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Suspected robber killed, policeman injured in Islamabad encounter

ISLAMABAD: A suspected robber was killed while a policeman was injured in an encounter in the capital on Sunday night, police said. Another suspect, however, managed to escape

A long march for Imran’s release

Thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have started a long march to Islamabad to demand his release, his party said, amid deep divisions with the Pakistani leadership.

Court extends interim pre-arrest bail of woman in Azeri woman rape case

LAHORE: A sessions court on Monday extended the interim pre-arrest bail of a female suspect in the alleged gang-rape case of an Azeri woman.

Four injured Pakistanis return to Karachi with remains of three colleagues killed in tanker recovery

KARACHI: The four Pakistanis who were injured during a security operation to recover a hijacked oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, along with the remains of three others who lost their lives in the episode, have departed Addis Ababa and are expected to reach Karachi Sunday evening.

Asian Games - Superb India retain Asian Games cricket and hockey titles in grand style as Kim lands golf gold and military reprieve

India win back-to-back men's cricket and hockey gold medals as South Korean Kim gets exemption from military service and hosts Japan finish with record medal haul.

Indian border guards kill two on border with Pakistan, raising tensions

LAHORE, Pakistan: Indian border guards shot and killed two Pakistani nationals near the border in the eastern part of Punjab province Friday (Oct 2), Pakistani and Indian media reported, raising tensions between the two neighbours a year and a half after they stepped back from the brink of war in disputed Kashmir.

Anwar, Shehbaz discuss regional developments, Malaysia-Pakistan relations

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held a telephone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to exchange views on regional developments and Malaysia-Pakistan bilateral relations.

Pakistan says three nationals died in operation to free tanker off Somalia

HYDERABAD, Pakistan: Three Pakistanis were among the five crew members who died during an operation to free a Palau-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, according to Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (Sept 30).

Security forces kill insurgents

Security forces have killed four insurgents in an intelligence- based operation in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, security sources said.

Officers killed in suspected militant attack on police vehicle in north-west Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Suspected militants riding motorcycles opened fire Monday (Sept 28) on a vehicle carrying traffic police in restive north-western Pakistan, killing three officers and wounding three other people before fleeing the scene, police said.