Pakistan: Explosion rocks Shiite procession in Multan, 3 killed
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Explosion rocks Shiite procession in Multan, 3 killed

India TV News  

A powerful roadside bomb exploded among a procession of Shiite Muslims in central Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least three and wounding over 50 people, local police said. Several wounded people were seen waiting for help along a road in the deeply conservative city of Bahawalnagar in the eastern Punjab province, where the attack took place. City police officer Mohammad Asad and Shiite leader Khawar Shafqat confirmed the bombing. Communications in the area were difficult, as authorities had suspended mobile phone service across the country a day ago ahead of the Shiite Ashoura festival.

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Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35
5 days, 17 hours ago

Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A blast from an improvised explosive device killed one person and wounded 35 others on Saturday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Turbat, a police official said. A separatist group called the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the blast, but gave higher casualty figures. Also Saturday, in the country’s northwest, gunmen opened fire on government vehicles carrying …

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 15
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 15

Deccan Chronicle  

A series of Pakistani airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children, with the toll expected to rise. Reports indicate that the Murg Bazaar village in Barmal was destroyed, exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis.The airstrikes have caused severe civilian casualties and widespread destruction, further …

Punjab: Explosion-Like Sound Heard Outside Police Chowki In Gurdaspur, Investigation On
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Punjab: Explosion-Like Sound Heard Outside Police Chowki In Gurdaspur, Investigation On

ABP News  

Chandigarh, Dec 21 An explosion-like sound heard outside the Wadala Bangar police chowki in Punjab's Gurdaspur district triggered panic in the area, prompting police to launch an investigation, officials said on Saturday. They said local people heard the explosion-like sound and informed police. Senior police officials, including Gurdaspur Senior Superintendent of Police Dayama Harish Kumar Om Prakash and Superintendent of …

Explosion Heard At Amritsar's Islamabad Police Station, No Damage Reported
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Explosion Heard At Amritsar's Islamabad Police Station, No Damage Reported

ABP News  

People heard an explosion in the early hours of Tuesday, at the Islamabad Police Station in Amritsar, Punjab which spread panic in the area. According to ANI, Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that a blast was heard at 3 am, but there were no signs of any damage and nobody was hurt. #WATCH | Punjab: A blast-like noise …

2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan
1 month ago

2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — An explosive device carried on a motorcycle by two suspected militants in restive southwestern Pakistan ignited prematurely near a police station Monday killing the suspects, police said. Local police officer Ghulam Rasool said the men were near the Mezai police station when the blast took place. He said officers were still investigating to determine whether either of …

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Pakistan bomb blast: Video shows moment when explosion ripped through Quetta railway station
2 months ago

Pakistan bomb blast: Video shows moment when explosion ripped through Quetta railway station

Live Mint  

A video emerged on Saturday, showing the exact moment when a blast occurred at a railway station in Quetta in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. "The blast took place inside the railway station when the Peshawar-bound express was about to leave for its destination," a police officer was quoted by Geo Tv as saying. A video, widely circulated on social …

A powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26
2 months ago

A powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 62 others, some critically, officials said. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print When asked about a security breach that led to …

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

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children
2 months, 1 week ago

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

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 A powerful bomb attached to …

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan

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 A bomb blast in southwestern …

3 dead in grenade attacks on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan's Independence Day
4 months, 3 weeks ago

3 dead in grenade attacks on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan's Independence Day

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 Suspected militants hurled hand grenades …

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan

Associated Press  

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing two soldiers and wounding 15 others, officials said. The attack happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Inayat Ullah, head of the police bomb disposal unit in the region. …

At least 29 dead in twin blasts at Pakistan political offices on eve of election
11 months ago

At least 29 dead in twin blasts at Pakistan political offices on eve of election

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 29 people have …

Bombings at Pakistani political offices kill at least 30 a day before parliamentary elections
11 months ago

Bombings at Pakistani political offices kill at least 30 a day before parliamentary elections

LA Times  

Security officials examine the scene of a bomb blast at an election office in Khanozai, Pashin, a district of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province. Bombs ripped through two separate political offices in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, the day before the country was set to elect a new parliament. At least 18 people were killed in …

Two people killed, five injured in bomb blast at rally in Pakistan
11 months, 1 week ago

Two people killed, five injured in bomb blast at rally in Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

At least four people were killed Tuesday in a bombing near a Pakistan political rally, officials said, as the nation prepares to go to the polls next week. Police in the Balochistan provincial capital of Quetta said a bomb planted on a motorbike detonated as supporters rallied for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan. "The PTI …

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign
1 year ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others, officials said. The bombing happened in the former Pakistani Taliban stronghold of Mamund in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, police official Kashif Zulfiquar said. In …

Pakistan: 5 killed, 22 injured in bomb blast near police petrol in Dera Ismail Khan
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan: 5 killed, 22 injured in bomb blast near police petrol in Dera Ismail Khan

Op India  

At least five people were killed and 22 others suffered injuries in a bomb blast that targeted a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan about 350 km southwest of Pakistan‘s capital Islamabad. A bomb blast targeting police killed five people in northwest Pakistan. The bomb exploded close to a police patrol in #DeraIsmailKhan city.#Pakistan #Blast #PakistanBlast pic.twitter.com/RAAxiGxA4v — …

Pakistan: At least 52 people killed, dozens injured in suicide bomb blast in Balochistan
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan: At least 52 people killed, dozens injured in suicide bomb blast in Balochistan

Op India  

At least 52 people have been killed and dozens others have been injured in a bomb blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Friday. Mastung Assistant Commissioner Attahul Munim told Dawn newspaper that the explosion took place near an Eid Miladun Nabi rally near Madina Masjid at Alfalah Road. Earlier this month, as many as 11 people including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leader …

Suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills at least 52
1 year, 3 months ago

Suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills at least 52

The Hindu  

A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 54 people and injuring over 100 others who were preparing to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, police said. Hours later, another blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu city killed at least four people and injured 12 others. Balochistan Inspector General Abdul …

Explosion at rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet kills 21 people in southwest Pakistan
1 year, 3 months ago

Explosion at rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet kills 21 people in southwest Pakistan

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 A powerful bomb exploded near …

At least five killed as another blast hits Pakistan on prophet’s birthday
1 year, 3 months ago

At least five killed as another blast hits Pakistan on prophet’s birthday

Al Jazeera  

At least five killed in explosion at mosque in Hangu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province shortly after the Balochistan bombing. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least five people have been killed and 10 other injured in a bomb blast at a mosque in Hangu city of Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The explosion happened shortly after a similar incident in …

Blast at Pakistan procession to mark prophet’s birthday kills at least 52
1 year, 3 months ago

Blast at Pakistan procession to mark prophet’s birthday kills at least 52

Al Jazeera  

Powerful ‘suicide’ bomb explodes at rally celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad in southwest Pakistan. The death toll from a suspected suicide bomb blast at a procession to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has climbed to 52, officials and media reports say. The powerful bomb exploded on Friday near a mosque in Mastung district of …

Pakistani Taliban run riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seize Chitral army headquarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistani Taliban run riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, seize Chitral army headquarters

India Today  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan or Pakistani Taliban, which overran some villages in Chitral last week, is running riot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It killed a soldier after a bomb attack on a paramilitary forces convoy and stormed the Pakistan army headquarters in Chitral, according to videos on social media sites. After remaining silent over the Taliban attack in Chitral, a city in Khyber …

Pakistan: Powerful explosion in a vehicle carrying labourers kills 11 in Waziristan
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Powerful explosion in a vehicle carrying labourers kills 11 in Waziristan

India TV News  

In yet another incident of explosion in Pakistan, several people were killed following a massive blast in the Shawal area of North Waziristan on Saturday. Quoting the local deputy commissioner, Dawn reported that the incident took place on Saturday night, when over a dozen labourers were heading to South Waziristan from the Shawal area of North Waz­ir­istan in a vehicle. …

A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills 10 people and wounds more than 50
1 year, 5 months ago

A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills 10 people and wounds more than 50

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 A powerful bomb ripped through …

At least 35 killed in blast at rally of pro-Taliban cleric’s party in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 35 killed in blast at rally of pro-Taliban cleric’s party in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

The Hindu  

A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country’s A powerful blast triggered by a suicide bomber killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 100 others on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at a rally of a hardline Islamic party in a restive tribal district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province …

Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan
1 year, 5 months ago

Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan

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 A suicide bomber blew himself …

Two Bomb Blasts in One Week Jolts Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
1 year, 7 months ago

Two Bomb Blasts in One Week Jolts Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

News 18  

Two people were killed last week in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district in a remote-controlled bomb blast, news agencies Dawn and ANI said in a report. Over the past year at least 293 people were killed and 521 injured in 436 terrorist incidents, ISPR director general major general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in April. Pakistani troops seized a cache of …

Deadly blast in Pakistan's Quetta; 4 killed, several injured
1 year, 8 months ago

Deadly blast in Pakistan's Quetta; 4 killed, several injured

Hindustan Times  

Four people were killed and fifteen injured in a bombing targeting a police vehicle in a marketplace in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday, a hospital official said. Four people were killed and eight injured in a bombing targeting a police vehicle in a marketplace in Pakistan. Two police officers who were sitting in the vehicle were among …

Pakistan again witnesses brutal 'suicide attack' on security personnel; 9 killed, 13 wounded in Balochistan
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan again witnesses brutal 'suicide attack' on security personnel; 9 killed, 13 wounded in Balochistan

India TV News  

Pakistan blast: Nearly a month after the deadly mosque attack, Pakistan witnessed another episode of the brutal onslaught on security personnel in Balochistan wherein at least nine police personnel were killed and more than a dozen injured. Confirming the incident, Kachhi Senior Superintendent of Police Mahmood Notezai told the Pakistani daily that those killed in the blast belonged to the …

Peshawar mosque attack: Conspiracy hatched in Afghanistan, says Pakistan's law enforcement officials
1 year, 11 months ago

Peshawar mosque attack: Conspiracy hatched in Afghanistan, says Pakistan's law enforcement officials

India Today  

The plot to target a highly secure mosque here in the capital of Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was hatched in Afghanistan and funded by their intelligence agency, the country's law enforcement officials probing the suicide attack said on Tuesday. The Peshawar mosque suicide attack conspiracy was hatched in Afghanistan and funded by the intelligence agency based in Kabul, investigating …

Pakistan mosque blast killing 100 was 'revenge attack' against police: Cops
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan mosque blast killing 100 was 'revenge attack' against police: Cops

India Today  

An explosion at a mosque in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar that killed 100 people, including an imam, and injured over 150 others, was a targeted revenge attack, a police chief told AFP on Tuesday. Around 400 police personnel were present for afternoon prayers at the mosque’s compound on Monday in Pakistan’s Peshawar when a suicide bomber blew himself up …

DC Edit | Pak singed, playing with fire
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | Pak singed, playing with fire

Deccan Chronicle  

A suicide blast at a mosque in Peshawar on Monday was the biggest terror incident in recent months. This one was aimed at the Pakistan establishment as the holy place lies within the heavily guarded police lines where several offices of security and counterterrorism forces are located. Tragic as they are in taking lives without making any distinctions, Pakistan has …

Fact Check: 2021 factory explosion in Lahore falsely shared as recent Peshawar mosque blast
1 year, 11 months ago

Fact Check: 2021 factory explosion in Lahore falsely shared as recent Peshawar mosque blast

India Today  

On January 30, a suspected suicide bomber in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, killed at least 90 people and wounded 220 more. Sharing this 15-second clip, a Twitter user wrote on Twitter, "It's horrible, look at the fire of today's blast,” alongside hashtags like “PeshawarBlast”, “Peshawar”, and “PeshawarUnderAttack". According to a report in the Pakistani daily, Dawn, the powerful boiler …

Pakistan mosque blast: Death toll mounts over 70, 150 wounded
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan mosque blast: Death toll mounts over 70, 150 wounded

Hindustan Times  

At least 70 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in a security compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. In this handout photo released by Pakistan's Police Department, a police contingent present guard of honour during a funeral of police officers, who were killed in the suicide bombing inside a mosque, in …

Pak PM Sharif's diktat to his party workers after blast rocks Peshawar, says…
1 year, 11 months ago

Pak PM Sharif's diktat to his party workers after blast rocks Peshawar, says…

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed workers of his party Pakistan Muslim League to donate blood to save the lives of those injured in the blast at a mosque in Peshawar. “I direct the Muslim League workers to donate blood to save the lives of those injured in the suicide attack, especially the people with 'O-Negative' blood, students …

Pak blast highlights: Death number in Peshawar explosion rises to 70, 150 injured
1 year, 11 months ago

Pak blast highlights: Death number in Peshawar explosion rises to 70, 150 injured

Hindustan Times  

By Pakistan Mosque Blast Live updates: The attack was the city's worst since March last year, when a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers killed at least 58 people and injured nearly 200. A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing multiple people and wounding scores of worshippers, …

Blast at Peshawar mosque kills 47, Pak Taliban claims responsibility
1 year, 11 months ago

Blast at Peshawar mosque kills 47, Pak Taliban claims responsibility

Hindustan Times  

At least 47 people have been killed and over 100 were injured after a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar's Police Lines area, Reuters reported. The blast took place at the mosque where a large number of people had gathered for prayer, police official Sikandar Khan said. Police chief Muhammad Ijaz Khan told AFP that the incident happened during …

Pakistan: 90 people killed, 200 injured in blast outside Peshawar mosque; Imran Khan expresses grief
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan: 90 people killed, 200 injured in blast outside Peshawar mosque; Imran Khan expresses grief

India TV News  

Peshawar blast : At least 90 people were killed and more than 200 others injured after a powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque during afternoon prayers on Monday in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. He said, "Strongly condemn the terrorist suicide attack in police lines mosque Peshawar during prayers. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali condemned the blast and …

Dozens killed in Pakistan mosque blast
1 year, 11 months ago

Dozens killed in Pakistan mosque blast

Al Jazeera  

Hospital official says at least 92 killed and more than 170 others wounded in explosion in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. Peshawar’s Police Chief Muhammad Ijaz Khan said in a televised statement that the capacity of the main hall of the mosque was nearly 300 and it was “nearly full” at the time of the explosion. At least 17 people have reportedly …

Pakistan: 6 killed, dozens injured in multiple blasts across Balochistan
2 years ago

Pakistan: 6 killed, dozens injured in multiple blasts across Balochistan

Firstpost  

Attacks on security forces in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have increased in recent months. On Sunday, At least 15 people were injured in five separate grenade blasts targeting the Pakistan Army in Balochistan Quetta: Attacks on security forces continue to take place in Pakistan on a daily basis. According to a report by The Dawn, at least six Pakistani security …

Blast in Shiite area of Kabul, says Taliban official
2 years, 3 months ago

Blast in Shiite area of Kabul, says Taliban official

Hindustan Times  

There was a blast Friday morning in a Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul, a Taliban official confirmed. Taliban fighters stand guard at the explosion site, near a mosque, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 23. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest in a steady stream of violence since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan just over …

Taliban: Car bomb near Kabul mosque kills 7, wounds 41
2 years, 3 months ago

Taliban: Car bomb near Kabul mosque kills 7, wounds 41

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bomb went off Friday as worshippers were leaving a Kabul mosque, killing at least seven people and wounding 41, including several children, a Taliban official said. A Taliban-appointed Interior Ministry spokesman, Abdul Nafi Takor, said the vehicle with explosives was parked by the roadside near the mosque and detonated as worshippers were coming out after …

Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital
2 years, 3 months ago

Taliban official: explosion kills 3 people in Afghan capital

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed at least three people and wounded 13 others, a Taliban official said on Wednesday. According to Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, the blast occurred in a restaurant in the city’s western Dehmazang neighborhood. Whom I can hold accountable for his loss?” IS’s local affiliate, known as …

Pakistan: Radical Islamist Group Attacks Shia Procession with Pistols, Stones in Sialkot; 13 Injured
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Radical Islamist Group Attacks Shia Procession with Pistols, Stones in Sialkot; 13 Injured

News 18  

Activists of a radical Islamist group attacked a Shia procession in Pakistan’s Punjab province, leaving at least 13 people injured, police said on Sunday. According to an FIR, the Shia procession was going to Imambargah in Sialkot, about 130 kms from Lahore, in connection with the Chehlum of Imam Hussain on Saturday when a group of people armed with pistols, …

Blast at Kabul mosque in pictures: Top Islamic cleric among at least 20 dead
2 years, 4 months ago

Blast at Kabul mosque in pictures: Top Islamic cleric among at least 20 dead

Hindustan Times  

Blast at Kabul mosque in pictures: Top Islamic cleric among at least 20 dead An explosion at a mosque in Aghanistan's capital city, Kabul, killed at least 20 people. Last week, two more blasts had happened in Kabul for which the ISIS had claimed the responsibility.. 1 / 5 View Photos in a new improved layout The blast has killed …

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