North Waziristan: Twin drone strikes claim 18 militants
At least 18 militants are said to have been killed in twin drone attacks in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, trendpk.com reported on Monday.
According to official sources, the first attack by US unmanned aircraft took place near Mir Ali town at about 9:00am in Shair Tala, 15 kms away from Mir Ali.Four missiles were fired at a car suspected to be that of the militants. Resultantly, 6 militants got killed. However, the identity of those killed could not be ascertained till the filing of this report.
Meanwhile, in a second drone strike 18 miscreants got killed. It is pertinent to mention that this year as many as 115 drone strikes have been recorded in the north-western tribal belt of Pakistan.
Karachi Stock Exchange Updates
KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) last week’s upbeat appeared to be turning into a downbeat run, when the trading started this morning here.
The market at the very outset registered a fall of 100 points, which the analysts view emerging from the serious investors’ opting for self-restraint and caution, following the last week’s buoyancy.
KSE-100 index was pegged at 9529, down by 136 points until the filing of this report.
Karachi Stock Exchange Updates was first posted on September 28, 2009 at 11:58 am.
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