Topic: Sargodha

Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil

History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule, describes the tehsil as follows: Pind Ddn Khn Tahsl.--Southern subdivision and tahsil of Jhelum District, Punjab, lying between 3227' and 3250' N. and 7232' and 7329' E ...

Suicide bomber strikes Pakistan mosque: police

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Sargodha Sunday evening, wounding at least 12 people, police and rescue officials said."The blast occurred at a minority Shiite mosque at evening prayers time," senior police ...

Fifteen wounded in suicide attack in Pakistan

SARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomb exploded at a Shi'ite mosque in central Pakistan on Sunday, killing the bomber and wounding at least 15 people, police said.The attack took place as people performed evening prayers at the mosque in the ...

Americans appeal Pakistan terror convictions

Five Americans sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Pakistani court for waging war against the state and funding a terrorist group appealed their convictions on Monday, their lawyer said.The five, aged 19 to 25, were convicted by an anti-terrorism ...

Pakistan court jails five Americans for terrorism

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced five Americans to 10 years in jail each after finding them guilty of waging war against the state and funding a terrorist group, lawyers said.The five, aged 19 to 25, had been on trial in ...

Pakistan court sentences Americans on terrorism charges

SARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced five Americans accused of contacting militants in Pakistan over the Internet and plotting terrorist attacks to 10 years each in prison, Pakistani media reported.The students, in their 20s, were detained in December ...
A Pakistani court on Wednesday concluded the trial of five Americans charged with terrorism and is expected to announce its verdict in the next 24 hours, lawyers said."The trial was concluded today and the judge has said that he will announce ...

US terror suspects in Pakistan 'keen to return home'

Five Americans held in Pakistan on terrorism charges informed a judge in written statements Saturday that they were innocent and keen to return to the United States, a defence lawyer said.The men aged between 19 and 25 are being tried behind ...
Pakistan prosecutors present evidence alleging 5 Americans had links to militant leaderThe Pakistani government presented evidence in court Saturday that allegedly showed contacts between five detained Americans and a reputed al-Qaida-linked militant leader, revealing the leader's identity for the first time ...

Defence lawyers quiz witnesses in US terror case

Defence lawyers on Saturday cross-examined prosecution witnesses as a court resumed hearing the case of five US nationals detained in Pakistan on charges of plotting terrorism.The anti-terrorism court last week put the five Americans on trial behind closed doors and under ...