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File photo of Islamic State fighters. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Islamic State 'emboldened' in Pakistan, say analysts

Pakistani security forces have carried out sweeping country-wide raids following Thursday's bombing of the shrine which...

18 Feb 2017 9:52 AM IST

Pakistani para-military soldiers stand alert after a deadly suicide attack at the shrine of famous Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan says it killed 100 terrorists' after suicide attack at Sufi...

Bombing at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine was Pakistan's deadliest attack for two years, killing at least 83 people.

18 Feb 2017 7:54 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

Eliminate terrorists with full force: Nawaz Sharif tells armed forces

Following the attack, Pakistan security forces killed at least 42 militants in a nationwide crackdown.

17 Feb 2017 7:35 PM IST

An Indian-American man was sent to jail on Friday for attempting to join ISIS in Syria and providing support to the group in 2014. (Photo: AP/Representational)

ISIS militants attack Afghan security posts, kills 17 soldiers

The militants attacked army security posts from three directions, said chief of the provincial council in the province.

17 Feb 2017 6:40 PM IST

File photo of Kim Jong-Uns brother Kim Jong-Nam (Photo: File/AFP)

Kim Jong-Nam's relatives under protection in Macau: report

Kim Jong Nam's family and local authorities both are now grappling with the consequences of his murder.

17 Feb 2017 6:07 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry (Photo: AP)

Pakistan under threat from Islamic State: Envoy to US

ISIS cannot establish a base in Pakistan as the nation is united when it comes to opposing terrorism, said Aizaz...

17 Feb 2017 5:52 PM IST

Selfie-related deaths have caused concern across the globe and world selfie deaths eclipsed deaths from shark maulings in 2015. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pakistan girl dies while taking selfie with moving train

The tragic incident took place at a station in Khanewal's Faridabad area in the Punjab Province.

17 Feb 2017 5:19 PM IST

The attack, claimed by an Islamic State affiliate in Pakistan, raised questions about the ability of the authorities to rein in militant groups. (Photo: AP)

Major militant attacks in Pakistan over the past 3 years

The latest attack killed 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine in the country's south.

17 Feb 2017 3:44 PM IST

The two sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on the international situation and other regional and global issues of mutual interest in the strategic dialogue which is an important communication mechanism between India and China, he said.

Need 'solid evidence' to get JeM chief Azhar banned by UN: China tells...

China last year put a technical hold twice on India's application to get Azhar banned by the UN.

17 Feb 2017 3:39 PM IST

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan president condemns IS attack in Pakistan

Ghani said the terrorists once again proved that they have no respect for Islamic values.

17 Feb 2017 2:50 PM IST

According to Rangers, seven terrorists were killed in a shootout after they attacked a convoy of the paramilitary troops on the Super Highway near Kathor, Sindh. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Pakistan cracks down on 24 militants after ISIS suicide bombing kills...

Paramilitary Sindh Rangers on Friday said they killed 18 terrorists in overnight operations in the southern province.

17 Feb 2017 1:10 PM IST

Afghan officials were summoned at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi to lodge protest against the use of Afghan soil by terrorists to carry out attacks in Pakistan. (Photo: Representational Image)

Pak asks Afghanistan to immediately handover 76 wanted terrorists

Post the shrine attack on Thursday, Pakistan shut down the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan for an indefinite...

17 Feb 2017 11:48 AM IST