Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents
6 months ago

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four officers and three insurgents, police said. Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents A militant commander, Abdul Rahim, was among the insurgents killed in the raid which took place in the town of Mattani, according to a local police officer, Ashfaq Khan. The military said Raheem “remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities” and was also responsible for the “martyrdom” of army Captain Hussain Jehangir Shaheed and another soldier in a May attack. Pakistani officials often accuse Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers of giving shelter to TTP fighters, a charge Kabul rejects.

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Separatists attack government office; burn police station in restive southwest Pakistan
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2 days, 2 hours ago

Separatists attack government office; burn police station in restive southwest Pakistan

The Hindu  

“Dozens of armed Baloch separatists seized a government office, robbed a bank and partially burnt a police station in a remote district in southwestern Pakistan before fleeing when security forces arrived,” police said on Thursday The outlawed Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday in Khuzdar in Balochistan, where analysts say separatists are becoming as large a …

Pakistan mass abduction: 16 labourers en route to atomic site kidnapped in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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2 days, 10 hours ago

Pakistan mass abduction: 16 labourers en route to atomic site kidnapped in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Peshawar: At least 16 labourers working on a uranium and plutonium mining site in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were abducted by unknown armed men on Thursday, news agency PTI sources said. 3 Hindu youths kidnapped in Rahim Yar Khan district Earlier on Wednesday, Outlaws in Pakistan's Punjab province kidnapped three Hindus and demanded police release their accomplices or they …

Taliban Militants Say They Will Target Pakistan Army-Owned Firms
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4 days, 5 hours ago

Taliban Militants Say They Will Target Pakistan Army-Owned Firms

Live Mint  

-- Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Militants belonging to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan or TTP said they will now target local businesses, including listed firms, owned by the South Asian nation’s powerful army. TTP’s target include Fauji Cement Company Ltd., Askari Bank Ltd., Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., Fauji Foods …

India condemns Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan
5 days ago

India condemns Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

India on Monday condemned Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians, saying Islamabad often sought to blame neighbouring countries for its “own internal failures”. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indian side has noted media reports about the air strikes on Afghan civilians, including women and children, in which “several precious lives have been lost”. …

Pakistan PM's 'crush Taliban' message amid border tensions with Afghanistan
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan PM's 'crush Taliban' message amid border tensions with Afghanistan

India Today  

In a resolute address to the Special Investment Facilitation Council's apex committee in Islamabad, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave a stern warning to the Taliban, declaring that the militant group must be "crushed" to ensure the nation's progress. "The Taliban has resurfaced, and we cannot move forward without crushing this menace," Sharif said, acknowledging the mounting toll of terrorism …

Pakistani security forces suffer deadliest year for a decade while fighting insurgency, report finds
1 week, 4 days ago

Pakistani security forces suffer deadliest year for a decade while fighting insurgency, report finds

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces in 2024 suffered the highest casualties in nearly a decade while battling insurgency, an Islamabad-based research group said. The Center for Research and Security Studies said in its report Tuesday that this year was the deadliest for Pakistani security forces in 9 years. “On average, nearly seven lives were lost daily,” according to the …

As Pakistan, Afghanistan attack each other, what’s next for neighbours?
1 week, 5 days ago

As Pakistan, Afghanistan attack each other, what’s next for neighbours?

Al Jazeera  

Experts say both sides need to reset their approach towards the other — even as mounting tensions have eroded trust between old allies Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban. Pakistani military sources confirmed to Al Jazeera that on Tuesday, Pakistan launched air strikes in Afghanistan’s Paktia province, which borders Pakistan’s tribal district of South Waziristan. However, Afghanistan’s Taliban government, in power …

At least 10 Taliban fighters killed in Kabul ministry attack as tensions with Pakistan escalate
1 week, 5 days ago

At least 10 Taliban fighters killed in Kabul ministry attack as tensions with Pakistan escalate

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 10 Taliban fighters …

Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained
1 week, 6 days ago

Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained

India TV News  

After the Taliban toppled the democratic government in Afghanistan in 2021, it was Pakistan which celebrated the occasion the most, expecting that a new bloc would come into the fore, garnering the attention of the entire world, and thus the region would gain prominence. Pakistan's support to Afghan Taliban For nearly two decades, the Afghan Taliban fought the US-led coalition …

Afghanistan Taliban targets "several points" in Pakistan, tensions increase
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Afghanistan Taliban targets "several points" in Pakistan, tensions increase

Op India  

Afghanistan’s Taliban forces targeted “several points” in Pakistan on Saturday, Taliban said, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardments inside the country, as per Al Jazeera. “Several points beyond the hypothetical line, serving as centres and hideouts for malicious elements and their supporters who organised and coordinated attacks in Afghanistan, were targeted in retaliation from the southeastern direction of …

Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces: security source
1 week, 6 days ago

Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces: security source

Hindustan Times  

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes. Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces: security source Sporadic fighting, including with heavy weaponry, erupted overnight between border forces on …

Taliban hits back at Pakistan for deadly attack that killed dozens in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika
1 week, 6 days ago

Taliban hits back at Pakistan for deadly attack that killed dozens in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika

Hindustan Times  

Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes last week. Residents gather near a damaged house two days after Pakistani air strikes struck the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province. Pakistan last Tuesday launched an operation to destroy a training facility and kill insurgents in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province. Comments …

Punjab: Two held for recent grenade attack on police station in Amritsar
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2 weeks ago

Punjab: Two held for recent grenade attack on police station in Amritsar

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police on Saturday arrested two persons for carrying out a grenade attack on the Islamabad police station in Amritsar on December 17. Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday that the special operation cell in Amritsar busted a narco-terror module being operated by controllers from abroad, leading to the arrest of the two operatives. Punjab director …

Afghanistan hits multiple points inside Pakistan, sources close to Taliban claim 19 Pakistani troops killed
2 weeks ago

Afghanistan hits multiple points inside Pakistan, sources close to Taliban claim 19 Pakistani troops killed

India TV News  

In what comes as a retaliatory measure, Afghanistan's Defence Ministry on Saturday confirmed that its forces targeted several points inside Pakistan. In a post on X, the Taliban Defence Ministry said its forces targeted points inside Pakistani that “served as centres and hideouts for malicious elements and their supporters who organised and coordinated attacks in Afghanistan.” Moreover, Enayatullah Khwarzami, the …

Afghan Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for attacks
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2 weeks ago

Afghan Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for attacks

Al Jazeera  

The attacks come days after the Taliban pledged retaliation for Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan. Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense has said, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardments inside the country. The statement from the defence ministry on Saturday did not directly specify that Pakistan was hit, but said the …

Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?
2 weeks ago

Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?

Al Jazeera  

For two decades, they were close allies. When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed delivered a triumphant news conference at the Torkham crossing with Afghanistan. The significance and implications of tensions It is unlikely that the Taliban would accept any Pakistani demands for action against TTP leaders in Afghanistan’s border areas …

Afghan Taliban hit 'multiple posts' in Pakistan in response to airstrikes
2 weeks ago

Afghan Taliban hit 'multiple posts' in Pakistan in response to airstrikes

India Today  

Afghan Taliban forces targeted multiple posts inside Pakistan near the border in retaliation for last week's deadly airstrikes, the Afghanistan Defence Ministry said. The Afghan officials also did not explicitly mention the locations of the strike but said it occurred "beyond the 'hypothetical line'", a term Afghan authorities use to describe the disputed border with Pakistan. "Several points beyond the …

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?

India Today  

"It's like that old story. This situation compels us to examine how the Taliban, whose return to power in Afghanistan was hailed as a "blessing" by Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has turned against it. PAKISTAN JETS HIT AFGHANISTAN, TALIBAN VOWS RETALIATION The current escalation began with Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, specifically in the Paktika province. That is why …

Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 46
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 46

Op India  

On 24th December, Pakistan launched an unexpected and “barbaric” airstrikes in the eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, killing 46 people. Taliban vows vengeance, accuses Pakistan of ‘cowardly’ aggression A strongly worded statement has been issued by the Ministry of Defence of the ruling Taliban, in which they referred to the airstrikes as a “cowardly” act. The Taliban warned Pakistan, stating, …

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation

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 Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan’s …

15 Killed As Pakistan Launches Airstrike In Afghanistan, Taliban Warns of Retaliation
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

15 Killed As Pakistan Launches Airstrike In Afghanistan, Taliban Warns of Retaliation

ABP News  

Kabul, Dec 25 At least 15 people, including women and children, have been killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, with the death toll expected to rise further, according to local media reports. The strikes carried out late on Tuesday, targeted multiple areas in the Barmal district of Paktika province, dismantling a Taliban training facility, as reported by Khaama Press. The …

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining relations between the two neighbors. In a statement, it said while a representative of the civilian government of Pakistan was busy in talks with the Afghan officials, the strikes were carried out by Pakistani …

Video of Pakistan airstrikes targeting suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan surfaces
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Video of Pakistan airstrikes targeting suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan surfaces

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan launched rare airstrikes on Tuesday inside Afghanistan’s Paktika province, targeting several suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban, also known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan The strikes reportedly hit a training facility and killed at least 15 people, including women and children, according to four security officials cited in an Associated Press report who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The …

Pakistan launches airstrikes targeting suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan launches airstrikes targeting suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan in rare airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents, four security officials said. But it was the second such attack on alleged hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban since March, when Pakistan said intelligence-based strikes took place in the border regions inside Afghanistan. The Islamic …

Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan killing 15; Taliban vows retaliation
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan killing 15; Taliban vows retaliation

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan, in rare airstrikes, targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighbouring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and reportedly killing some insurgents. The attacks, which took place on the night of December 24, targeted seven villages, including Laman, where five members of a family were killed, Khaama Press reported. The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has …

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children

Politico  

Earlier Wednesday, Mohammad Khurasani, the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed in a statement that 50 people, including 27 women and children, have died in the strikes. The TTP — a separate group but also a close ally of the Afghan Taliban — also shared photos, alleging they were of children killed during the Pakistani operation. However, …

Pakistan airstrikes Paktika province in Afghanistan, 15 killed, Taliban vows to retaliate
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan airstrikes Paktika province in Afghanistan, 15 killed, Taliban vows to retaliate

India TV News  

In a major escalation, Pakistan conducted a series of airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan which resulted in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children, with the toll expected to rise. Enayatullah Khwarazmi, a spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Defence, denied the Pakistani claims and posted on X that "civilian people, …

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says

CNN  

Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate. Afghanistan’s foreign office said it had summoned Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul to deliver a formal protest note to Islamabad on the bombing …

15 killed in Pak's late-night airstrikes in Afghanistan, Taliban vow retaliation
2 weeks, 3 days ago

15 killed in Pak's late-night airstrikes in Afghanistan, Taliban vow retaliation

India Today  

At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed after Pakistan conducted late-night airstrikes on suspected terror targets in neighbouring Afghanistan on Tuesday, security officials said. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers this a brutal act against all international principles and blatant aggression and strongly condemns it," the ministry said while referring to Afghanistan's official name. The strikes came …

Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan in rare airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents, four security officials said. But it was the second such attack on alleged hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban since March, when Pakistan said intelligence-based strikes took place in the border regions inside …

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest. The Pakistani Taliban have stepped up their offensive against the military and police since November 2022, when they unilaterally ended a ceasefire with the government after the failure of months of talks, hosted by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in Kabul. Also …

Pakistan Taliban claim raid that killed 16 soldiers
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistan Taliban claim raid that killed 16 soldiers

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more. According to intelligence experts, the Pakistani Taliban carried out a heinous nocturnal attack on an army outpost close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing 16 troops and seriously …

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 …

6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack
1 month 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 ramps up military operations amid surge in violent attacks
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan ramps up military operations amid surge in violent attacks

Al Jazeera  

The military says it killed eight ‘terrorists’ over the weekend, prompting analysts to say Pakistan’s response is inadequate. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani military has said it carried out major “intelligence-based operations” over the weekend, eliminating eight individuals in two separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Ihsanullah Tipu, an Islamabad-based security analyst, said Pakistani security forces have shifted their focus …

12 Pak Army soldiers killed in suicide car bomb attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded several others after detonating an explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. In December 2023, a suicide bomber targeted a police station’s main gate in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in northwestern Pakistan, killing 23 troops. Violence has also surged …

11 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in restive Pakistan province
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

7 killed after militant's car bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan
1 month, 4 weeks ago

7 killed after militant's car bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan

India Today  

A powerful car bomb accidentally detonated at the house of a Pakistani Taliban militant in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two children and five suspected militants, police said. The explosion took place before dawn in the city of Mir Ali in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when a man identified as a local commander of the militants, Rasool Jan, was …

4 Pak Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists near Afghanistan border
2 months ago

4 Pak Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists near Afghanistan border

India Today  

The Pakistan Army said on Thursday that four of its soldiers were killed in a firefight with terrorists near the northwestern border with Afghanistan. The fire exchange took place in the tribal region of South Waziristan, which sits next to the Afghan border - a region that has long been a safe haven for the terrorists who operate on both …

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 …

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan
2 months 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 …

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border
2 months ago

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border

Associated Press  

Pakistani security forces have killed six militants in two shootouts near the Afghan border. A militant commander was killed in the first raid, and five other insurgents were killed in the second raid. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence, mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP.

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Militant attack kills 10 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 10 Pakistan frontier …

Nine Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
2 months, 2 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.

Militants dressed as women attack police station and kill four officers in Pakistan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Militants dressed as women attack police station and kill four officers 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 Gunmen disguised as Muslim women …

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
3 months 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 …

Pakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces killed eight militants in an overnight raid in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the volatile northwestern region that borders Afghanistan, the military said Thursday. Pakistan wants the Afghan Taliban government to stop the TTP from using Afghanistan to launch attacks on Pakistani soil. The Afghan Taliban claim they do not allow …

Pakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani Taliban on Monday denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors in the restive northwest, as authorities said they were still trying to determine who was behind it. Most of the ambassadors and senior envoys were traveling with their family members on Sunday to the Swat Valley, a former …

Militants target convoy of diplomats in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, policeman killed
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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