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Iraq attacks kill 61during Shia pilgrimage

A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shia religious commemoration Wednesday, killing at least 61 people and wounding more than 200, many of them pilgrims.

Jun 14, 2012
Sports

Dar HA starts European tour on a positive note

Having figured in the semi finals of the last two European Nations Championships, Belgium is now recognised a major hockey power of the continent along with Germany, Holland, England and Spain. Tanvir<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/dar-ha-starts-european-tour-on-a-positive-note/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 13, 2012
Yemen army retakes Qaeda bastionsForeign

Yemen army retakes Qaeda bastions

Yemen’s army seized the Al-Qaeda strongholds of Jaar and Zinjibar on Tuesday, officials said, more than a year after the jihadists captured most of Abyan province. In the first major victories of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/yemen-army-retakes-qaeda-bastions/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 13, 2012
7 dead in Philippine ferry sinking, floodsForeign

7 dead in Philippine ferry sinking, floods

Heavy storms in the Philippines killed at least seven people and left more than a dozen others feared missing at sea, rescuers said Wednesday. Five of the confirmed fatalities occurred when a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/7-dead-in-philippine-ferry-sinking-floods/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 13, 2012
Al-Qaeda releases new Libi video, after his deathForeign

Al-Qaeda releases new Libi video, after his death

A new video featuring Al-Qaeda’s number two Abu Yahya al-Libi, who the United States said was killed last week after a drone strike in Pakistan, was posted online Tuesday, monitoring services said.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/al-qaeda-releases-new-libi-video-after-his-death/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 13, 2012
NATO optimistic about Pakistani routesNATIONAL

NATO optimistic about Pakistani routes

Even though deals with other neighbouring countries of Afghanistan have provided alternatives, NATO continues to hope that Pakistan will reopen its supply routes.Pakistani supply routes into Afghani

Jun 13, 2012
UN Security Council threatens Yemen sanctionsForeign

UN Security Council threatens Yemen sanctions

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution threatening sanctions against groups seen undermining Yemen’s political transition and staging attacks in the country. The family and supporters of former president<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/un-security-council-threatens-yemen-sanctions/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 13, 2012
Wall Street rebounds; Spanish yields come off highsBusiness

Wall Street rebounds; Spanish yields come off highs

The S&P 500 is down 6.3 percent for the month on concerns about the ongoing financial crisis in Europe and signs of slowdown in the U.S. economy. Even after a $125 billion<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/wall-street-rebounds-spanish-yields-come-off-highs/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 13, 2012