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  Arrested key 26/11 handler Abu Jundal set up control room in Karachi

  India | June 26, 2012 19:48 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 26: The arrested key handler of terrorists who struck Mumbai in 2008 has told investigators he had set up the control room in Karachi for giving instructions to the 10 Pakistani gunmen

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  Mausoleum to be constructed in memory of Mehdi Hassan

  Bollywood | June 19, 2012 8:22 IST

  New Delhi: In memory of India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan who passed away this week, a 2000 square yards mausoleum is being constructed in north of Karachi.  The 84-year-old died following multiple organ failure in

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  Victims of Pak air crash buried

  World | April 22, 2012 21:30 IST

  Islamabad, Apr 22: People across Pakistan buried victims of an airline crash that killed 127 people as authorities announced today that aircraft and pilots of all private airlines would have to undergo fresh tests following

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  Indian Poets Escape Gunmen Attack In Karachi 'Mushaira'

  World | March 30, 2012 7:39 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 27: Indian poets Manzar Bhopali and Iqbal Ashar were among those who had a narrow escape when unidentified gunmen attacked a ‘mushaira' in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, one of the

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  1,500-yr-old Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple In Karachi Being Renovated

  World | February 20, 2012 14:41 IST

  Islamabad, Feb 20 : One of the oldest Hindu temples in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi is being renovated after a legal battle to evict encroachers and a long campaign to raise funds for

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  10 Injured In Karachi Cinema Hall Blast

  World | November 21, 2011 8:29 IST

  Karachi, Nov 21: At least 10 people were injured when a bomb went off inside a cinema hall in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi on Sunday, police and rescue service officials said.The explosive device was planted

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  Emergency At Pak Nuclear Reactor

  World | October 20, 2011 21:52 IST

  Karachi, Oct 20: A seven-hour emergency was declared at a key nuclear power plant in Pakistani city of Karachi after heavy water leaked from a feeder pipe of the reactor but no one was affected

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  12 Killed In Karachi, Peshawar Attacks

  World | September 20, 2011 9:15 IST

  Karachi/Islamabad, Sept 20: At least 12 people, including two women and a child were killed in a Taliban suicide car bombing in Karachi targeting a senior Pakistani counter-terrorism official and an explosion at a music

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  Pakistan Warns Of Plot To Free Osama's Wives

  World | September 10, 2011 13:40 IST

  Karachi, Sept 10: Pakistan is warning that the Taliban are plotting to secure the freedom of Osama bin Laden's wives and children by kidnapping a high-ranking government official and then offering to exchange him or

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  Gunmen Ambush Police Van In Karachi; 4 Personnel Shot Dead

  World | August 20, 2011 11:34 IST

  Karachi, Aug 20:   Four elite police commandos were killed and around 35 others injured when their van was ambushed by unidentified gunmen in a troubled area of this Pakistani port city which has witnessed 70

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  Pak Ranger Gets Death Sentence For Killing Youth In Karachi

  World | August 12, 2011 17:03 IST

  Karachi, Aug 12: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced to death a Pak Ranger trooper who shot and killed an unarmed youth as he was begging for mercy -- an incident that was caught on

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  Shoot-At-Sight Orders In Karachi, 88 Dead

  World | July 08, 2011 18:56 IST

  Karachi, Jul 8: Pakistani authorities today issued shoot-at-sight orders and ordered deployment of 1,000 additional paramilitary troops in Karachi as vicious violence continued to paralyse the country's financial capital, leaving nearly 90 people dead in

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  MV Suez Crew Expected To Reach Karachi In 3 Days Time

  World | June 20, 2011 13:54 IST

  Islamabad/Karachi, Jun 20: MV Suez's 22-member crew, including six Indians, who were freed by Somali pirates after the payment of ransom, are expected to reach Karachi in a naval vessel by Wednesday or Thursday, a

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  India Must Take Karachi Naval Base Attack Seriously, Says Advani

  Politics | May 26, 2011 19:33 IST

  New Delhi, May 26: Expressing  concern over the recent attack on Karachi  naval air  base,  BJP leader L K Advani today said India should take serious note of the incident which raises questions whether terrorist

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  Pak Navy Partially Blinded Because Of Loss Of 2 Orions

  World | May 25, 2011 16:20 IST

  Lahore, May 25: The Pakistan Navy stands partially blinded till December this year after the destruction of two Orions (P-3C) at the PNS Mehran base in Karachi on Sunday night, reports the Pakistan daily The

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  Pak Fears US Or UN May Takeover Its Nuke Sites: Report

  World | May 24, 2011 17:04 IST

  Islamabad, May 24: Alarm bells have started ringing in Pakistan's security establishment with the latest terrorist attack at the PNS Mehran in Karachi, with many fearing that as part of any so-called “Great game”, a

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  India Worried About Terrorist's Access To Pak N-Assets

  India | May 24, 2011 17:03 IST

  New Delhi, May 24: As details emerge about the terrorist attack on the naval air base in Karachi, India is worried that Pakistan is losing its “internal coherence”, reports Indian Express. The report quoting a top

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  Militants Had Brought Dry Fruits To Prolong Attacks At Karachi Naval Base

  World | May 24, 2011 14:52 IST

  Karachi, May 24 : The militants who had launched a most audacious attack on the Pakistan Navy`s aviation base, PNS Mehran, on Sunday night, had come prepared for a long haul as security officials found

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  India Steps Up Vigil After Karachi Naval Base Attack

  India | May 23, 2011 22:06 IST

  New Delhi, May 23: India today expressed sadness over the loss of lives in the terror attack in Karachi and said vigil has to be stepped up in this country for which an advisory has

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  Taliban Siege Of Pak's Mehran Air Base Ends; 14 Killed

  World | May 23, 2011 20:18 IST

  Karachi, May 23: Taliban's 16-hour brazen siege of Pakistan Navy's key Mehran airbase here came to an end after the elite commandos backed by hundreds of paramilitary personnel and helicopters shot dead four heavily armed