17 children among 37 martyred in Pindi attack
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RAWALPINDI: Thirty-seven people including 17 children, 10 civilians, 10 Army personnel embraced shahadat when terrorists attacked a mosque in Parade Lane, Rawalpindi, Saddar Friday.
According to ISPR, reportedly 4 terrorists approached a mosque inside officers residential colony in Parade Lane, Rawalpindi Saddar and hurled grenades on Namazies followed by indiscriminate firing. Meanwhile two suicide bombers entered the...
Masked men attack German police stations
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BERLIN: Unknown masked men have attacked police stations in Germany’s capital city of Berlin and Hamburg.
Windows at a Hamburg police station were smashed and one police car was set alight while another had its windows smashed.
Molotov cocktails and paint bombs were thrown a federal police office in Berlin. However, there have been no reports of any injuries.
The motive for the attacks is unknown although officers...
Karachi bound Karakoram Express derails
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NAWABSHSH: Karakoram Express heading to Karachi from Lahore derailed here at Lundo Railway Station on Friday. Fortunately, the incident caused no casualties.
A relief train was summoned which started removing the derailed bogies. Unfortunately, during the rescue operation a hook of the relief train’s crane broke and a bogie fell down over people standing near the site of incident.
Two men, Muhammad Hanif Rajput and...
16 children among 40 martyred in Pindi mosque attack
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RAWALPINDI: At least 40 people have been martyred, including 16 children, and over 80 others injured in a terrorist attack at Parade Lane mosque in Rawalpindi.
DG ISPR has put the death toll to 35 including six officers, three policemen and 16 children. While four terrorists were also killed in the retaliatory attacks.
The fire and hand grenade attack in Rawalpindi mosque left 40 people martyred and 83 others injured,...
Spain plays Czechs in Davis Cup final today
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BARCELONA: After four straight defeats, Rafael Nadal returns to his favorite clay surface when he plays Tomas Berdych in the opening match of the Davis Cup final on Friday as Spain bids to retain its title against the Czech Republic.
Nadal, a four-time French Open champion, is looking forward to returning to the surface after failing to win a set during three straight defeats at the ATP World Tour Finals in London last...
Bravo’s ton lifts West Indies to 336-6 in Adelaide Test
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ADELAIDE: West Indies middle order batsmen Dwayne Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul steered their team to a respectable total on the opening day of the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
Bravo posted his third Test century before falling for 104, while Chanderpaul scored 62 runs.
Both added 116 runs for the fourth wicket, which steadied the visitors from an uncertain 84 for three to 336 for six at stumps...
National Women Hockey C’ship from Dec 6
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LAHORE: The 25 th National Womeen Hockey Championship will begin from December 6 here at the National Hockey Stadium where WAPDA will defend its title.
In all, 19 teams will participate in the championship.
The preliminary round of the event will be played up to December 10 while the final round will be held from December 11 to 18.
Pakistan Army is not taking part in the championship.
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Terrorists out to destabilise country: Rehman Malik
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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said the terrorists are hell bent on destabilizing the country, and urged the Ulema to come together and declare a Fatwa against these terrorists.
Talking to media following the suicide attack in Rawalpindi Parade Lane mosque, the Interior Minister strongly condemned the incident, saying the terrorists are carrying out their activities on the dictates of enemies.
“Islam...
UK sailors released by Iran return to Britain
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LONDON: A group of yachtsmen held briefly by Iran after their boat crossed into Iranian waters returned to Britain on Friday.
Smiling and looking relaxed, Oliver Smith, Oliver Young, SamUsher and Luke Porter arrived at London’’s Heathrow Airport after a six-hour flight from Dubai. A fifth man, David Bloomer, a Bahrain-based radio journalist, did not join the men on their return flight.
Asked what he planned...
Int’l palm oil rate climbs to six-month high
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KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil climbed to the highest level in six months after analysts predicted prices may increase 20 percent in the first half of next year as drought disrupts supplies and demand grows in China and India, the biggest users.
The cooking oil advanced 3.4 percent to 2,562 ringgit ($758) a metric ton, the highest price since June 4. Prices may soar to 3,000 ringgit a ton by March, said Dorab Mistry, director...
Strike observed in parts of Karachi on JSQM ‘s call
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KARACHI: In response to the strike call of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) in Sindh, shops and trade activities remained suspended in some parts of Karachi.
While three vehicles were also set ablaze by unknown armed men. The JSQM had given a strike call for its missing vice chairmn Akash Malah. As a result, shops and business activities remained suspended in Gulistan-e-Johar, Safora Goth, Sachal and University Road.
In...
R’pindi blast casts shadow on KSE trade
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KARACHI: The local equities market witnessed volatility on Friday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index depleted by 87 points to close at 9,009.
The stock market opened with positive numbers on screens but the deadly blast in Rawalpindi led the Index into the red zone. However, the Index sustained the level of over 9,000 points.
The trade volume stood at 100 million shares.
DS Industries was today’s star performer in terms...
Hoti calls Kayani, expresses grief on Pindi attack
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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister of NWFP, Amir Haider Hoti, has called Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to express his grief over Rawalpindi’s tragedy, which left almost 40 people dead.
The chief minister established contact with General Kayani on phone and expressed his shock. He said that loss of lives of security men was loss for the whole nation.
Hoti said that the whole nation stands by the army in its efforts...
Naheed criticizes PM for terming Mehsud BB’s killer
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LAHORE: Former Secretary of slain PPP leader Benazir Bhutto, Naheed Khan, has said that Prime Minister’s statement of declaring Baitullah Mehsud as Benazir’s killer is not correct.
Speaking at a ceremony here on Friday, she regretted that the government could not unmask the killers of Benazir Bhutto despite being two years in the office.
PPP senior leader Safdar Abbasi said that the ministers, who got benefited...
Terrorists’ elimination is inevitable: Asfandyar
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PESHAWAR: Awami Nation Party’s President Asfandyar Wali Khan has strongly denounced the Parade Line Mosque suicide attack in Rawalpindi.
In a statement issued here on Friday, he termed today’s suicide attack against Islam. Even places of worships are not safe from the terrorists, he said.
ANP chief said that elimination of the terrorists’ network is inevitable for the security of country. The terrorists would...
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