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Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her ancestral home in Rawalpindi

Pakistan among top 10 countries in world where killers of journalists went free: Report

Pakistan has been a mainstay on index since its inception in 2008, Geo News reported. Somalia remains the world's worst country for unsolved killings of journalists, according to CPJ's annual Global Impunity Index.

Pakistan: 25 injured in explosion at busy market in Rawalpindi

At least 25 people were injured in an explosion in a busy market near a police station in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi on Sunday, officials said.

Pakistan shift T20Is against Zimbabwe to Rawalpindi due to poor air quality in Lahore

The three T20Is, which were earlier scheduled at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, will now be held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on November 7, 8 and 10.

1st Test: Day 4 washed out in Rawalpindi as rain continues to play spoilsport

Both Pakistan and Sri Lankan teams stayed in their hotel and only match officials came to the ground on Saturday to witness the gloomy weather conditions.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka 282/6 at stumps on Day 3 in Rawalpindi

Overnight showers and bad light meant that just over five overs were possible on day three in Rawalpindi between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Masood Azhar among 10 injured in blast at Pakistan hospital, no official confirmation; Twitter reacts

Human rights worker from Quetta, MiaKhail has posted a video on Twitter, which shows thick smoke rising from the hospital. 

Former Pak Governor's assassin hanged, Islamists hold protests

Islamabad: Pakistan today executed former police commando Mumtaz Qadri, who brutally assassinated former liberal Punjab governor Salman Taseer for seeking reforms in the country's controversial blasphemy laws, triggering nation-wide protests by Islamists who called it a

Pakistan, Russia sign landmark defence deal

Islamabad:  Pakistan and Russia signed a landmark defence deal that includes the sale of four Mi-35 'Hind E' attack helicopters to Pakistan."The agreement was signed by top defence officials from Pakistan and Russia in Rawalpindi

None should dare cast evil eye on Pak: Army Chief

Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif on Wednesday took serious note of Indian "hostile rhetoric" and pledged to foil any "evil" design against the country.Sharif made the remarks while chairing the Formation Commanders Conference in

Pak hangs 4 convicts; delays controversial execution of youth

Islamabad:Pakistan today hanged four deathrow prisoners, including two brothers, while postponed theexecution of a man whose family alleged he was 14 at the timeof crime and his confession was extracted through torture.Three prisoners were executed

Former Pakistani Air Force man hanged

Islamabad: A former Pakistan Air Force chief technician, convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Pervez Musharraf, has been executed, a media report said Saturday.Khalid Mehmood was executed in Rawalpindi's Central Jail Friday night,

Pakistan's first polio campaign of 2015 cancelled

 Islamabad: Pakistan's first polio campaign of 2015, which was scheduled to be held from Monday, has been cancelled due to security reasons.The anti-polio drive was to begin in some areas of the Rawalpindi district, the

Teachers banned from using cellphones in Rawalpindi

Islamabad: School teachers in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city have been prohibited to use cellphones during working hours, a media report said on Monday.To ensure implementation of the ban, principals have been directed to collect mobile phones

3 killed, 14 injured in blast outside Imambargah in Pakistan

Islamabad: At least three persons, including a sub-inspector, were yesterday killed and another 14 injured critically in a suicide blast outside an Imambargah in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.The blast took place in the

New Pak Army Chief Gen Sharif takes over

Rawalpindi: Pakistan's new Army chief General Raheel Sharif took charge today at a ceremony held here.  Outgoing army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani passed on the command stick to him.  The ceremony at General Headquarters

28 involved in sectarian violence in Rawalpindi identified

Lahore: Pakistani authorities today claimed they had identified 28 people involved in the recent sectarian clashes in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that claimed 11 lives.“We have identified 28 people through video footage who were

3 killed in fresh sectarian violence in NW Pakistan

Islamabad: Curfew was imposed in two cities of northwest Pakistan today after three persons died in an exchange of fire as sectarian tensions spread to the region days after clashes rocked the garrison city of