At least 16 militants were killed and seven others injured in a coordinated attack by US drones which fired a volley of missiles at three Taliban hideouts in the restive South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today.

In a move apparently aimed at preventing the airing of soaps and serials from countries like India and Turkey, a Pakistani parliamentary panel has asked the government to ban all foreign content in any language during prime time on television channels.

Pakistan's upcoming general election may be held under the supervision of the Army.

At least 19 people were killed and 25 others injured today in a car bomb attack that targeted a bus taking Shia pilgrims to Iran in Pakistan's restive southwest, hours after 21 soldiers abducted by Taliban from checkposts near Peshawar were gunned down by militants.

The Singapore government today condoled the death of the Delhi gangrape victim, who breathed her last at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital this morning.

At least eight men have died and a dozen others are in a critical condition after drinking adulterated cough syrup in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said today.

The 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim has significant brain injury, infection in lungs and abdomen and she is currently struggling against all odds at Mount Elizabeth Hospital where her condition continues to be “extremely critical”, the hospital said today.

Seven miners were killed by a powerful explosion caused by gas that accumulated in a coal mine in Pakistan’s tribal belt today, officials said.

A mob broke into a Pakistani police station and burnt a man accused of desecrating the Quran alive, police said Saturday, in the latest violence focusing attention on the country’s blasphemy laws.

Shahid Afridi has been advised to ‘just relax and enjoy his game’ by the newly-appointed batting consultant Inzamam-ul-Haq who wants the flamboyant all-rounder to stop thinking about any outside pressures concerning his current form.