Osama bin Laden was killed in a helicopter raid on a mansion in an area north of the Pakistani capital, U.S. and Pakistani officials said on Monday.

Four helicopters launched the attack in the Bilal

Selected quotes attributed to Osama bin Laden, whose death was announced by US President Barack Obama on Sunday.

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High alert has been sounded on Monday across the Pakistani capital and security was beefed up in the diplomatic area, especially around the US embassy, following the killing of world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden.

"I don't think it's genuine" said one on Facebook.

"Why do I get the sinking feeling that all hell is about to break loose in Pakistan," tweeted another.

Many in Pakistan reacted with disbelief on

Leading rights activist Ansar Burney on Thursday claimed that he had traced an Indian prisoner of war captured during the 1971 war in a jail in Pakistan.
Mr Burney said the Indian prisoner, named Surjit Singh, was captured in 1971 and his family had been searching for him since then.

Pakistan today successfully tested the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII or Raad cruise missile which has a range of 350 kms, the military announced.

The indigenously developed low-flying stealth design

April 27: The commerce secretaries from Pakistan and India on Wednesday resumed trade talks here after a gap of two years. The talks were stalled since the Mumbai terrorist attacks that India blamed o

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has directed authorities to issue Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) to eunuchs and register them as “she-males”.
“The court has directed the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to expedite the issuance of CNICs to eunuchs,” said a court official.

Pakistan's petroleum ministry has proposed the facilitation for the import of petroleum products from India.

Former Jamaican fast bowling legend-turned-commentator Michael Holding has questioned the legality of 'doosra', saying that he believes it cannot be bowled legally.

Pakistan's spinners have been a ma