Premature blast spares congregation
By pakistan at 12 March, 2011, 4:45 am
PESHAWAR:? A mosque in the limits of Badabher Police Station was partially damaged after unidentified militants planted a timed explosive device at the Shahabkhel mosque in Badabher village, in an apparent attempt to target the Friday congregation, according to the police. The bomb went off prematurely, sparing any loss of lives, but damaged the mosque structure. The bomb detonated 90 minutes before the usually 150-strong congregation was due to gather at the mosque in the suburbs of Peshawar.
Read More >>Japan quake toll reaches 40
By pakistan at 11 March, 2011, 5:17 pm
TOKYO: At least 40 people were killed and 39 missing in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, unleashing huge tsunamis along its Pacific coast, police said.(AFP)
Read More >>Wikileaks Guatemala: Arrest of Former President “Punctures” Myth …
By pakistan at 11 March, 2011, 3:16 pm
Wikileaks Guatemala: Arrest of Former President “Punctures” Myth of Impunity for the Powerful · Egyptians Seize Secret Police Files · Wikileaks Guatemala: Corruption and Crime in the National Civil Police · WikiLeaks on Colombia …
Read More >>DU student Radhika Tanwar’s killer identified, 2 held: Police
By pakistan at 11 March, 2011, 12:11 pm
Delhi Police?today detained two persons for allegedly harbouring and helping the “stalker” who shot dead Delhi University student Radhika Tanwar and said it will shortly nab the main suspect.
Read More >>Gilgit-Baltistan: Court action on target killings
By pakistan at 11 March, 2011, 4:45 am
GILGIT:? The Supreme Appellate Court (SAC) Gilgit-Baltistan took suo motu action on Thursday against the rising incidents of target killings in Gilgit. An official said that the court directed the chief secretary, IG police and secretary home to submit report to the court in this respect by March 14. “The proceedings of the case would start from March 15,” said the official
Read More >>Police claim killing of top militant in Indian Kashmir
By pakistan at 10 March, 2011, 2:48 pm
SRINAGAR:? Police in Indian Kashmir said Thursday they had shot dead the top commander of a Pakistan-based militant group blamed for a series of local attacks, including an assault on the state assembly in 2001. The chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM), Sajjad Afghani, and his bodyguard were killed in a gunfight along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, the biggest city in Kashmir, senior police chief SM Sahai told reporters. Afghani, who was also known among the militant ranks as “Qari Hamad”, was one of the region’s most wanted militants and active in north Kashmir, Sahai said, calling his killing “a major breakthrough” that had averted an attack. “Both the militants were Pakistani nationals and were killed after a police party intercepted them while they were moving in a private car,” the officer said. It was the first major gunfight in Srinagar since the shooting of three young men in November who police said were JEM militants. Human rights groups questioned the police claims, saying they were students.
Read More >>Rehman orders to step up security in Islamabad
By pakistan at 9 March, 2011, 10:10 pm
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ordered the law enforcing agencies to beef up security to a level of making it fool-proof across the capital city of Islamabad, Geo News reported Wednesday. According to an official statement, a high level meeting to take stock of law and order was held in Islamabad which was attended by Secretary Interior, DG FIA, Chief Commissioner Islamabad, DIG Operations, DIG Security and SSP Federal Police. The meeting reviewed new security alerts for Islamabad and decided to ensure effective surveillance of all the entry and exit routes of the capital city
Read More >>Another sham marriage gang arrested « PERCY WELLER
By pakistan at 9 March, 2011, 8:55 am
A specialist immigration crime team were behind yesterday’s arrests and with assistance from South Yorkshire Police, carried out multiple raids on addresses in and around Rotherham and Manchester. The operation, code named Razorback, … Unlike previous sham marriages, the grooms are not in the UK but based in Pakistan .
Read More >>Shoulder promotion policy be ended in Punjab police: SC
By pakistan at 8 March, 2011, 3:31 pm
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has directed Punjab to bring shoulder promotion policy to an end and enforce a proper way of promotion in police department, Geo News reported on Tuesday. A three-member bench headed by Justice Javed Iqbal was hearing the case of human rights on the complaint of affected SPs. The court also ordered to submit report in this regard within four weeks.(GEO URDU)
Read More >>Car-bomb kills 20 at Faisalabad CNG station
By pakistan at 8 March, 2011, 12:39 pm
FAISALABAD: A car-bomb at a compressed natural gas filling station in Faisalabad on Tuesday killed 20 people and wounded more than 100, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Faisalabad, Aftab Cheema said. The blast set off gas cylinders at the station and the explosion destroyed or severely damaged nearby buildings and numerous vehicles.
Read More >>