At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims
1 month, 1 week 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 killed in deadly sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district in spite of a tentative ceasefire, days after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims, local officials said. Residents and officials said the main highway connecting Kurram’s main city of Parachinar to the provincial capital Peshawar was blocked, which had made the transfer of wounded people to hospitals difficult. "Our medical team is working around the clock to perform surgeries due to the challenges in referring patients to larger hospitals in Peshawar and elsewhere," said Dr Syed Mir Hassan, from Parachinar’s district hospital. An injured person, on the right, receives treatment at a hospital in Parachinar, in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Thursday, 21 November 2024 “The evil elements involved in the incident will be identified and punished accordingly.

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Elders in Pakistan broker a peace deal between Sunni and Shiite tribes after deadly clashes
1 week, 2 days ago

Elders in Pakistan broker a peace deal between Sunni and Shiite tribes after deadly clashes

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Tribal elders backed by local authorities in restive northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday brokered a peace deal between minority Shiites and majority Sunni tribes, weeks after deadly clashes that killed at least 130 people, officials said. Mohammed Ali Saif, a provincial government spokesman, told The Associated Press that a push to negotiate a peace deal in Kurram succeeded …

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Militants kill 16 security personnel 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 At least 16 security personnel …

Pakistani air ambulance delivers medicines to violence-hit district as roads remain closed
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistani air ambulance delivers medicines to violence-hit district as roads remain closed

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani charity used an air ambulance on Tuesday to deliver medicines to a northwestern region where a doctor said 29 children had died in the past two months because life-saving supplies couldn’t get through roadblocks following sectarian clashes. Air ambulances are rarely used in Pakistan but the violence in Kurram district has led to road closures …

Pakistan: Death toll in ongoing Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram reaches 130
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Pakistan sectarian violence: Death toll rises to 130 in northwest, officials say
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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
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1 month, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 2 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

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

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues to burn, deadly attack on passenger vans kills over 40 persons, mostly Shia Muslims
1 month, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 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 …

Pakistan: Over 50 Killed, 20 Injured As Militants Open Fire On Passenger Vehicles In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Pakistan: 50, including women and children, killed after gunmen attack passenger vehicles in Kurram
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1 month, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 3 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 …

Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Deadly Clash Between Two Tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
3 months 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.

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Separatist group claims deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan's Balochistan and threatens more
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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. open image in gallery Security personnel stand near the …

Gunmen kill at least 31 people in 2 separate attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen kill at least 31 people in 2 separate attacks in restive southwestern 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 Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed …

Shia body wants Modi's intervention in Pak sectarian violence
5 months, 1 week ago

Shia body wants Modi's intervention in Pak sectarian violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The All India Shia Samaj on Saturday condemned the recent sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Parachinar district that has left 44 Shia Muslims dead. The AISS urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to summon Pakistan's ambassador Saad Ahmad Warraich and send a stern message to the Pakistani government through him. In a communique sent to the Prime Minister, AISS convenor Mir …

Kurram clashes: How a Pakistani land dispute led to a deadly tribal battle
5 months, 1 week ago

Kurram clashes: How a Pakistani land dispute led to a deadly tribal battle

Al Jazeera  

At least 46 people were killed and 200 injured in clashes until a temporary ceasefire was agreed upon on Wednesday. Islamabad, Pakistan – After weeklong clashes between rival tribes in Pakistan’s district of Kurram, killing at least 46 people and injuring nearly 200, fighting has now halted, following a meeting between authorities and tribal elders. HRCP is deeply concerned at …

Pakistan: 36 killed, 162 injured in armed clashes between two tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: 36 killed, 162 injured in armed clashes between two tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district

India TV News  

Two tribal groups clashed over a piece of land in Pakistan's restive tribal district in the northwest in which several people killed, officials said on Sunday. At least 36 people were killed and 162 others injured in armed clashes, he added. The tribal clashes left 36 people dead and 162 others injured in the last five days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's …

Pakistan: Violence against Ahmadiyya community continues, two members shot dead by radical Islamist group
7 months ago

Pakistan: Violence against Ahmadiyya community continues, two members shot dead by radical Islamist group

India TV News  

Lahore: Two members of Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community were on Saturday shot dead allegedly by the radical Islamist group members in the country's Punjab province, police said. The police said Ghulam Sarwar was on his way back home after offering Zuhr prayers at an Ahmadiyya place of worship when an unidentified man opened fire on him, killing him on the …

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community

News 18  

After an arson and mob assault targeted a Christian community in Pakistan’s Punjab province, human rights groups are criticising the Islamic Republic for its failure to safeguard the minority community. Responding to the attack on Christian homes, Rehab Mahamoor, interim regional researcher for South Asia at Amnesty International, in a statement said: “The Pakistani authorities must urgently ensure the protection …

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in new violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured, officials said Wednesday. Security forces rushed to Khamenlok village in Manipur state’s Kangpokpi district after clashes broke out Tuesday night between the Kuki and Meitei communities, said L. Sushindro, a state government minister. …

Pakistan saw the massacre of about 4,847 Shias in sectarian violence in the last 8 years: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan saw the massacre of about 4,847 Shias in sectarian violence in the last 8 years: Report

Op India  

The country of Pakistan is experiencing many fault lines that are hindering the country’s already strained economy, including a collapse in internal law and order, further offering huge difficulties to the government and the system. A Canada-based think tank named IFFRAS recently stated that sectarian violence in Pakistan might grow due to political instability and the ongoing economic slump. According …

Four Pakistani soldiers killed in suicide bombing in North Waziristan district
2 years, 5 months ago

Four Pakistani soldiers killed in suicide bombing in North Waziristan district

India Today  

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed and seven other people injured in a suicide attack in North Waziristan tribal district of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. A tri-wheeler rickshaw hit the vehicle of the security forces near Pattasi check post in Mir Ali tehsil region of the district, killing four soldiers …

The killing of two Sikhs shows Pakistan's continued persecution of minorities
2 years, 7 months ago

The killing of two Sikhs shows Pakistan's continued persecution of minorities

Firstpost  

Data from the 2017 Census shows that while Muslims make up 96.2 per cent of Pakistan’s population, Hindus are only 1.6 per cent, Christians 1.59 per cent, Scheduled Castes 0.25 per cent, Ahmadis 0.22 per cent, and other minorities 0.07 per cent. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, as per a PTI report, said India had registered its “strong protest” …

10 Killed, 40 Injured in Bombing at Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif
2 years, 8 months ago

10 Killed, 40 Injured in Bombing at Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif

News 18  

A powerful explosion in a Shiite Muslim mosque in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 10 worshippers and injured another 40, according to a hospital official. While no one took responsibility for either attack, the bombings had all the hallmarks of a deadly Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan Province, or IS-K. Kabul police spokesman, Khalid …

Pakistan mosque suicide bombing death toll rises to 63 while nearly 200 injured
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan mosque suicide bombing death toll rises to 63 while nearly 200 injured

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 The death toll in the …

Islamic State claims responsibility for Shia mosque attack in Pakistan
2 years, 10 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for Shia mosque attack in Pakistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Interior Minister on Saturday vowed to arrest the masterminds behind a deadly suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State terror group on a crowded Shia mosque during Friday prayers here that killed at least 62 people and injured nearly 200 others. The death toll on Saturday rose to 62 after five more people injured in the explosion succumbed to …

At least 56 killed in blast at Pakistan Shia mosque
2 years, 10 months ago

At least 56 killed in blast at Pakistan Shia mosque

The Hindu  

At least 56 people were killed and 194 wounded Friday by a suicide bomb at a Shia mosque in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, the deadliest attack in the country since 2018. Muhammad Asim Khan, a spokesman for Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, said the death toll had climbed to 56, the deadliest since a July 2018 blast, claimed by …

Pakistan: At least 45 killed, 65 injured in bomb explosion at Peshawar mosque
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan: At least 45 killed, 65 injured in bomb explosion at Peshawar mosque

India TV News  

Highlights 30 killed when a bomb ripped through a crowded Shia mosque in northwestern Pakistani Blast occurred at a Jamia mosque when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers At least 56 people were killed and more than 60 others injured after a bomb ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation in this northwestern Pakistani city, officials said. …

15 killed, many injured as rival tribes clash in northwest Pakistan; security heightened
3 years, 2 months ago

15 killed, many injured as rival tribes clash in northwest Pakistan; security heightened

India Today  

Authorities stepped up security in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan on Monday as local factions clashed over possession of disputed forest land, in an incident that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens others in the last three days, officials said. The clashes began on Saturday afternoon when the Gaidu tribe belonging to Teri Megel village in Kurram …

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