Islamist's execution

Blast kills 17 in Pak as Taliban avenge Islamist's execution

At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded court in Pakistan's restive northwest, an attack the Taliban said was revenge for the hanging of liberal Punjab province governor Salman Taseer's Islamist assassin.

Mar 07, 2016, 18:15 PM IST

Blast kills 14 in Pakistan as Taliban avenge Islamist's execution

Qadri's execution triggered protests by thousands of Islamists who called it a "black day".

Mar 07, 2016, 16:18 PM IST