The mastermind behind the Karachi airport terror attacks was killed Sunday during air strikes carried out by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in North Waziristan, a media report said.
Military sources told Dawn online that Abu Abdur Rehman Almani was a key commander of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), the militant group which along with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility of the attack on Karachi's Jinnah International Airport last Sunday night that killed 30 people, including 10 militants.
According to reports, some East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) terrorists were also killed during the air strikes.
The East Turkestan Islamic Movement is a separatist militant outfit blamed for numerous terror attacks in China's restive western region of Xinjiang.
In the face of objections from China, President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama Friday saying the US supports his "Middle Way" approach of neither assimilation nor independence for Tibetans in China.
There was din, protests and chaos along with accusations of a "deal" between the Congress and the BJP, as the Rajya Sabha Thursday gave its approval to the bill for formation of Telangana.
The resignation of Kejriwal and his six young cabinet ministers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the stalling of Jan Lokpal Bill - touted as the panacea for corruption - in the assembly has ended a chapter which some would term "glorious" and others "turbulent"
Supreme Court of India has commuted the death sentences of three individuals convicted of assassinating former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi to life in prison
India is back in the Olympic fold with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifting its 14-month ban in the wake of "free and fair elections" to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) two days ago.
