In the latest attack on foreign aid workers in Pakistan, a suicide bomberdetonated an explosive in the heavily guarded offices of the U.N. World FoodProgram in the capital. The government says more attacks could be on the way
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A suicide bomber who killed five staffers at the U.N. food agency’s headquarters in Pakistan on Monday was dressed as a security officer and allowed to enter the heavily guarded building after he asked to use the bathroom.
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A suicide bomber disguised as a security officer struck the lobby of the U.N. food agency’s Pakistan headquarters Monday, killing five people a day after the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban vowed fresh assaults, authorities and witnesses said.
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LAHORE: PCO judges of Lahore High Court (LHC) have gone on vacations.
According to LHC Registrar, the court received a note from the PCO judges informing they would not attend court from today.
Talking to Geo News, LHC Registrar Tahir Pervez confirmed that PCO judges have gone on vacations.
Meanwhile LHC is once again facing the shortage of judges due to the absence of PCO judges.
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The United States on Monday vehemently condemned the suicide bombing that killed five people at the UN World Food Program offices in Pakistan.
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CENTURION: A second successive hundred from Shane Watson ensured Australia held on to the Champions Trophy after a six-wicket win over New Zealand at Centurion Park.
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The United Nations says it has temporarily closed its offices in Pakistan following the attack on the World Food Program office in the capital of Islamabad.
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KARACHI: Shahid Khan Afridi, the vice-captain Pakistan cricket team, blaming fate for Pakistan?s ousting from semi-final of Champions Trophy, said we tried our best but luck did not favour us.
Also he considered the catch which skipper Younis Khan missed as the main turning point of the match saying, ?Had he caught it cleanly, the result would be otherwise.?
Talking to media at Jinnah airport here, Afridi said I am satisfied with team?s performance being vice-captain, adding, we could not make batting power play fruitful.
Refusing to give any statement over poor umpiring, Afridi said if I said any thing in this regard, ICC will serve upon me notice of rendering indiscipline.
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ISLAMABAD: PML-N MNA Abid Sher Ali has dismissed a legal notice of Rs1 billion sent to him by Interior Minister Rehman Malik as a piece of trash.
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ISLAMABAD: The PML-N?s leader of opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday said, ?we cannot welcome India to be part of Friends of Democratic Pakistan,? adding ?India cannot be a friend of Pakistan.?
He said Hafiz Saeed is a Pakistani citizen and no treatment could be meted out to him on India?s dictation.
Criticizing Kerry-Lugar bill, Chaudhry Nisar said it safeguards US interests more than of Pakistan?s.
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