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WATCH: Mass protests in Pakistan against 'US imported' government
Ex-PM Imran Khan said the country is headed for a new "freedom struggle," blasting his ouster as "US-backed regime change"Massive demonstrations rocked multiple Pakistani cities, including the...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pakistan strikes key deal with Russia to buy gas and wheat
Pakistan has signed a major agreement with Russia on the import of natural gas and wheat, media outlets reported this week, citing Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.Khan reportedly said that...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
All weather friend China comes to Zimbabwe rescue
CHINA has started rolling out Covid-19 vaccine aid to its strategic partners, including Zimbabwe, as the world's second-largest economy steps up efforts to contain the deadly pandemic.Pakistan...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nuclear loaded Pakistan 'shoots down two Indian jets'
Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian Air Force jets in a major escalation of the Kashmir conflict.An army spokesman said one plane had fallen inside Pakistani territory and a pilot had be...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by BBC
Deadly suicide blast at polling station in Pakistan
Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in elections that could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power, as security fears intensified with a voting-day blast that killed at least 28 after a campa...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 09:32hrs | | by AFP
Zimbabweans urged to use social media constructively
Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Chris Mushohwe has urged Zimbabweans to constructively use social media in furtherance of national development.He said negative portray...Published: 07 Oct 2017 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Family of man who died from CIA torture speaks out for the first time
US Senate's 'Torture Report' documented 119 victims of CIA torture Al Jazeera speaks to the former secret prisoners, including the family of a man who died from his torture in CIA cus...Published: 19 Sep 2016 at 15:37hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Mystery over two brothers who become paralysed each night
Islamabad - The two brothers have come to be known as the "solar kids" and their case has mystified Pakistani doctors.Aged 9 and 13, the boys are normal active children during the day. But onc...Published: 07 May 2016 at 07:54hrs | | by AFP
8 Zimbabweans in Pakistan prisons
EIGHT Zimbabweans are among more than 300 foreigners who are being held illegally in Pakistani prisons despite completing their jail terms, but are facing difficulties in travelling back to their coun...Published: 02 Jun 2015 at 07:19hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Suicide bomber kills 2 during a Pakistan-Zimbabwe cricket match
Islamabad - A Pakistani minister admitted on Saturday that a suicide bomber was responsible for an explosion outside Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium that killed two people during a Pakistan-Zimbabwe cricket ...Published: 30 May 2015 at 09:52hrs | 3 | by AFP
Pakistan condemns fresh caricatures of prophet Mohammed
Islamabad - Pakistani lawmakers on Thursday criticised fresh caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammed which appeared in a special edition of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, officials said....Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 14:15hrs | | by Sapa
Emirates boosts baggage allowance from Harare
Generous 40kg allowance available until September 30 HARARE - Emirates, which flies daily from Harare to Dubai via Lusaka, has increased its E...Published: 10 Jul 2014 at 13:15hrs | | by Business Reporter
Teenager walks into police station shoots dead man (65) accused of blasphemy
Islamabad - A teenager walked into a Pakistani police station on Friday and shot dead a 65-year-old man from a minority sect accused of blasphemy, their spokesman said, the second murder involving the...Published: 17 May 2014 at 06:35hrs | | by Reuters
#FreeAJStaff action to hit 30 countries on Thursday
• Global Day of Action called in support of journalists detained in Egypt• Stands of solidarity, vigils and events planned in 30 cities across the world...Published: 26 Feb 2014 at 08:22hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Pilot nabbed for being 'drunk' while in charge of a plane
LONDON - A pilot believed to be working for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been arrested at a British airport on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a plane, police said on Thursday....Published: 21 Sep 2013 at 05:42hrs | | by AFP
Pakistan releases top Taliban prisoner
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan released its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar on Saturday, a senior official of the interior ministry told AFP."Yes Baradar has been released," Omar...Published: 21 Sep 2013 at 05:36hrs | | by AFP
Heavy monsoon rains kill 17 people in Pakistan
Islamabad - At least 17 people were killed across Pakistan on Saturday after heavy monsoon rains caused flooding and roofs to collapse, officials said.More than 11 died in northwestern Khyber...Published: 04 Aug 2013 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
NGOs to Gather in Rockville, Maryland for IAAN- International Conference 2013
On September 5-7, 2013, all roads will lead to Rockville, Maryland as the International Association of African Non Governmental Organizations holds its annual conference. Thousands of delegates from t...Published: 02 Aug 2013 at 04:58hrs | | by Leonard Madu
Emirates drives down fares with five-day economy class sale
Discounts of 15 percent make Emirates the affordable optionHARARE - Travellers from Zimbabwe have an opportunity to explore the world for less this ...Published: 23 Jul 2013 at 04:59hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
Pakistan summons top U.S. diplomat over drone strikes
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday summoned a top U.S. diplomat and lodged a formal protest over a recent drone strikes which killed at least seven people.A U.S. spy aircraft fired missiles on a...Published: 08 Jun 2013 at 23:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pakistan frees eight Afghan Taliban prisoners
Islamabad - Pakistan has released eight Afghan Taliban prisoners, including senior former administration chiefs, in a bid to aid its war torn neighbour's peace efforts, officials said on Tuesday....Published: 01 Jan 2013 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pakistan textbook says 9-11 terror attack happened last year
ISLAMABAD: Shocking Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lawmakers with its factual errors, a Pashto textbook for Class 5 students says the 9/11 terror attack happened in 2011 and the general elections will...Published: 09 May 2012 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pakistan plane crash, no hope of survivors official says
A commercial airplane carrying at least 121 people crashed Friday in Rawalpindi just before it was to land at an airport in Islamabad. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authorities and rescuers said there i...Published: 20 Apr 2012 at 17:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Osama bin Laden urged his kids to go live in the West and get good education
SLAIN Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden urged his children to go live in the West, according to his brother-in-law.Zakaria al-Sadah, the brother of bin Laden's Yemeni fifth wife Amal, told Brita...Published: 12 Feb 2012 at 17:10hrs | | by AFP
Pakistan Taliban leader believed dead
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, the militant movement that poses the gravest security threat to the country, is believed to have been killed by a U.S. drone strike, four Pakistan intelligence of...Published: 16 Jan 2012 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pakistan arrests CIA's Osama bin Laden informants
Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five informants who fed information to the CIA before the raid last month that killed Osama bin Laden, the New York Times has reported.One of t...Published: 15 Jun 2011 at 08:43hrs | | by Reuters
Bin Laden's trusted confidante identified
The courier who led US intelligence to Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan hailed from the Swat Valley, a one-time stronghold of militant Taliban fighters, according to Pakistani officials.T...Published: 02 Jun 2011 at 20:13hrs | | by Moyo Roy
US releases videos of Osama bin Laden: Official
The US on Saturday made public five videos seized during the raid at the slain Osama bin Laden's mansion in Abbottabad in Pakistan which officials said was infact an active command and control centre...Published: 07 May 2011 at 17:07hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Al-Qaeda declares death curse on US as they confirm Osama bin Laden death
In a statement dated Tuesday, Al-Qaeda confirmed that Bin Laden was dead, disappointing conspiracy theorists who refuse to believe he has been killed. Al-Qaeda has vowed to carry out revenge attacks o...Published: 07 May 2011 at 11:16hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Who is now America's new public enemy number one?
Washington - While it is not yet certain who will replace Osama bin Laden to lead al-Qaeda, CIA Director Leon Panetta said on Tuesday that whoever take his place will becomes America's new public ene...Published: 04 May 2011 at 14:02hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Bin laden was un-armed when US commandos shot him dead
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States revealed that Osama bin Laden was unarmed when US commandos shot him dead and that Pakistani authorities were kept in the...Published: 04 May 2011 at 08:41hrs | | by Andrew Gully
The world now safer without Bin Laden: Obama
Speaking at the White House on Monday, the US president, Barack Obama said bin Laden's death shows that the US has kept its commitment to seeing that justice is done.Obama also praised the p...Published: 03 May 2011 at 05:33hrs | | by Matthews Estell
Obituary: Osama bin Laden
In his death on May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden kept a promise made in a 2006 audio message.Alluding to the United States' hunt for him, the al-Qaeda leader stated his determination to avoid cap...Published: 02 May 2011 at 10:30hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Unconfirmed photos of Osama bin Laden's dead body
Pakistani television stations on Monday broadcast what they described as unconfirmed images of Osama bin Laden's bloodied face after the United States said he had been killed."The picture of ...Published: 02 May 2011 at 05:07hrs | 4 | by Matthews Estell
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