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Indian politician calls for Indian Muslims to join Pakistani Army

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Firebrand Indian politician Asaduddin Owaisi has called upon Indian Muslims to join Pakistani forces in case India attacks the country, a poster making rounds on social media claims. The Hindi poster that has Owaisi’s picture reads, “Hindus should not consider Indian Muslims separated from their fellow Muslims of Pakistan. If India dares to attack Pakistan, 250 million Indian Muslims... 

New island emerges from the sea near Pakistan after massive earthquake

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Hundreds of people were killed, and countless injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan on Tuesday. Aftershocks were felt all throughout the middle east, and the surface of the earth has been changed forever. A new island rose from the seabed just off the coast of Pakistan. According to DIG Gwadar Moazzam Jah, the island’s altitude is 20 to 40 feet and width around 100 feet. Talking... 

Pakistani Christians angry after 78 die in terrorist church bombings

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Christians have staged protest rallies across Pakistan to show their anger at a twin bombing outside a church in the country’s northwestern city of Peshawar. Protesters took to the streets in several cities including the capital Islamabad as well as Karachi, Lahore and Multan, shouting slogans against the attackers, local media reported. In the southern port city of Karachi, protesters clashed with... 

Pakistan monsoon flood death toll rises to 98

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Rescuers struggling to repair the damaged protective wall of a canal broken due to flash floods in Punjab Province. Senior Pakistani officials say heavy rains and flash floods over the past two weeks have claimed the lives of at least 98 people across Pakistan. According to government officials, 98 people died in flood-related accidents over the past fortnight, mainly in urban areas of the country. The... 

Kids filmed firing heavy arsenal at terror training Camp in Pakistan

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Video footage allegedly showing Kindergarten-aged children firing an arsenal of heavy firepower at a terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s tribal area has surfaced online. Young children garbed in shalwar kameez can be seen lined up in neat rows, straining under the recoil as they fire semi-automatic pistols. Moments later, footage shows a kneeling child who is dwarfed by his AK47. The boy struggles... 

Iran and Pakistan struck by 7.8 Earthquake, Dozens Dead

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A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan near the border with Pakistan. The Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC) said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 15:14 local time at a depth of 18 kilometers on Tuesday, was situated 95 kilometers north of the city of Saravan. The quake, unprecedented in the past 50 years, prompted officials... 

US threatens Pakistan with sanctions over gas pipeline deal with Iran

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This file photo shows technicians welding the Iranian end of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline to its Pakistani section during the inauguration ceremony of the final construction phase of the project, Monday, March 11, 2013. The US State Department has threatened Islamabad with sanctions if the country goes through with a joint multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline project with Iran. “We have serious... 

India to respond to Pakistan's deadly attack on troops

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Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid India’s Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid says New Delhi will give a “proportionate” response to Pakistan’s recent deadly attack in Kashmir, which claimed the lives of two Indian soldiers. “We need to do something about this and we will, but it has to be done after careful consideration of all the details in consultation with the Defense Ministry,”... 

UN Orders Pakistan to Implement Population Control Policies to Limit Growth

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The UN has ordered the government of Pakistan to focus on limiting their population by putting state policies into effect that are said to limit population growth. In official reports speakers at the UN have focused on the issue of distributing free birth control, which is definetly one of the most humane means of limiting population when compared with the more sinister eugenics programs that have... 

Deadly brain-eating microbe outbreak in Pakistan

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Naegleria fowleri surrounded by white cells in spinal fluid Pakistan’s major city Karachi was struck by an outbreak of Naegleria fowleri, also known as ‘brain-eating amoeba.’ The deadly freshwater microbe kills 98 percent of those infected. The source of the infection has yet to be identified. The amoeba is transmitted from contaminated water through the nasal cavity and travels to the brain,... 

Pakistan cabinet minister offers $100k bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker

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Pakistani Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour Amid protests that killed more than 20 people throughout Pakistan on Friday, the country’s Cabinet minister offered a $100,000 reward for the murder of the US filmmaker that ridiculed Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, thus proving that Islam lives by the sword and the film is true to its word. ­Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour told the Associated Press that he encourages... 

Pakistani protesters try to siege US embassy, clash with police

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Pakistani police have fired teargas and used batons to repel over 1,000 protesters trying to march on the US Embassy in Islamabad. Official Mohammed Iqbal says the protesters are mainly students. Eight police officers have already been reported as injured. The US embassy in Islamabad is located in an enclave that houses several government offices. Police used shipping containers in an attempt to block... 

Pakistan Bans YouTube over 'blasphemous' anti-Islam film

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Pakistan’s prime minister has ordered YouTube’s suspension in the country over the “blasphemous” anti-Islam film as the country has become gripped by violent protests in response to the video. “The Prime Minister said that blasphemous material would not be tolerated and the services of YouTube would remain suspended till the removal of blasphemous material,” the... 

US, Pakistan must "divorce" as allies: Ex-Pakistani envoy to US

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Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States says the two countries must “divorce” as allies rather than prolong a dysfunctional marriage. “If in 65 years, you haven’t been able to find sufficient common ground to live together, and you had three separations and four reaffirmations of marriage, then maybe the better way... 

Saudi Arabia mulls buying nuclear weapons from Pakistan

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf meets with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud at Royal Palace. A report has unveiled that Saudi officials are trying to strike “a secret deal” with Pakistan to buy nuclear weapons from the Asian country. Citing the recent meeting between King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Jeddah, United Press International... 
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