At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
1 month ago

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

CNN  

Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 42 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region’s deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where sectarian clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites have killed dozens of people in recent months. Local police official Azmat Ali said several vehicles were traveling in a convoy from the city of Parachinar to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when gunmen opened fire. “It’s a shameful matter for the government.” An injured victim, right, is treated at a hospital in Parachinar, in Kurram district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday.

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Three Security Personnel Killed In Separate Terror Attacks In Pakistan's Balochistan
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Three Security Personnel Killed In Separate Terror Attacks In Pakistan's Balochistan

ABP News  

Karachi, Dec 8 : At least three security personnel have been killed in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said on Sunday. Two Frontier Corps soldiers were killed and three others sustained injuries after terrorists attacked a checkpost near a coal mine in Duki district on Saturday, Sardar Rind, a senior police official, said. While security …

6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack
2 weeks, 2 days ago

6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Armed men killed six Pakistani security personnel and wounded seven in a checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest, a police official said Saturday. The assault happened in Kurram district, where fierce sectarian fighting has killed at least 130 people during the past few weeks. Local official Saleem Khan said armed men attacked a Frontier Corps checkpoint in …

Pakistan: Death toll in ongoing Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram reaches 130
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan: Death toll in ongoing Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram reaches 130

Op India  

The death toll in ongoing tribal clashes in Pakistan’s Kurram district has risen to 130, with at least six more fatalities and eight more injuries reported on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner Javed Ullah Mehsud confirmed that police and security forces have been deployed throughout Lower Kurram, and efforts to negotiate a ceasefire are ongoing. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported …

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims
3 weeks, 1 day ago

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 130 people were …

Pakistan sectarian violence: Death toll rises to 130 in northwest, officials say
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan sectarian violence: Death toll rises to 130 in northwest, officials say

CNN  

Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Sectarian violence has killed at least 130 people and wounded 200 others in Pakistan’s northwest in the last 10 days, officials said Sunday. Violence flared in Kurram district on November 21 when gunmen ambushed a vehicle convoy and killed 52 people, mostly Shiite Muslims. But dozens from both sides have been killed in Kurram since July, …

Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130

Al Jazeera  

Violence has been ongoing in the region after gunmen opened fire on convoys carrying Shia pilgrims on November 21. Sectarian violence continued in Pakistan’s northwest over the weekend, killing at least 14 people and wounding 27 in the past 24 hours in the Kurram district, located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the border with Afghanistan. Violence has escalated in …

124 killed in Pakistan amid continued sectarian violence despite ceasefire
3 weeks, 1 day ago

124 killed in Pakistan amid continued sectarian violence despite ceasefire

India Today  

The death toll in Khurram tribal sectarian violence rose to 124 with two more deaths on Saturday as a gunbattle continued between Shia and Sunni groups despite a ceasefire in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. More than 170 people have been injured in the sectarian violence raging for the last ten days, authorities said. The province's governor, Faisal Karim Kundi …

Pakistan: Shia–Sunni clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 10 dead, a week after 150 killed
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan: Shia–Sunni clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 10 dead, a week after 150 killed

India TV News  

Peshawar: At least 10 more people have been killed and 21 others injured as sporadic clashes continued between Sunni and Shia tribes despite a cease-fire brokered between the two warring communities in Pakistan's restive northwest, police said on Wednesday. At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said. The clashes between Alizai …

10 killed as sectarian violence continues in Pakistan despite ceasefire
Top News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

10 killed as sectarian violence continues in Pakistan despite ceasefire

India Today  

At least 10 more people have been killed, and 21 others injured as sporadic clashes continued between Sunni and Shia tribes despite a cease-fire brokered between the two warring communities in Pakistan's restive northwest, police said on Wednesday. At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said. The clashes between Alizai and …

10 killed, 21 injured as sectarian violence in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues despite cease-fire
3 weeks, 4 days ago

10 killed, 21 injured as sectarian violence in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues despite cease-fire

ABP News  

Peshawar, Nov 27 : At least 10 more people have been killed and 21 others injured as sporadic clashes continued between Sunni and Shia tribes despite a cease-fire brokered between the two warring communities in Pakistan's restive northwest, police said on Wednesday. At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said. The …

Pakistan sectarian clashes restart, breaking short-lived truce
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistan sectarian clashes restart, breaking short-lived truce

Firstpost  

Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but Kurram – in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan – has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades. Shiite Muslims hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, …

82 killed in 3 days in Pakistan’s Kurram: How Sunni vs Shia clashes have left a bloody trail
4 weeks ago

82 killed in 3 days in Pakistan’s Kurram: How Sunni vs Shia clashes have left a bloody trail

Firstpost  

Last week, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, sectarian violence broke out in Pakistan’s Kurram district, resulting in the deaths of 82 people. People mourn over the graves of relatives who were killed after gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in the Kurram tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Shalozan, Pakistan. Rehan Muhammad, a 33-year-old journalist told The Guardian, “Gunfire …

Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes in Pakistan’s northwest have agreed to a cease-fire, a government spokesman said Sunday, days after 42 Shiites were killed in an ambush. The attack on the convoy last Thursday in Kurram district triggered retaliatory attacks and rampages that killed dozens more people from both communities. A spokesperson for the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes

Firstpost  

More than 300 families were forced to leave their homes as violent clashes between Shia and Sunni Muslims rattled Pakistan’s north. The Sectarian violence in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan has killed about 150 over the past months Over 300 families were forced to flee their homes after violent clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims rattled North Pakistan. …

Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Local Sunni and Shia armed groups have clashed for decades, but the most recent fighting has killed more than 30 people. Pakistani officials have announced a seven-day truce between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes killed dozens of people in the northwest of the country. Following the violence, Muhammad Ali Saif, spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government and …

18 killed in sectarian violence in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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1 month ago

18 killed in sectarian violence in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Deccan Chronicle  

Peshawar: At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured in sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the last 24 hours, police said. The clashes between the tribes of Alizai and Bagan in Kurram district bordering Afghanistan took place following Thursday's attack on a convoy of passenger vans in which 47 people were killed by …

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH

India TV News  

Peshawar: Protesters in Pakistan's restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions on flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region's deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were travelling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of Parachinar …

Pakistan: 18 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2nd highest deaths in past 48 hours
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1 month ago

Pakistan: 18 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2nd highest deaths in past 48 hours

India TV News  

Peshawar: At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured in sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the last 24 hours, police said. The clashes between the tribes of Alizai and Bagan in Kurram district bordering Afghanistan took place following Thursday's attack on a convoy of passenger vans in which 47 people were killed by …

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram
1 month ago

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

Al Jazeera  

Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, just days after a deadly attack on a convoy in the same area killed dozens of people. Speaking to AFP news agency …

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Protesters in Pakistan’s restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region’s deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were traveling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of …

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues to burn, deadly attack on passenger vans kills over 40 persons, mostly Shia Muslims
1 month ago

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues to burn, deadly attack on passenger vans kills over 40 persons, mostly Shia Muslims

Op India  

At least 38 people were killed and 11 others were injured in a gun attack on passenger vans in the Ochat area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower Kurram district on Thursday, the Dawn reported, citing the police. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, while speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court, also confirmed the same figures, describing the attack …

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month ago

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months. Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “We also managed to recover 26 people belonging to the Shia community last night, …

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
Top News
1 month ago

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan:Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 38 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region's deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where sectarian clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites …

Pakistan: Over 50 Killed, 20 Injured As Militants Open Fire On Passenger Vehicles In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month ago

Pakistan: Over 50 Killed, 20 Injured As Militants Open Fire On Passenger Vehicles In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ABP News  

Over 50 people were killed and 20 others were injured after militants carried out a gun attack on passenger vehicles in the lower Kurram area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on Thursday. According to officials, the vehicles were travelling in a convoy from Parachinar to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's capital Peshawar, when militants opened fire. The chief secretary of the Khyber …

38 civilians killed in attack on passenger vans in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month ago

38 civilians killed in attack on passenger vans in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Hindustan Times  

At least 38 people were killed and 29 were injured after gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in a tribal area in northwestern Pakistan, Reuters reported. Chief Secretary for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, confirmed the attack, saying that the gunmen targeted passenger vans travelling from Parachinar in Kurram in a convoy. "There were two convoys of passenger vehicles, one …

Pakistan: 50, including women and children, killed after gunmen attack passenger vehicles in Kurram
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1 month ago

Pakistan: 50, including women and children, killed after gunmen attack passenger vehicles in Kurram

India TV News  

Pakistan attack UPDATES: Gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in a tribal area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 50 people and wounding 29, the chief secretary of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, said. Among the fatalities in the attack, which occurred in the Kurram tribal district, were a woman and a child, Chaudhry said, adding: …

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
1 month ago

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

LA Times  

An injured victim, right, of gunmen that fired on a passenger vehicle is treated at a hospital in Parachinar, in Kurram district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Thursday. Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 42 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region’s …

Nearly 50 killed in deadly gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiites in Pakistan
1 month ago

Nearly 50 killed in deadly gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiites in Pakistan

India Today  

Heavily-armed militants on Thursday ambushed dozens of vehicles carrying passengers in Pakistan's restive northwest, killing around 50 people, mostly Shias, in one of the worst attacks in the region in recent years. The militants attacked the convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district, bordering Afghanistan, which has witnessed deadly sectarian clashes between Shia and Sunni religious groups as well as militant …

12 Pak Army soldiers killed in suicide car bomb attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Top News
1 month ago

12 Pak Army soldiers killed in suicide car bomb attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Hindustan Times  

At least 12 Pakistan Army soldiers were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint checkpost in general area Malikhel. According to Pakistan Army's media wing Inter Services Public Relations, “The terrorists attempted to attack a joint check post in general area MaliKhel in Bannu district late on Tuesday night but their …

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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1 month ago

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Twelve security personnel and six terrorists were killed as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Wednesday. The terrorists attempted to attack a joint check post in the general area MaliKhel in Bannu district late on Tuesday night but their attempt to enter …

11 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in restive Pakistan province
1 month ago

11 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in restive Pakistan province

India Today  

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 11 security forces and wounding several others, four intelligence and security officials said Wednesday. Pakistan has witnessed a steady increase in violence since November 2022, when the Pakistani Taliban ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government in Islamabad. violence has also surged in …

Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district
1 month, 1 week ago

Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district

Al Jazeera  

Authorities struggle to control months of tit-for-tat attacks by Shia and Sunni tribes in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Islamabad, Pakistan – The main highway connecting Pakistan’s Kurram has remained closed for over four weeks as sectarian tensions sparked by land disputes continue to simmer in this tribal district bordering Afghanistan. Last week, thousands gathered for a “peace march” in …

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani …

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Roadside bomb kills four officers and wounds five others while two schoolchildren are killed in a mortar explosion. A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said. Pakistan’s military in a statement on Thursday confirmed the “martyrdom” of four officers, but said security forces also responded to …

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children

The Independent  

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Nine Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Nine Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

The Hindu  

Security forces in northwest Pakistan have killed nine militants in an operation targeting terrorists in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The operation, intelligence-driven, resulted in the deaths of two suicide bombers and a high-value terrorist, with the remaining militants being killed in a gunbattle.

Deadly Clash Between Two Tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2 months, 1 week ago

Deadly Clash Between Two Tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Op India  

At least 11 people have been killed and eight more have sustained injuries in a clash between two tribes in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence broke out after two people were critically injured in a shooting incident between rival tribes in the northwestern part of the country. Efforts to mediate a peace agreement between the tribes are ongoing.

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shootout, the army said Saturday, the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active. Police officers stand guard next to shipping containers set up by authorities to block a road leading to important government buildings in an attempt to prevent supporters …

Gunmen storm a house and kill 7 workers in Pakistan’s southwest
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen storm a house and kill 7 workers in Pakistan’s southwest

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen stormed a house and killed seven laborers and wounded an eighth in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, a police official said Saturday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but separatists in Balochistan have often killed workers and others from Punjab to force them to leave the southwest, which for years has been rocked by an insurgency …

Militants target convoy of diplomats in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, policeman killed
3 months ago

Militants target convoy of diplomats in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, policeman killed

ABP News  

Peshawar, Sep 22 : Suspected militants set off an explosion targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Sunday, killing a policeman and injuring three others. The blast occurred in Jehanabad area of Swat district when the convoy of foreign diplomats was heading towards the mountainous Malam Jabba. The Pakistan Foreign Ministry in a statement …

Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
3 months ago

Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants killed nine Pakistani troops in separate attacks in Pakistan’s northwest, security officials said Friday. Militants attacked a military post after midnight in the village of Misha, South Waziristan, killing six troops. In North Waziristan, militants attacked a patrol on Thursday, killing three security forces. Pakistan’s military issued a statement Friday about both attacks, but it gave …

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
3 months, 1 week ago

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The Islamic State groups affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival to the Taliban and has challenged their authority by attacking schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas over the past three years. The Taliban’s …

8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pakistani forces
3 months, 2 weeks ago

8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pakistani forces

The Hindu  

At least eight Afghan Taliban soldiers, including two key commanders, have been killed in a fierce clash with the Pakistani security forces in the border region near the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The exchange, which was reported in the Khurram border district of the province over the weekend, also injured 16 Afghan Taliban soldiers. So far, eight Afghan Taliban have …

Pakistani truck driver thought to be dead after being shot 5 times in Balochistan attack found alive
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani truck driver thought to be dead after being shot 5 times in Balochistan attack found alive

India TV News  

Quetta: A Pakistani truck driver, who rescuers initially thought was dead, was recovering on Tuesday after hospital staff receiving bodies realised he was alive despite being shot five times in one of the most widespread attacks by ethnic militants in years. VIDEO: Militant attack in Pakistan's Balochistan that killed over 70 Terrorists didn't leave truck driver despite he began reciting …

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan's Balochistan and threatens more
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan's Balochistan and threatens more

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A separatist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan’s Balochistan and warned that “even more intense and widespread” attacks were coming, while the prime minister declared there would not be peace talks with the insurgents who also have targeted Chinese-funded projects there. AP AUDIO: Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent …

Pakistan reels after militants pull passengers out of buses on major highway and shoot them dead
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan reels after militants pull passengers out of buses on major highway and shoot them dead

The Independent  

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Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the worst violence in a Pakistani province
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the worst violence in a Pakistani province

Hindustan Times  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 37 people in separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while security forces killed 12 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area. Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the worst violence …

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while the military said security forces killed 21 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area as well. The attack in Musakhail came hours …

More than 60 dead in south-west Pakistan after multiple attacks by Balochistan Liberation Army separatist group
3 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 60 dead in south-west Pakistan after multiple attacks by Balochistan Liberation Army separatist group

ABC  

Separatist militant attacks on police stations, railway lines and highways in Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, coupled with retaliatory operations by security forces, killed more than 60 people, officials said on Monday. "These attacks are a well-thought-out plan to create anarchy in Pakistan," Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement, adding that security forces had killed 12 militants in …

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