Quetta Blast

As Pakistan pushes 10 jihadis into India, their bombs kill their own: Parrikar

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday attacked Pakistan on the issue of terrorism and its handling of restive Balochistan.

Quetta blast: PM orders 'targeted operation' against militants

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today directed authorities to launch a "targeted operation" against militants in Quetta following the killing of nearly 90 people in a terror attack in the Shia-dominated southwestern Pakistani city.

Quetta blasts: Pak SC summons officials

Pakistan's Supreme Court today summoned the Defence and Interior Secretaries as it took up a suo motu case regarding the killing of hundreds of Shias in terrorist attacks in the southwestern city of Quetta.

Quetta blast: Pak Shiites demand protection from militants

While the Taliban and al Qaeda remain a major source of instability, Sunni extremists, who regard Shi'ites as non-Muslims, have emerged as another significant security threat.

Quetta blast: Shias demand army rule, refuse to bury dead

Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community has said it will not bury dozens of people killed in a devastating bombing in Quetta till the army takes control of the southwestern city to prevent further terrorist attacks.