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  'Karachi Mohajirs' demand 'azadi' from oppression by Punjabi-dominated Pakistan military

  World | July 26, 2016 13:17 IST

  While Pakistan sheds crocodile tears over the recent incidents of violence in Kashmir in the aftermath of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani’s killing on one hand, the ‘Mohajirs’ of Karachi are demanding liberation from what they call state oppression by P

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  Pak to soon begin work at Chinese reactor-backed K-3 unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant

  World | June 01, 2016 15:26 IST

  Pakistan is all set to begin construction work on the third unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant. The unit will be developed using a reactor by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

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  2 minority Shia Muslims shot dead in Karachi

  World | May 27, 2016 7:42 IST

  Karachi: Two members of the minority Shia Muslim community have been shot dead by unidentified men while one remained critically injured in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, police said. "Two unidentified men on a motorcycle

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  Human rights activist Khurram Zaki killed in Karachi gun attack

  World | May 08, 2016 7:25 IST

  Krachi: Akram Zaki, a social media campaigner and human rights activist known for his strong stance against religious extremism in Pakistan was killed by unknown assailants in the country's financial capital of Karachi. Zakir,

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  Seven policemen escorting polio team killed in Pakistan

  World | April 20, 2016 17:49 IST

  Islamabad: At least seven policemen, deployed to guard polio-eradication teams, were killed when gunmen fired at them in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, officials said. Feroze Shah, deputy Inspector General Police, said

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  Arvind Kejriwal accepts Karachi Literature Festival 2017 invite

  Politics | March 05, 2016 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Saturday accepted an invitation to attend the Karachi Literature Festival 2017.During an event 'The Coalition Conference' held here at the Talkatora Stadium when Karachi Literature Festival

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  Karachi Literature Fest: After Anupam Kher, Nandita Das withdraws participation

  India | February 05, 2016 13:26 IST

  New Delhi: Following Anupam Kher's exit from the Karachi Literature Festival, the activist and actor Nandita Das declared that she will not be in attendance at the event, slated to begin from February 5, due

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  Drumbeats roll! 60 Hindu couples tie knot at mass wedding in Pakistan

  World | January 26, 2016 22:32 IST

  Karachi: A one-of-its-kind mass wedding ceremony concluded on Sunday with around 60 Hindu couples tying the knot at the YMCS Lawns in Karachi, Pakistan, leaving the parents of the couples overjoyed.Keeping in view the inability

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  When religion was a 'personal' affair in Pakistan

  World | January 14, 2016 12:55 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistan today is known to be a fairly conservative country, but the scenario was quite different in its younger days. Muhammad Ali Jinnah's famous speech in 1947 paints the picture of a radically

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  Video Recording: Dawood Ibrahim telephones Indian police to surrender himself

  Blah | November 17, 2015 13:51 IST

  New Delhi: Arresting Dawood Ibrahim (leader of D-Company) continues to be an uphill task for the Indian government. As per reports, he is believed to be living a luxurious life in Pakistan but finding his

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  'Huge transaction made from account of accused in 26/11 case'

  World | October 28, 2015 20:23 IST

  Islamabad: A "huge" transaction was made from the account of one of the seven accused in the 2008 Mumbai attack case, a banker today told a Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial.The banker, a Customs

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  AIIMS doctors to take Geeta's DNA samples to identify parents

  India | October 26, 2015 16:02 IST

  New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has deputed two doctors to collect the DNA samples of 23-year-old Geeta, who has returned toIndia from Karachi almost after 15 years, to determine her

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  Situation in Karachi very volatile, top MQM leader tells US

  World | October 17, 2015 12:18 IST

  Washington: Ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's US visit next week, the MQM has appealed to the American government to impress upon the Pakistani leadership particularly security forces not to target its members in Karachi

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  Kashmir will never belong to Pakistan: Farooq Abdullah

  Politics | September 19, 2015 13:26 IST

  London: National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has rejected the notion that the threat of a nuclear war would solve the Kashmir issue, asserting that the region would never

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  Bihar Assembly Polls' dates announced, Dearness allowance hiked by 6 per cent: Top 5 News Headlines

  India | September 11, 2015 22:26 IST

  Lalu-Nitish alliance surges ahead of BJP-led combine in India TV-CVoter poll in BiharNew Delhi: The grand alliance forged by RJD, Janata Dal(U) and Congress in Bihar is  projected to win within a range of 116-132

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  Militants kill one engineer in pre-dawn Pakistan airport attack

  World | August 30, 2015 14:45 IST

  Karachi: Heavily armed militants today attacked an airport and its radar system in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province, killing one aviation engineer while kidnapping the manager of the airport.  A group of around 12 motorbike-borne militants

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  Pakistani forces kill over 1,000 terrorists in 9 months

  World | August 25, 2015 5:37 IST

  Islamabad:  Pakistani security forces have killed 1,114 terrorists since the launch of an anti-terror campaign following the deadly December 16 attack on an army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said

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  Dawood has nine residences in Pak; 1 near Bilawal Bhutto's home

  India | August 23, 2015 9:27 IST

  New Delhi: Dawood Ibrahim has nine residences in Pakistan, including one bought near the house of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, two years ago, and has three Pakistani passports which

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  Pakistan arrests Taliban militants; foils terror attack on Independence Day

  World | August 12, 2015 15:00 IST

  Islamabad :  Pakistan army on Wednesday said it has arrested top Taliban militants and foiled their plan to carry out a major terrorist attack to sabotage Independence Day celebrations in the southern port city of

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  Pakistan police arrest man in Wasim Akram shooting incident

  Cricket | August 08, 2015 13:56 IST

  Karachi: Pakistani police has arrested a man in connection with the road rage incident in which an unidentified person opened fire at cricket legend Wasim Akram. “The police have detained one suspect after raid on his