News Source: The New York Times
| 29 days ago
Pakistan Schools all over Pakistan were shut down Wednesday, a day after two suicide attackers struck an Islamic university in Islamabad, the capital, setting off a wave of shock and panic across the country. The suicide attacks on Tuesday ripped...
News Source: The independent
| 29 days ago
Pakistan shut all educational institutions yesterday after two suicide bombings at a university, showing the power of militants to disrupt everyday life as they fight back against a major army offensive in the north-west. On Tuesday bombers struck...
News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
| 29 days ago
Pakistan's schools closed their doors Wednesday, a day after bombings at an Islamabad university, amid warnings of more attacks on a wider range of targets around the country. The recent spate of attacks in Pakistani cities has come as the army...
News Source: The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
| about 1 month ago
As ground troops pressed their offensive in a remote tribal region, police in cities went on heightened alert against yet more attacks from al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists in which 185 people have died so far this month. Pakistan shut schools and...
News Source: Sify News
| about 1 month ago
Soldiers fought for control of the Pakistani Taliban chief's hometown Wednesday, pressing forward with a major offensive targeting an insurgent stronghold along the Afghan border, authorities said. The battle raged as intelligence officials said...
News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 month ago
Helicopter gunships and ground troops in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region continued to attack militant strongholds for a fifth day on Wednesday. News reports quoting intelligence officials say troops and artillery fire have been targeting...