An undated file photo of Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Barki. (Courtesy: social media)

Army brigadier killed in encounter with militants in South Waziristan

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ISLAMABAD: A senior army officer was killed in an encounter with “hardcore terrorists” in South Waziristan’s Angoor Adda in the latest among several casualties amid a surge in militant attacks in the country’s restive northwest, the military said on Tuesday.

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Death toll rises to 100 in Peshawar mosque suicide bombing

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ISLAMABAD: The death toll from the suicide bombing at the Peshawar mosque rose to 100 on Tuesday after rescue teams retrieved more bodies from the debris and called off the search for survivors of the terrorist attack in the highly guarded site where several hundred police and security men had gathered for afternoon prayers.

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This picture taken on February 24, 2013 shows an aerial view of buildings and homes during a nationwide power blackout in Karachi. Pakistan was hit by a nationwide blackout for more than two hours after the breakdown of a major plant caused power stations to stop working across the country, officials said on February 25. AFP PHOTO/Asif HASSAN

PM Sharif orders inquiry into power outage

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry into a major breakdown in the national grid caused a massive power outage nationwide as electricity is being restored in the country after a blackout of almost 16 hours.

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