KANDAHAR: In Kandahar Arghandab district Taliban shot down an American helicopter in the morning hours of 16th May, Taliban officials said.
ZAHEDAN/MASHHAD: Sheikh Abdul-Maieed Ismail Zahi, teacher at Darululoom Zahedan University was summoned to the Special Court of Scholars in Mashhad city.
ZAHEDAN: Ten days leave has been given to the five young Sunnis who were sentenced by a local court after being arrested in the case of destroying Islamic school “Darululoom Imam Abu Hanifa, Adheemabad” of Sunnis.
KHARTOUM: Officials say that clashes between Sudan’s army and Darfur’s most powerful rebel group have left more than 160 people dead.
Parachinar, PAKISTAN (Reuters) Suspected militants dressed as policemen kidnapped about 60 people in troubled northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, government and police officials said.
ZAHEDAN: A competition of Hifz (memorizing Quran by heart) and reciting Qura’n with the best sound (Tajweed) was held at Darululoom Zahedan University.
Afghan and foreign forces are reported to have crossed into Pakistan in pursuit of undisclosed targets as a military offensive appears to be spilling across the border.
ISLAMABAD: Taliban have warned America that it will soon “burn” while calling for Pakistan’s rulers to be overthrown for following “America’s agenda”.
Drone attacks on Pakistan’s tribal areas have intensifiedin recent days. The raids come after it was revealed that the US government had granted approval to the CIA to expand drone attacksto lower-level members of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters.
TRIPOLI (AFP) A Dutch boy was the sole survivor when a Libyan plane arriving from South Africa exploded on landing at Tripoli airport on Wednesday, killing 103 people, officials said.