Islamabad - A separatist group, which has been holding a United Nations official for the last two months, said Saturday it has released its captive on "humanitarian grounds," a local media report said.

John Solecki, the regional head of the UN refugee agency in Balochistan, was seized by armed men after an ambush in Quetta, the capital of south-western Balochistan province, in February.

Islamabad  - At least eight members of Pakistan's security forces were killed and four others were injured Saturday in a suicide bombing at a paramilitary camp in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, a police official said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7, where the paramilitary troops from the Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed to guard several embassies, UN offices and diplomatic residences in the area.

Islamabad - At least six members of the security forces were killed and more than a dozen were injured Saturday in a suicide bombing at a paramilitary camp in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, eyewitnesses said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7 where the paramilitary troops from Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed to guard several embassies, UN offices and diplomatic residences in the area.

Islamabad  - At least three people h

Islamabad  - At least one member of the security forces was killed and five were injured Saturday in an explosion near a paramilitary checkpoint in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, eyewitnesses said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7 where several embassies, a UN office and diplomatic residences are also located.

"It was a suicide bombing," said Omar Hayyat, a soldier from the paramilitary Frontier Corps, who was admitted to a local hospital with injuries. "He was on foot," he added.