Army to be deployed across Pakistan during MuharramThe Pakistan government has deployed the Army nationwide to maintain law and order during Muharram due to concerns of attacks on Shiite ral...
08 Jul, 2024, 10.51 PM IST
Why Shia celebrate Muharram, why was it banned in Kashmir? Here is the 30-yr-long Kashmir storyJ&K administration allowed the Muharram procession in Srinagar after nearly 30 years, marking a significant development. The procession, wh...
29 Jul, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
This Dussehra, with effigies of evil, terrorism burnt tooWith security personnel keeping a hawk-eye vigil, the festivities passed off peacefully across the country.
11 Oct, 2016, 09.35 PM IST
Signs of thaw in India-Pakistan ties emerge in 2015As the two sides prepare to lock horns on the table of discussion, the slow progress on the trial of Mumbai attack mastermind will be a maj...
24 Dec, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
Ban Ki-moon condemns terror attacks in Pakistan during MuharramUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attacks in Pakistan on Shia processions marking Ashura that have claimed 36 lives.
24 Oct, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
- Suicide bombing at Shiite procession kill 20 in Pakistan
The bomber targeted a Shiite procession being taken out as part of Muharram festival in Jacobabad.
23 Oct, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Death toll in Shia shrine blast in Balochistan rises to 12The bomber wearing burqa entered the Imambargah Kazmia Chilgiri at the time of evening prayer and exploded an explosive-laden vest.
23 Oct, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
40 clerics arrested in Pakistan for threatening peaceAt least 40 clerics have been arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province for threatening peace as authorities took special security measures ah...
21 Oct, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
Red alert in Pakistan on Muharram eve after Wagah attackOn the eve of Muharram, the Pakistan government today placed the entire country on red alert and ordered security agencies to stay on guard...
03 Nov, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack at Wagah Border rises to 6110 women, 8 children & 3 security personnel were among 61 people who died in attack that took place when a suicide attacker detonated a bom...
03 Nov, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
5 militants held in Karachi, major terrorist attack avertedPakistani police today claimed to have averted a major terrorist attack during Muharram in the southern port city of Karachi with the arres...
02 Nov, 2014, 11.47 PM IST
Curfew clamped in Rawalpindi after sectarian clashesArmy soldiers patrolled various parts of the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi after at least eight people were killed in sectarian clashes duri...
16 Nov, 2013, 11.22 AM IST
Tight security across Pakistan for MuharramThe clampdown was enforced by thousands of security personnel. Bomb disposal squads, helicopter-borne snipers and specially installed CCTV ...
15 Nov, 2013, 06.09 PM IST
Mobile phone services blocked in PakistanPakistan today blocked cellular services in over 50 towns and cities, including Islamabad, to prevent terror attacks on Shia processions.
03 Jan, 2013, 07.24 PM IST
Pakistan government suspends mobile phone service in Karachi, QuettaPakistan government today shut down the mobile phone network in the nation's biggest city Karachi and troubled Quetta city to thwart any te...
16 Nov, 2012, 09.50 PM IST
- Pak CID unearths terror plot ahead of Muharram
Pakistan's criminal investigation agency today claimed to have unearthed a major plot to unleash terror attacks on religious processions du...
15 Dec, 2010, 03.47 AM IST
- Pakistan boost security after mosque blast kills 10
Pakistan boosted security on Friday after a suspected Sunni extremist opened fire in a Shiite mosque then blew himself up, killing 10 peopl...
18 Jan, 2008, 11.33 AM IST