ISLAMABAD - A mortar shell fired from inside Afghanistan killed at least seven people including four children in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, said officials. According to local police, the shell hit a house in Bangro Batwar village in the Salarzai area of Bajaur district. "Seven people of ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Afghanistan border closed after Mortar shells fired from Afghanistan lands into Pakistani territory Torkham Gate, the crossing point at the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, was closed after two mortars were fired from the Afghanistan side. Foreign Office Spokesperson ...

ISLAMABAD - Afghan Parliament building comes under mortar shells attack, Afghan media has reported Three mortar rounds were fired at the Parliament building here on Monday, as per local media reports which cited officials, however the mortar shells landed short of the building. Quoting security ...

ISLAMABAD - Police foiled a bid of terrorism and recovered arms and ammunition in Hangu today. According to details, these includes three rocket shells and one hand grenade. Meanwhile, sixty-five mortar shells were recovered from Shakas area of Khyber district that were hidden in fields.

MOSCOW - Security measures at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow went in high alert after a mortar shell was discovered in the luggage of a US Embassy employee heading to London. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the incident a serious 'provocation' and demanded an explanation from the US State ...

Six members of a same family died when a mortar shell exploded inside their house in Landi Dag area of Bannu on Tuesday.  The family had found the mortar shell in nearby fields and kept it inside the house.

*SWAT - An unexploded mortar shell has caused multiple casualties in Swat, private media has reported.* *Three children were killed and two others critically injured in Swat after a mortar shell they were playing with exploded. * The incident took place in the Arkot Village in the Mata tehsil. ...

*QUETTA: *Four mortar shells, fired by the Iranian side, landed in the Pakistani territory without causing any casualties and damages on Saturday. All mortar shells, however, landed in a barren land far away from the population in Parako area of Balochistan’s Panjgur district. Security ...

DAMASCUS - The Russian Foreign Ministry reported of mortar shelling on the country's trade representative building in the Syrian capital. No casualties were sustained, but the building itself is severely damaged. The ministry urged international and regional partners to make objective value ...

NEW DELHI - The Indian BSF has fired over 9,000 rounds of mortar shells across the International Border (IB) in Jammu in the past four days as part of “pinpointed” action against Pakistan, officials said on Monday, Hindustan Times has reported. Senior officials of the Border Security Force ...