A team from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has criticized the Pakistani central government and the provincial authorities for the worsening of security situation in Balochistan
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Pak Army chief to undertake official visit to Russia this month
The Pakistani Ministry of defence today announced that General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff will be visiting Russia later this month
United States reduces Pak military aid by $650 million
The United States House of Representatives yesterday passed a resolution, which will see American military aid to Pakistan cut by as much as $650 million
Pakistan decides to re-open the Southern Distribution Network
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday issued an apology to Pakistan for the 2011 NATO air attack on Pakistani troops, which resulted in the death of 24 Pakistani servicemen
Relations between the US and Pakistan on the brink of disintegrating
The American online news company WorldNetDaily (WND) claimed that the diplomatic and military relations between the US and Pakistan are on the brink of total disintegration
Pak Supreme Court Chief Justice warns Kayani over Balochistan unrest
Hon. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the current Chief Justice of Pakistan today warned the Pakistan army chief over the situation in Baluchistan
US Defence Secretary defends recent drone attacks in FATA
While attending a conference in Delhi, the US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta claimed that the usage of drone strikes to target insurgents based in and around North-west Pakistan is necessary to maintain the security of NATO installations
US drone strike kills 15 in North Waziristan
The US conducted another drone strike in the Pakistani province of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), resulting in the death of 15 suspected pro-Taliban insurgents
Yet another US drone strike occurs in South Waziristan
Ten alleged insurgents were killed today when US drones fired missiles at their hideout, located near the Pak-Afghan border in South Waziristan
SDLA insurgents claim responsibility for the bus ambush which killed 7 people in Sindh
The banned separatist organization, Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility for an attack on unarmed civilians near the city of Nawabshah yesterday
Another US drone attack inside the Pakistani territory
The diplomatic turmoil between the US and Pakistan again worsened today, as casualties were reported during a US drone attack targeting militants close to the Pak-Afghan border
Militants on the back foot in Chitral
Major General Ghulam Qamar, the General Officer Commanding for the Swat region, claimed yesterday that a number of militant attacks against the Pakistani army were successfully repulsed during the past several months, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers
Pakistan launches Hatf IV Shaheen-1A
Pakistani defence officials made an announcement last Wednesday that they have successfully test fired the Medium Range Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile (MRBM) Hatf IV Shaheen-
