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14 killed in Peshawar suicide bombing

Friday, 30 October 2009 16:03

A suicide bomber exploded close to a police station in this northwestern Pakistan city on October 16, killing 14 people and injuring 15, the third terror attack here in a week. Sixty-eight people have been killed in the three incidents. Online news agency said the attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the building of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of the police in the Cantonment area leaving 14 people dead. The building, used for interrogating terror suspects, collapsed in the blast. Inspector General Police Naveed Malik said several prisoners were among the injured.

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 October 2009 16:09 )

India protests Chinese activities in Pakistani Kashmir

Friday, 30 October 2009 13:34

A day after China protested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India on October 14 criticised China for deciding to help Islamabad set up projects in the Pakistani part of Jammu and Kashmir which New Delhi claims as its own. “We hope that the Chinese side will take a long term view of the India-China relations, and cease such activities in areas illegally occupied by Pakistan,” external affairs ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said.

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 October 2009 13:40 )

Musharraf booked for Baloch leader Bugti’s murder

Friday, 30 October 2009 13:28

A case has been registered against former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf for his alleged role in the 2006 murder of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a lawyer said. Others named in the first information report (FIR) are former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani, former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Serpao and former Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Yousaf, advocate Sohail Raput told Geo TV. Sohail said police would move again...

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 October 2009 13:34 )

China, Russia sign gas, banking deals

Friday, 30 October 2009 13:18

Under a framework agreement on natural gas, Russia would supply China via two Gazprom pipelines from western Siberia, Russia’s far-East, and the offshore Sakhalin fields to China. Russia agreed to supply gas to China via two pipelines while the two sides signed other deals valued at $3.5 billion on October 13. The deals came as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised to promote oil and energy cooperation and build on the two nations’ “strategic and practical...

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 October 2009 13:28 )

India seeks students’ safety, Australia assures action

Friday, 30 October 2009 13:06

The Australian foreign minister reaffirmed support for India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and also for membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. As India sought effective measures to ensure safety of Indian students in Australia, Canberra on October 13 assured that it would address the concerns and those who attacked Indians would be punished. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith had wide-ranging discussio...

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 October 2009 13:18 )