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News for Saturday, 17 Mar 2012

US soldier upset by comrade’s injury before Afghan rampage

The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was upset by a serious injury sustained by an army comrade the day before the massacre, but held no animosity toward...

17th March, 2012

12 Turkish soldiers killed in Kabul helicopter crash

Twelve Turkish soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, in what is believed to be Turkey’s deadliest incident in Afghanistan, the military...

SC seeks ITNE report on Wage Board Award

Hearing a Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA) filed by the All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC), the Supreme Court on Friday sought a report from the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees...

Attack at Afghan base targeted top general: US

The US military on Friday said an attack at a NATO base in Afghanistan this week targeted a top American commander, just as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta flew in...

13 arrested in PIC deaths case

Investigators probing the deaths of about 150 Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) patients arrested 13 men on Friday. Sources in Investigation Wing of the Lahore Police said around 13 men...

Constable killed by robbers

A constable of the Lahore Police was shot dead during a robbery bid in the Barky police precincts late on Friday. Constable Tahir Rehman, a resident of Minhala village was...

Court gives life-term to SHO for blaspheming

A court on Friday awarded life-imprisonment to Police Station House Officer (SHO) Manzarul Haq Shah Jahan for uttering blasphemous remarks against the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Additional District and Sessions’ Judge...

13 non-career diplomats posted in missions abroad

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday informed the National Assembly that 13 missions of the country were being headed by non-career diplomats abroad. In a written reply, the foreign minister...

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