More than 300 people have died in two factory fires that broke out in Pakistan’s two biggest cities.

The death toll from two devastating factory fires in Pakistan has risen to at least 128, officials said.

A FRESH explosion of sectarian violence in Pakistan in which 40 people were killed is a fight-back by hardcore Islamic militants, many trained of which are by al-Qaida, investigators and analysts have said.

THE Pakistani government has offered rewards totalling more than $1m for information leading to the capture of six leading al-Qaida suspects.