India successfully test-fires Prithvi-II
India today successfully test-fired its nuclear capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Bangalore as part of the user's trial by the army.
"The indigenously developed missile mounted on a mobile launcher was...
WASHINGTON DC:
Contrary to initial perceptions that Osama bin Laden was dormant and inactive while in hiding, a senior US intelligence official on Saturday claimed that the al Qaeda chief was still closely involved in the terror groups activities while in Pakistan.
Located close to...
Stupidity goes nuclear — I
An April 19 press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) tells us that Pakistan has “successfully conducted the 1st flight test of the newly developed Short Range Surface to Surface Multi Tube Ballistic Missile Hatf IX (NASR)” which...
Among the blasphemers
The fugitive
I changed my name once I got out of jail, says Yakoob nonchalantly.
Why did you do that? I ask him.
To live.
It seemed so aptly put. At the age of 28, he was forced to become someone else adopt a new name, find a new home, and start a new...
Japan Earthquake: before and after
Aerial photos taken over Japan have revealed the scale of devastation across dozens of suburbs and tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
Hover over each satellite photo to view the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami.
ABC News - Japan...
A suicide blast has reportedly killed 15 people and injured 20 others, in the Adezai area of Matni, located 30 km south of Peshawar.
According to Express 24/7 correspondent Umar Farooq, authorities confirmed the explosion took place during the funeral of the wife of Kala Khan, a member of the...
A video believed to feature Pashtun school children in south-east Afghanistan recreating a terrorist attack has been posted on social networking sites.
The 84-second clip appears to show a veiled boy bid farewell to his friends before approaching a group of children nearby and blowing himself...
US citizen taken into custody in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Law enforcement agencies on Friday took into custody a US citizen from Peshawar for having incomplete travel documents.
Official sources told Express 24/7 that they have detained an American citizen as he did not have complete travel...
New Google browser to map human body
After its controversial Street View programme, Internet search giant Google is all set to unveil a new browser that can map out the entire human body.
The high-tech 3D application, called Google Body Browser, has been hailed as a breakthrough in the...
Afghanistans coach Rashid dares Pakistan for re-match
KARACHI: Afghanistan coach Rashid Latif is furious after allegations that the Twenty20 match between Pakistan and his wards in the Guangzhou Asian Games was fixed and has openly challenged them for a re-match.
Rashid, a former Pakistan...
Anand's Indian citizenship questioned
HYDERABAD: World chess champion Viswanathan Anand may have brought laurels to India many a time but doubts have been cast over his nationality, throwing a dampener on University of Hyderbad's plans to honour him with a doctorate.
The human resource...
Burqa to khaki: Gujarat mother is first Muslim woman DySP
From a burqa to a khaki uniform is a long distance, especially in Gujarat. Yasmin Sajid Sheikh has taken that leap the 32-year-old schoolteacher and mother of two is set to become the first Muslim woman DySP of Gujarat.
Sheikh...
Govt approves induction of 30,000 more personnel for BSF
NEW DELHI: In its efforts to augment the strength of the Border Security Force (BSF), the Centre has approved raising of 29 battalions, comprising around 30,000 personnel, for the country's frontier guarding force.
Of the 29...
Viva la revolution
For almost two decades, cricket, one of the premier sports on the international stage, has never received its due in the gaming arena. Lahore-based Mindstorm Studios Cricket Revolution is the latest attempt by a developer to fill this gaping lacuna and our local boys do...
Found a very interesting Indo- Pak detailed satellite border analysis here..
Bluffer’s Guide: Indo-Pakistan Border
Great work by the author...nice read..
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed threatens 'jehad' over J&K
LAHORE: Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, accused of masterminding the Mumbai attacks, said the only solution to problems between India and Pakistan is the "liberation of Jammu and Kashmir, failing which radical groups would resort to...
Getting real about nuclear terrorism
In May 1998, surprise nuclear tests by India and Pakistan transformed regional strategic calculations and added a dangerous new dimension to tensions between the two long-time rivals.
According to Taylor Branch, writing in The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling...
Pakistani boys murderer sentenced to death in Dubai
DUBAI: A Dubai court has sentenced an Emirati to death after convicting him of raping and then murdering a four-year-old Pakistani boy in a mosque on the first day of Eid-ul-Azha, newspapers said on Thursday.
The sentence was handed down...