13 May 2008, 10:26 am
"Her eyes are constantly set on the entrance door of her house in Rawalpindi's Safari Villas in the hope that one of these days Tariq will just walk through it." Friday, May 09, 2008 Qudssia Akhlaque ISLAMABAD: There are strong indications from the relevant government quarters that the long drawn n... read more
13 May 2008, 5:40 am
"I saw it coming at me head-on. "I was knocked back hard, then there was a bang and a heat wave. My body armour saved me." AN Army officer has told of his miracle escape when a rocket-propelled grenade bounced OFF him. via The Sun Online ... read more
13 May 2008, 1:09 am
Smugglers pile boxes high on their speedboats, covering them with tarpaulin before zipping off into the sunset on the short but dangerous journey across the strategic Strait of Hormuz from Oman to Iran. via Reuters ... read more
12 May 2008, 8:17 pm
- Canadian military engineers have taken the first step in plans to rebuild dilapidated apartments that serve as barracks for Afghan National Army soldiers and their families in the Kandahar area.On Sunday, the engineers inspected the barracks, mostly bombed out shells of 1960s-style apartments ori... read more
12 May 2008, 3:44 pm
"New judges will review their cases" KANDAHAR, Afghanistan : More than 200 Taliban suspects ended a weeklong hunger strike at a prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar after a parliamentary delegation promised their cases would be reviewed, ... via International Herald Tribune ... read more
12 May 2008, 11:09 am
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Monday May 12 2008. It was last updated at 15:04 on May 12 2008. via Guardian Unlimited ... read more