SRINAGAR  - An avalanche on the high-Siachen glacier that is disputed between India and Pakistan killed at least six Indian soldiers on Sunday when their outpost was swept away before dawn."The avalanche struck a forward post early on Sunday morning, burying seven soldiers," army spokesman ...

An avalanche on the high-altitude Siachen glacier that is disputed between India and Pakistan killed at least six Indian soldiers on Sunday when their outpost was swept away before dawn.Thousands of soldiers from both nations endure bitter conditions on the glacier, which is dubbed "The world's ...

MUZAFFARABAD/RAWALPINDI  – Death toll in the deadly landslides at the Sharda Sector in Azad Kashmir climbed to 18 on Saturday as rescuers recovered more dead bodies. Sixteen bodies, including that of 12 soldiers, have so far been retrieved.  A military rescue operation swung into ...

Search and rescue operation at Gayari continued for the 17th day round the clock but so far there has been no trace of the missing jawans or the camp.A press release by the ISPR said cold weather is resulting into frequent breakdown of plant equipment. However, all out efforts are being under taken ...

Despite weather hazards, rescue operation at Gayari Sector continues at five priority points identified with the help of SPD team employed along with plant equipment, Army Search and Rescue Teams, said Inter-Services Public Relations.A 450 meters long access track has been developed on the ...

The loss of life in the tragic incident on Saturday morning at Siachen Glacier has left numerous families shocked and speechless. The avalanche smashed, probably at the time when soldiers were sleeping, and buried alive around 135 army personnel.An avalanche occurs when a mass of snow falls down a ...

ISLAMABAD – Saturday was a sad day for Pakistan as its adored army lost about 124 soldiers – deployed at remote northern border with India to thwart any threat to their motherland.The attack did not come from the forces of the conventional enemy, rather it was the nature – known ...

Eighteen people lost their lives as an avalanche struck a village in Wakhan district of Badakhshan province, 315 km northeast of capital city Kabul Wednesday night, a local official said Thursday. "The tragic incident happened in Ark village of Wakhan district late Wednesday night during which ...

ISLAMABAD - Ten people were reported killed on Tuesday as dust storm, rain and hailstorm lashed various parts of the country.The dust storm started late Monday while various parts of the country received rain and hailstorm. The flight operations at the Karachi, Sukkur, Nawabshah, Turbat, Quetta, ...

KOHISTAN  - At least five labourers were killed and two others sustained injuries when an avalanche hit their makeshift shelter here late Monday night while heavy snowfall blocked Quetta-Karachi Highway and land links of Toba Achakzai were disconnected from other parts of the country.According ...

Three porters were killed and four sustained serious injuries when an avalanche fell in Shagger subdivision of Skardu on Thursday. The British expedition team comprises thirteen members among porters were on track in Bartoor range, Radoosk Shagger when suddenly an avalanche fell on them killing the ...

SKARDU (Online) - As many as 20 government employees are feared to be dead after being hit by an avalanche at Hussaini Top in Tehsil Galtari of District Skardu. As per details, the government servants was returning to Galtari from Toorghon village after performing their official duties when an ...

At least 36 people have been killed when an avalanche hit several houses in Kohistan. According to DPO Kohistan Muhammad Ilyas, the incident happened on Wednesday evening when an avalanche hit dozens of houses in Saheri village in Bagrodara area in tehsil Kandia. An avalanche in a remote mountain ...

TOKYO (Reuters/AFP) - Japanese voters swept the Opposition to a historic victory in an election on Sunday, ousting the ruling conservative party and handing the untested Democrats the job of breathing life into a struggling economy. The win by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), led by Yukio ...

An avalanche in northern Afghanistan cascaded over a line of vehicles on a mountain pass killing 10 people, while a NATO soldier died in a clash with insurgents in the south, officials said Sunday. The avalanche smothered three vehicles as they traveled up the Salang Pass on Friday, said ...