar: Unidentified gunmen killed the imam (priest) of a south Kashmir mosque late yesterday night, police here said. “Unidentified gunmen shot at Mudasir Ahmad Mir,…
10 die in Karachi bombing
byIslamabad, May 11 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured Saturday in a massive explosion close to a polling station in…
Pakistanis brave terror threat, turn up to vote
byIslamabad: Pakistanis braved Taliban threats to turn up at polling stations today to decide the fate of 23,000 candidates, marking a democratic transition from…
Guatemala’s ex-dictator gets 80 years in jail
byGuatemala City, May 11 (IANS/EFE) Guatemala’s former strongman Efrain Rios Montt was convicted Friday of genocide and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 80…
Vote for Pakistan: Malala Yousufzai
byIslamabad, May 11 (IANS) One vote can change Pakistan’s future and “it’s our right”, teen activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head…
75,000 soldiers deployed for Pakistan polls
byIslamabad, May 11 (IANS) As many as 75,000 soldiers stood guard across Pakistan as polling began Saturday. Security cameras had been installed where necessary,…
Voting begins in Pakistan
byMillions of Pakistanis are expected to cast their ballot to decide the fate of over 23,000 candidates in National Assembly and provincial assembly seats….