Topic: Mardan

Singapore lead in W. Cup golf qualifying

Singapore's Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing fired a one-under-par 70 after a poor start on Thursday to top the halfway leaderboard at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Asian Qualifying.The duo bogeyed three of their opening four holes but ...

Lahiri laughs his way to victory in India

India's Anirban Lahiri won the Panasonic Open (India) in a dramatic three-way play-off Saturday against Singapore's Mardan Mamat and compatriot Manav Jaini after they tied on 13-under-275.Lahiri, who posted a final round one-under-par 71, secured his maiden title with ...

Brainwashing drives young Pakistan suicide bombers

MARDAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A boy who killed 31 army cadets probably had all the characteristics that make Pakistan's young suicide bombers so dangerous -- they are thoroughly brainwashed, poor, disciplined and hard to detect.Police officials are running DNA tests on what ...

Bomb kills several soldiers in Pakistan: police

A suicide attack targeting a military parade on Thursday killed at least 14 soldiers in Pakistan's northwestern city of Mardan, police said."The bomb blast took place inside a military area, we have reports that several soldiers have been killed in ...

Sep 17, 2010

Daily briefs of the top Christian news and persecution stories impacting believers around the world. Church Bombed in Pakistan, 2 Christians WoundedCalvin Withdraws Invitation to New Pornographers BandIHOP Restaurant sues IHOP Prayer Center over TrademarkPope, in Britain, Admits Failures in Abuse Scandal ...

Suicide bomber kills 53 at Shiite rally in Pakistan

At least 53 people were killed and 197 wounded on Friday in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.The bomber was among the 450-strong crowd and detonated on reaching the main ...

'Five militants killed in NW Pakistan attack'

Five militants, three of them wearing suicide bomb vests, were killed on Tuesday when they attacked a military training centre in northwest Pakistan, officials said.The armed attackers tried to enter the training ground in the northwestern town of Mardan and a ...

'Five militants killed' in NW Pakistan attack

Five militants, three of them wearing suicide bomb vests, were killed on Tuesday when they attacked a military training centre in northwest Pakistan, officials said.The armed attackers tried to enter the training ground in the northwestern town of Mardan and a ...

Pakistan floods kill 27, affect 70,000: UN

Flash floods have killed 27 people and affected 70,000 others in northwest Pakistan, where authorities are already grappling with a displacement crisis, government officials and the UN said.Heavy rain since Sunday has also caused massive destruction to homes, livestock and ...
It is very unfortunate," says Dr. Arshad Khan, the health ministry's top man in Mardan, which is the epicenter of the refugee onslaught because it borders the battlezone. There are only 12 doctors to every 10,000 people in Pakistan and ...