Pakistan's military said Saturday it had successfully test-fired two missiles capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, in a bid to boost the country's defence capabilities.
Islamist militants striking military and civilian institutions across Pakistan are employing a host of deadly new tactics that have rattled the experts as well as ordinary Pakistanis.
A high-ranking military officer was shot dead in broad daylight in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad Thursday despite tight security clampdowns as the military conducts an anti-Taliban offensive in South Waziristan.
