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Shot killed British soldier in Afghanistan: Inquest
Forensic pathologist Hunt said Barrie's wounds caused "extremely rapid loss of consciousness which led to death".
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China to execute former street vendor, provoking outcry
He stabbed two urban security officials following a street dispute.
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Syrian opposition voice 'disappointment' to Kerry
Syrian opposition chief Ahmad Jarba led a four-strong delegation to meet Kerry on the sidelines of the UN.
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Propaganda, little else, unites Africa's militant groups: Experts
Experts say AQIM and Boko Haram, which are geographically close, have traded weapons and equipment.
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Rowhani-Obama handshake was 'too complicated'
The two sides discussed a possible meeting, but in the end it was "too complicated," for Iran, said a US official.
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Nawaz looking forward to meeting Manmohan in New York
Prime Minister says he will be happy to meet his counterpart, pickup from where he left off in 1999.
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Khost attack: Cross border shelling kills two
One of eight mortars fired into Bangi Dera village of the agency landed on a house causing 2 fatalities and an injury.
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Javed Hashmi’s brave show of empathy with minorities
Javed Hashmi proved an exception by bravely taking on the blasphemy law.
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Shockwave: Tremor stirs panic in Sindh cities
Luckily, no casualties or damage to property were reported in Sindh.
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Kidnapping for ransom: Organised crime reaches capital
The Sakhakot gang has been picking up wealthy persons from the twin cities.
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National Productivity Organisation: FIA probes handing of contracts to ghost firms
NPO was supposed to cut energy losses in textile units.
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Government hopes to use Imams to raise awareness
State is facing multifaceted challenges, the government needs support from all walks of life, Ahsan Iqbal argues.
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NA session: PTI calls for review of blasphemy law
PTI's Hashmi said that several non-Muslims were languishing in jails due to the misuse of the existing laws.
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‘Missing’ photo of sole Christian deputy NA speaker displayed
Gibbon was a member of the Second Constituent Assembly from Lahore.
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Girl-child rape: How she came to Heera Mandi
The recent cases of child-rape raise questions about the aftermath for the victims. One such real story.
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Probe findings: FIA officials suspended for extorting millions
Two businessmen alleged that the agency’s officials threatened to falsely implicate them in a scandal.
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Loose ends: Imran Farooq murder suspect given bail extension
Suspect Hussain is said to be a close relative of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain.
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Earthquake: Food supplies and tents reach Awaran
More than 400 people are reportedly injured.
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Paralysing virus: 10 fresh polio cases detected in North Waziristan
‘Every single child infected in the area puts about 200 to 1,000 children at risk’.
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‘On the offensive’: Pakistan, UK to step up anti-drug fight
British home secretary lauds Pakistan’s efforts and sacrifices in the war against terror.
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Quake jolts Balochistan: Awaran flattened
Dozens killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Balochistan; half of urban and 90% of the rural district devastated.
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Security measures: K-P slaps restrictions on porting services for Afghan-based SIMs
Officials say foreign SIM cards are used by terrorist groups to evade detection.
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Class, religion and conflict
Lesser status of women, poor and minorities under Pakistan’s laws, makes them most vulnerable to criminal behaviour.
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Secondary debt market: KSE calls for intermediation through stock market
Bond Automated System is capable of handling govt securities trading, says KSE MD.
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Credit line: Govt unveils microfinance scheme worth Rs125b
Over 100,000 loans will be issued within a year through state and commercial banks.
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We Christians are Pakistanis too
Christians who died in Peshawar are martyrs of the nation, their blood will be a sign of sacrifices they have given.
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The TTP’s pure extortion
The government, elected by the people, should be the one setting pre-conditions for talks, not the other way around.
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Mullah Baradar
In scheme of things, one finds it impossible to see any place for Afghan Taliban or Pakistan in post-2014 Afghanistan.
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Peshawar church attack and its implications
Jundallah’s act is very clear in its message: we do not want talks. Question is: is that also what other groups want?
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Fake degree: Former PPP MPA sentenced to two years in prison
Basir Ahmed was sentenced to two years in prison, and fined Rs5,000 by a court in Badin.
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Earthquake in Balochistan: Death toll touches 150
Paramilitary doctors dispatched to earthquake affected areas come under attack.
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Pakistani investigators in Mumbai over 2008 attacks case
Investigators from Islamabad began cross-examining witnesses over the deadly attacks on Mumbai in 2008.
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Afghan cross-border shelling kills two in N Waziristan
A total of six shells were fired into Pakistan.
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Nairobi attack revives memories of Mumbai's 2008 siege
14-year-old Devika watched the carnage unfold at Kenya's Westgate shopping mall which overwhelmed her again.
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Bank of America ordered to pay $2.2 mn in discrimination suit
Discrimination is against African-American job seekers, in a case that has been ongoing for nearly two decades.
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Obama and Iran's Rowhani vie for UN spotlight
The two will not be in the assembly hall at the same time.
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Sikhs caught in crossfire of France's battle to stay secular
Sikh community is ramping up a campaign for the turban to be allowed in state-funded schools in France.
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US, Iran foreign ministers to hold first nuclear talks
Secretary of State John Kerry and new Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif will meet at UN headquarters.
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China bans weaponry-related exports to North Korea
Technologies and goods that could be used to make missiles and nuclear, chemical and biological weapons were banned.
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Governor Ishratul Ebad arrives in Karachi
Dr Ebad had resigned from his post on September 14.
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FIA team arrives in Peshawar to investigate church attack
The team will collect evidence from the blast site, inspect the church building and its surroundings.
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Nude, glossy nails, a must try
Models were seen showing it off while walking the ramp in Christopher Kane's Spring Summer 2014 collection.
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Movie review: Kick Ass 2 - a watchable fare
Hyper-violent teen superhero flick, co-produced by Brad Pitt.
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Michael Douglas hopeful about marriage
Actor Michael Douglas is hopeful that things between him and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones will improve.
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Male Dallas Zoo gorilla to get therapy for sexist attitude
Patrick, a 430-pound Western lowland gorilla, will be moving to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia.
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Rape cases: ‘DNA test not admissible as primary evidence’
CII says it’s prerogative of courts to determine its admissibility as ‘supplementary evidence’.
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Peshawar church attack: Two girls died thirsty, recalls priest
A day after the twin church explosions, rumours of another blast create panic.
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Grand conspiracy?: Fazl says Upper Dir, church blasts ‘well-planned’
JUI-F chief uncomfortable with attack coinciding with PM’s UN visit.
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Talking to Taliban is not for us to decide: High priests
Heads of Karachi’s churches hold press conference, call for peaceful protest.
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Reshuffle: Top military commanders transferred
Maj Gen Sanaullah Niazi’s replacement as GoC Swat announced.