Militants used rockets and a bomb to attack the home of a lawmaker in Pakistan's volatile northwest early Monday, killing eight people including the politician's brother, police said.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Militants used rockets and a bomb to attack the home of a lawmaker in Pakistan's volatile northwest early Monday, killing eight people including the politician's brother, police said.
KHAIRPUR, Aug 24: Sindh Minister for Zakat and Ushr Sajid Jokhio on Sunday appealed to chief minister to try to get more than Rs1 billion of Sindh's share in Zakat and Ushr funds which, he said, had been withheld by the federal government.
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants attacked the home of a district government official in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Monday, killing three members of his family and seven guards, police said.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The militants targeted the Swat Valley residence of provincial lawmaker Waqar Ahmed Khan of the ruling Awami National Party. Khan said his brother, two of his nephews and several guards died.
PAKISTAN'S fragile ruling coalition was at risk of being pulled apart today, setting the stage for a major political showdown two weeks before the country's lawmakers choose a new president.
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