Peshawar
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Centre's alert to states on possible terror attacks
India | Dec 17, 2014, 07:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre today alerted the states in the wake of Peshawar school massacre to the heightened possibility of terror attacks ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India next month.In a country-wide
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Pak PM Nawaz Sharif announces national plan to combat terrorism
World | Dec 17, 2014, 06:37 PM ISTPeshawar: Vowing not to show any distinction between good or bad Taliban, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today announced that Pakistan will have a national plan within a week to combat militancy, a day after 148
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Manoj Bajpayee observes two-minutes silence for Peshawar attack victims with 'Duronto' unit
Bollywood | Dec 17, 2014, 06:55 PM ISTMumbai: The film unit of "Duronto", starring National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, observed two-minutes silence in memory of children who lost their lives in a Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city."Film unit
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Shah Rukh, Aamir still in shock, mourn for Peshawar attack victims
Bollywood | Dec 17, 2014, 06:52 PM ISTMumbai: A day after 132 children were brutally killed in a gruesome Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city, Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan are still in shock and
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Pakistan school Attack: Death toll climbs to 148
World | Dec 17, 2014, 12:48 PM ISTIslamabad: Children were the majority of the 148 people killed Tuesday in a Taliban attack on a school run by the Pakistani army in the northwestern city of Peshawar, near the border with Afghanistan.The fatalities
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Lok Sabha observes brief silence for Peshawar school attack victims
National | Dec 17, 2014, 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Lok Sabha Wednesday observed a brief silence in memory of those who lost their lives in a Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city Tuesday.As soon as the house assembled
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Pakistan mourns as parents bury children killed in Peshawar school attack
World | Dec 17, 2014, 05:38 PM ISTPeshawar: Pakistan is mourning as the nation buried 141 people, most of them children, killed in a Taliban attack on a military-run school in the country's northwest.A three-day official mourning period started Wednesday, a day
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US in touch with Pakistan to offer assistance after attack
World | Dec 17, 2014, 09:31 AM ISTWashington: The US is in touch with Pakistani authorities to offer assistance in the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack on a Peshawar school that killed 151 people, the White House said on Tuesday."The depraved
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Peshawar school attack: Terrorists made no demands, carried sufficient ration
World | Dec 17, 2014, 09:06 AM ISTIslamabad: Tehrik-i-Taliban, the terrorist outfit that mercilessly massacred approximately 132 children in Peshawar made no demands and started killing children as soon as they entered the building, according to a Pakistan military spokesperson.”They didn't take
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Britain condemns Pakistan school attack
World | Dec 17, 2014, 06:24 AM ISTLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday condemned the attack on a school in Pakistan which reportedly killed more than 130 people, mostly children.The deadly attack took place on Tuesday morning when a group
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PM Modi speaks to Sharif, says India stands firmly with Pak in fight against terror
National | Dec 16, 2014, 11:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight spoke to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif offering his “deepest condolences” on the dastardly terror attack at a school in Peshawar and said India stands firmly with his
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#Peshawarattack: Black day for humanity, tweets Bollywood
Bollywood | Dec 16, 2014, 04:56 PM ISTMumbai: Heartbroken and helpless, celebrities from the Hindi film industry condemned the attack on innocent school children in Peshawar, saying it's a "sad", "sick" and "black" day for the human race.As many as 84 children
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India strongly condemns Peshawar school attack
India | Dec 16, 2014, 04:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today strongly condemned the barbaric attack on a school in Peshawar in which at least 124 children were killed, saying there is never a justification for terrorism."No words will capture the feeling
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Home Minister condemns terror attack in Peshawar school
National | Dec 16, 2014, 03:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today condemned terrorist strike at a school in Pakistan saying the inhuman attack exposes the real face of terrorism. “I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on a school at
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Peshawar school siege ends, 132 children among 141 killed, all militants dead
World | Dec 27, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTPeshawar: After a 9 hour gun battle, the Peshwar school siege has finally come to en end, according to Pakistan police.The police has claimed that all 6 terrorists have been killed at least 141 people,
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Residents of Malala's home district celebrate her triumph
World | Dec 11, 2014, 11:05 AM ISTPeshawar: Hundreds of people in Swat, the picturesque home district of Malala Yusafzai, today lauded the teenage global icon and peace activist for jointly winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year.Students from various schools and
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Indian vegetables flood Peshawar market
World | Dec 09, 2014, 03:00 PM ISTPeshawar (Pakistan): Vegetables from India have flooded local markets in this northwestern Pakistani city, giving relief to the common man by helping in slashing of prices by nearly half.Peas and Tomatoes from India have reached
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13 killed by blasts in cinema hall in Peshawar
World | Feb 12, 2014, 07:32 AM ISTPeshawar: 13 people were killed and 20 more injured, many of them critically, when three grenades were yesterday lobbed into a cinema hall in this restive northwestern Pakistani city, the second such attack in a
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Suicide blast near Imambargah kills eight, injures 42 in Peshawar
World | Feb 05, 2014, 10:00 AM ISTIslamabad: At least eight people were killed and 40 injured, including children and women, in a suicide bomb attack here on Tuesday, Geo News reported. According to police, the incident occurred Qissa Khawani Bazaar near
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9 killed in blast at religious centre in northwest Pakistan
World | Jan 16, 2014, 11:55 PM ISTPeshawar: At least nine persons, including two children, were killed and nearly 70 injured in a major blast at a proselytising centre in Pakistan's restive northwest today.The explosion ripped through the “Tableeghi Markaz” in Bashirabad