Taliban raze eleven houses of Sikhs
Islamabad, April 30
Taliban militants have demolished 11 homes of members of the minority Sikh community in Pakistan's troubled Aurakzai tribal region after they failed to pay jiziya or a tax levied on non-Muslims.
Members of the Youth Akali Dal shout slogans as they hold an effigy of Taliban during a demonstration in Amritsar on Thursday. — AFP

29 killed in Karachi ethnic violence
Karachi, April 30
A wave of ethnic violence swept this southern Pakistani port city killing at least 29 persons, including Pashtuns and Urdu-speaking supporters of the MQM, in the last two days. The clashes began after two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement were found shot dead in the northern part of the city.

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Obama sure Pakistan’s N-arsenal safe
Pledges support to ‘fragile’ government in Islamabad
At a press conference to mark his first 100 days in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday admitted he was "gravely concerned" about the situation in Pakistan, but said he was confident Pakistan's nuclear arsenal would remain secure.

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India readies to tackle swine flu
To acquire additional 10 million anti-viral doses
New Delhi, April 30
India today decided to raise its anti-viral stockpile from the mandated one million doses to 10 million over the next week, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the level of swine flu pandemic alert from phase 4 to 5, just one short of a pandemic.

Cambridge varsity settles Rahul controversy
London, April 30
Amid a controversy over Rahul Gandhi’s foreign degrees, the University of Cambridge said the Congress leader was a student of Trinity College and was awarded an M. Phil in Development Studies in 1995.

Mufti, Mehbooba stay away
Srinagar, April 30
PDP patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and party president Mehbooba Mufti today did not cast votes in the home constituency of Beijbehara, part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency of south Kashmir.

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Hazratbal Assembly bypoll on  May 30