Osama bin Laden's Yemeni widow to be repatriated: Pak diplomat

Slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden's detained relatives, including his 29-year-old Yemeni widow, will be repatriated back to their home countries after their initial interrogations are completed, a Pakistani diplomat has said.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested, to be produced in court

Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was arrested by India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Monday, a day after he was detained at the international airport here for carrying undisclosed foreign currency worth more than $100,000, an official said.

Seven Taliban militants killed in Pakistan

Seven Taliban fighters were killed and several more injured when Pakistani security forces targeted militant hideouts in the restive Kurram tribal region in the country's northwest today, an official said.

Pakistan court orders arrest of police officers in Benazir Bhutto case

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court, conducting the trial of suspects charged with involvement in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, today issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of two police officers for "failing" to protect the former premier.

Headley's 26/11 revelations won't matter to Pak

Pakistani authorities had told United States officials that the statements given by David Headley, the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks suspect, to American investigative agencies would not carry any value in Pakistan's courts and would be treated as "hearsay with little evidentiary" value.

Plot to blow up Pakistani PM's rally foiled

Pakistani security officials have arrested two militants and unearthed a plot to carry out a bomb blast at a public rally of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani in Sukhur district of Sindh province, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistani sues US for drone death of son & bro, seeks $500m

A Pakistani man whose brother and son were killed by what he said was a US drone strike is on an ambitious courtroom quest to get $500 million in compensation and end attacks Washington launches against top militants.

Pakistani woman's nose cut-off by in-laws

A Pakistani woman's nose was cut off and her head tonsured by her in-laws who then locked her up for three days because they suspected her of having an affair with a neighbour, police said.

Pakistan prohibits visiting Sikh pilgrims’ nagar kirtan

Pakistani authorities have stopped hundreds of visiting Sikh pilgrims from organising nagar kirtan, a religious procession, to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Punjab’s Nankana Sahib district.

Pakistani immigrant charged with unwittingly funding NY bomb plot

A Pakistani immigrant pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to running an illegal money transfer business between Pakistan and the United States that was used to fund an attempt to bomb New York's Times Square.