MULTAN - MUHAMMAD IRTAZA - NA-148 is the only constituency of the district where the PPP has made a hat-trick of winning elections. However, the atmosphere appears to have changed considerably this time, as the PPP lags far behind than its opponent parties especially the PML-N and PTI. It is also ...

MOGADISHU (AFP) - African Union troops and Somali forces seized the formerly extremists-held town of Jowhar Sunday, wresting control of one of the largest remaining towns held by the Al-Qaeda linked Shebab, officials said.The loss of Jowhar is a significant blow to the Shebab, who have lost a ...

An army official says suspected members of a radical Muslim sect have killed two civilians in a police station blast in Nigeria's restive northeast. Col. Hassan Mohammed blamed the group known as Boko Haram for bombing a police station Wednesday night in the town of Mainok, about 35 miles (60 ...

Security forces have landed troops at Taliban stronghold Peochar through helicopters, which have taken positions at the mountains. In Imam Dherri area of Swat four militants have been killed in the clashes with security forces. The forces have also arrested 10 militants from Charsadda and ...

Sri Lankan troops entered the last urban area held by Tamil Tigers, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the UN repeated calls for the rebels to free civilians in the war zone. Government forces fought their way Friday into the small town of Puthukkudiriruppu, despite heavy resistance from the ...