Two gunmen riding a motorcycle shot and killed a policeman in Karimabad area of Karachi yesterday. One portion of the firing episode was caught on CCTV camera, in which gunmen can be seen opening fire on policeman, who was not in the frame. As they opened fire on the policeman, passers-by started running to escape the attack.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – A militant commander and an intelligence formal say the Pakistani Taliban have selected the male who prepared the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as the group's new chief.
KARACHI: Former Senator of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Faisal Raza Abidi, who was arrested and shifted to jail on remand last week in a case of illegal weapons' possession, has been granted bail by a local court, Samaa reported Thursday.
PARIS: French prosecutors said Monday they had identified two more Paris attackers, including a Syrian and a Frenchman who was previously charged in a "terrorist" case. A suicide bomber who blew himself up outside the Stade de France stadium is believed to be Syrian Ahmad Al Mohammad from Idlib.
Samaa has obtained a video in which an aged man is seen threatening PALPA President Amir Hashmi with grave consequences if he compromised on principled stance of protesting PIA workers against proposed privatization of the national flag carrier.
"KARACHI: Police on Thursday arrested Alamgir Khan, a Karachi-based activist who gained media attention through his social media campaign #FixIt, Samaa reported.
According to our correspondent, Khan drove a tractor loaded with waste to dump the garbage outside Sindh Assembly building.
However, police foiled his attempt by arresting the campaigner."
KARACHI: Police on Thursday arrested Alamgir Khan, a Karachi-based activist who gained media attention through his social media campaign #FixIt, Samaa reported. According to our correspondent, Khan drove a tractor loaded with waste to dump the garbage outside Sindh Assembly building. However, police foiled his attempt by arresting the campaigner.
RAWALPINDI/KARACHI: Following execution of Mumtaz Qadri, who was convicted for killing Punjab governor Salman Taseer, authorities put police and Rangers on 'high alert' amid protests in different cities.
KARACHI: Former mayor Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal, who lambasted Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leadership and announced to form a new party yesterday, claims to have received overwhelming response and support, Samaa reported Friday.
"LAHORE: The four-year-old girl, who was tortured, likely molested, killed and dumped on the rooftop of a house next-door in Lahore's Gujjarpura town, was laid to rest here early on Monday morning, Samaa reported."
"LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan had assured his sisters, who were quite unhappy over his wedding with Reham Khan, that he was going to part ways with his wife, ending a 10-month old relation, Samaa reported Friday."
KARACHI: Engineer Rashid, an independent Muslim lawmaker from Indian-occupied Kashmir, paid a tribute to Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah for creating a separate country for the Muslims of sub-continent. "I salute Mr Jinnah for his struggle," Engineer Rashid, who was attacked by extremist group Hindu Sena in Mumbai today, told SAMAA in a telephonic interview.
KARACHI: Geeta, a hearing and speech impaired Indian girl stranded in Karachi for 13 years, has finally recognized her parents, Samaa reported Thursday. According to Samaa correspondent, 20-year-old deaf and mute girl, who lives in Edhi Foundation's women shelter, was provided picture of her parents, which she recognised.
MILAN – Police in Sicily suggests they have arrested a Somali gentleman who has allegedly organized a ship crossing of migrants from northern Africa to Europe that ended up in a shipwreck off a southern Italian island, killing extra than 365 men and women.
Muslim legislator, Engineer Rashid, who was thrashed on Thursday by two BJP MLAs for hosting a beef party, staged a protest here on Friday and along with his supporters outside Jammu and Kashmir Legislature Assembly complex. Police detained many of Rashid's supporters. Watch this report.
KARACHI: At least 15 Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers have been arrested during the last 24 hours, who haven't been presented before any court of law, said Coordination Committee of the party which on Friday decided to withdraw resignations of its lawmakers from the parliament and the Sindh Assembly.
HARARE: Pakistan off-spinner Bilal Asif, who took five wickets in Zimbabwe one day international (ODI) series decider, has been reported for a suspect action, Samaa reported Tuesday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also confirmed that the off-spinner has been reported for a suspect action following third ODI at Harare Sports Club.
TEHRAN: The first bodies of Iranians killed in a deadly stampede at the Hajj arrived home from Saudi Arabia on Saturday, after a controversial nine-day delay and questions over the final death toll. President Hassan Rouhani and other top officials laid white flowers on coffins at a sombre repatriation ceremony for the 104 pilgrims - among at least 464 Iranians who died in the September 24 crush.
Asad Murtaza Gilani, a nephew of former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani who lost his life in Mina stampede during Hajj pilgrimage, will be laid to rest in Musa Pak Shaheed Darbar in Multan. Watch this report.
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