Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan's northwest
1 year, 6 months ago

Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan's northwest

The Hindu  

Gunmen shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community in an overnight attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said Sunday. Mr. Khan said the assailants opened fire at Singh while he was returning home from a suburban area. The Islamic State group in a statement claimed responsibility for the killing, saying Singh had been a follower of what it called a “polytheistic” Sikh sect in Peshawar. It's the third killing of a Sikh community member this year in Pakistan.

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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 …

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
3 weeks ago

Militants kill 16 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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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 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, …

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 …

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 …

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, 3 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
Trending News
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

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 …

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

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 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 …

Pakistan: Hindu Pilgrim Shot Dead Near Nankana Sahib Ahead Of Guru Nanak Gurpurab
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Hindu Pilgrim Shot Dead Near Nankana Sahib Ahead Of Guru Nanak Gurpurab

ABP News  

Pakistan News: A Pakistani Hindu from Larkana in Sindh province of Pakistan was killed near Nankana Sahib late Wednesday night. The incident took place near Chak 572, Bhagaur, on the Mananwala-Nankana Sahib Road, and the assailants were said to be a gang of robber, a Dawn report said. According to the complainant, the report said, Akshat Kumar from Osta Muhammad, …

Pakistan: Hindu pilgrim on way to attend 555th birth anniversary event at Nankana Sahib shot dead
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Hindu pilgrim on way to attend 555th birth anniversary event at Nankana Sahib shot dead

India TV News  

A Pakistani Hindu pilgrim, who was going to attend the 555th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev in Nankana Sahib, was shot dead by robbers in Pakistan, the police said on Friday. 2,550 Indians arrive in Pakistan Notably, on Friday, the main event of Sikh Guru Sri Guru Nanak's birth anniversary was held in Gurdwara Janamsthan Nankana Sahib, in …

Punjab: 2 shooters of Arsh Dalla gang held for Sikh activist’s murder
2 months ago

Punjab: 2 shooters of Arsh Dalla gang held for Sikh activist’s murder

Hindustan Times  

Mohali : Punjab Police arrested two key shooters, members of the Arsh Dalla gang, from Kharar on Saturday, a month after Gurpreet Singh, alias Bhodi, a Kotkapura-based Sikh activist, was shot dead by four assailants at Hari Nau village in Faridkot district. Punjab Police arrested two key shooters, members of the Arsh Dalla gang, from Kharar on Saturday, a month …

Hari Nau Sikh activist’s murder: Punjab police nab key shooters, members of Arsh Dalla gang
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2 months ago

Hari Nau Sikh activist’s murder: Punjab police nab key shooters, members of Arsh Dalla gang

Hindustan Times  

A month after Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau, alias Bhodi, a Kotkapura-based Sikh activist, was shot dead by four assailants at Hari Nau village in Faridkot district, the counter-intelligence wing of Punjab police arrested two key shooters, members of Arsh Dalla gang from Kharar, Mohali on Saturday. Gurpreet was a member of ‘Waris Punjab De’, an organisation associated with Khadoor Sahib …

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 …

Sikh Activists Accused of Murdering MP Amritpal Singh: Organised Crime Section Added to FIR
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sikh Activists Accused of Murdering MP Amritpal Singh: Organised Crime Section Added to FIR

Hindustan Times  

Two weeks after Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh was shot dead by four unidentified assailants at Hari Nau village in Faridkot district, Punjab police have added organised crime section in the FIR in which jailed Khadoor Sahib member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh and Canada-based “listed terrorist” Arsh Dalla are accused.

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.

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 …

Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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  

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Shooting attempt on ‘Khalistan’ activist raises fears among Northern California Sikhs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shooting attempt on ‘Khalistan’ activist raises fears among Northern California Sikhs

LA Times  

Satinder Pal Singh Raju, an organizer in the Khalistan movement, said he was traveling on Interstate 505 west of Sacramento when his truck came under fire. Activists targeted The Sikh Coalition, a U.S.-based civil rights group, said in a statement that the Yolo County incident, while under investigation, “underscores the continued threat of Indian transnational repression.” The activists targeted in …

Sikh separatist targeted in California ‘assassination attempt’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sikh separatist targeted in California ‘assassination attempt’

The Independent  

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Sikh separatist leader attacked by gunfire on California interstate
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sikh separatist leader attacked by gunfire on California interstate

LA Times  

Satinder Pal Singh Raju, left, is an organizer for Sikhs for Justice, which is part of the Khalistan movement. Satinder Pal Singh Raju, an organizer in the Khalistan movement, which calls for Sikhs to have a country of their own in the Punjab region of India, survived the attack on Interstate 505 about 30 miles west of Sacramento in unincorporated …

Senior leader of Imran Khan’s party shot dead in Lahore
5 months, 1 week ago

Senior leader of Imran Khan’s party shot dead in Lahore

The Hindu  

A senior leader of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was shot dead in Lahore while he was coming out of a mosque after offering Friday prayers, police said. Shahid Saddique Khan was coming out of a mosque in Valancia Town in Lahore after offering Friday prayers when four unidentified men opened fire on him and fled …

Khyber News journalist shot dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Khyber News journalist shot dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The Hindu  

A Pakistani journalist was gunned down on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, by unknown gunmen in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the country's northwest, according to a tribal journalist association. Khalil Jibran, associated with Pashto News Channel Khyber News was shot dead by shooters near his home in the Mazrina Sultankhel area of the Khyber district. Family sources confirmed Jibran's …

Two Ahmadiyyas Shot Dead In Pakistan’s Punjab Province, Primary Suspect Arrested
7 months ago

Two Ahmadiyyas Shot Dead In Pakistan’s Punjab Province, Primary Suspect Arrested

ABP News  

Two people from Pakistan’s minority Ahmadiyya community were shot dead at Mandi Bahauddin in the country’s Punjab province on Saturday. Punjab Inspector General of Police Usman Anwar has ordered the Gujranwala regional police officer to file a report on the incident, Dawn reported. Mandi Bahauddin District Police Officer Ahmad Mohiuddin has reportedly been instructed to form a special team to …

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: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies
7 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

India TV News  

Lahore: An elderly Christian man, who was viciously attacked by a mob over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab province that left him critically injured, has succumbed to his injuries, according to police on Monday. Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged that an elderly Christian man Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, …

Pakistan: 7 workers shot dead by unknown gunmen in Gwadar, CM vows revenge for 'open terrorism'
8 months ago

Pakistan: 7 workers shot dead by unknown gunmen in Gwadar, CM vows revenge for 'open terrorism'

India TV News  

Quetta: In a harrowing incident, seven labourers were shot dead in Pakistan's Balochistan province and one other injured on Thursday by unknown gunmen while they were sleeping in their residential quarters in Surbandar, Gwadar, according to Dawn. Gwadar Police Station Station House Officer Mohsin Ali told Geo News that terrorists attacked residential quarters near Fish Harbour Jetty in Sarband, Gwadar …

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people
8 months, 1 week ago

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting this week targeting members of the country’s minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people. The militant group said in a statement posted on its Telegram website late on Tuesday that one of its members attacked a “Shiite temple” in Herat province …

Pakistan investigates mystery behind 'unknown men' who killed Sarabjit Singh's murderer in Lahore
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan investigates mystery behind 'unknown men' who killed Sarabjit Singh's murderer in Lahore

India TV News  

Lahore: Pakistani authorities are investigating the shooting death of Amir Sarfaraz alias Tamba, who had been acquitted of killing accused Indian national Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore prison in 2013, a police official said on Sunday. Pakistan has previously accused India’s intelligence agency of being involved in killings inside Pakistan, saying it had credible evidence linking two Indian agents to …

Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
9 months ago

Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Quetta: At least six security personnel, including a senior police officer, died while 12 militants were killed in separate terror incidents and security operations in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in the past two days, officials said on Sunday. The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan armed forces, said in the Balochistan province, four militants …

4 terrorists killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
9 months, 2 weeks ago

4 terrorists killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Deccan Chronicle  

Peshawar, Mar 26 Pakistani security forces killed at least four terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Tuesday. The operation took place on Monday in the Dera Ismail Khan district on the reported presence of terrorists in the area, said the Inter-Services Public Relations - the military's media wing. "The killed terrorists …

Sikh separatist’s home in Canada hit by gunfire in second such incident this month
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Sikh separatist’s home in Canada hit by gunfire in second such incident this month

The Independent  

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Punjab man Amritpal Singh killed in terrorist attack in Srinagar
11 months ago

Punjab man Amritpal Singh killed in terrorist attack in Srinagar

Op India  

On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police stated that a non-local who hails from Punjab’s Amritsar was killed while another person sustained critical wounds after terrorists opened fire at the Shaheed Gunj area in Srinagar. Speaking with news agency PTI, an official said, “Amritpal Singh, a resident of Amritsar, was shot by the terrorists from point-blank range with an AK rifle …

Two Punjab Residents Shot Dead By Militants In Srinagar
11 months ago

Two Punjab Residents Shot Dead By Militants In Srinagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Gunmen shot at two Punjab residents from close range at Shalla Kadal, a congested locality of central Srinagar, on Wednesday evening, leaving them in a pool of their own blood. The other victim, also a non-local worker, is Rohit Kumar son of Prem Mashi who has received a deep bullet wound in the abdomen and has been admitted to …

Jammu & Kashmir: Terrorists Shoot Dead Two Non-Locals Near Downtown Srinagar, Say Police
11 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir: Terrorists Shoot Dead Two Non-Locals Near Downtown Srinagar, Say Police

News 18  

Two non-locals were shot dead by terrorists in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday. #Terrorists fired upon a non-local identified as Amritpal Singh resident of Amritsar at Shaheed Gunj #Srinagar, who #succumbed to the injuries. Further details shall follow.— Kashmir Zone Police February 7, 2024 The firing took place in the Shalla Kadal area of Srinagar and the area has …

Armed group kills 10 in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region
11 months ago

Armed group kills 10 in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region

Al Jazeera  

Violence is mounting in the northern province and across the country as national elections approach. Police reported on Monday that attackers had targeted a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail district with heavy weapons. The remote northwestern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a rise in violence as Pakistan’s 128 million voters prepare for February 8 elections. Last week, …

Three killed in terrorists attack at check post in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Three killed in terrorists attack at check post in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Firstpost  

At least three people were killed and two injured when unidentified militants attacked a security checkpoint in the unrest-plagued province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, according to police. As per reports, the attack occurred Tuesday in the Dikhan district, which borders South Waziristan, the militants attacked the Aba Shaheed checkpoint. The attack claimed the lives of one security officer and two …

Nihang Sikh Kills Punjab Youth Over Suspicion of Sacrilege in Phagwara, Uploads Video
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nihang Sikh Kills Punjab Youth Over Suspicion of Sacrilege in Phagwara, Uploads Video

News 18  

A young man was allegedly killed on Tuesday at a Gurudwara in Punjab’s Phagwara by a Nihang Sikh over suspicion of sacrilage attempt. Last year, protests broke out across Punjab after a man allegedly hit two Sikh priests and desecrated the Guru Granth Sahib at the gurdwara in Morinda. The incident drew condemnation from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other …

‘They can kill us’: Fear and Sikh resilience in Canada city amid India spat
1 year ago

‘They can kill us’: Fear and Sikh resilience in Canada city amid India spat

Al Jazeera  

Six months after Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination, his community members face threats but say they’re not defeated. “They’re very desperate right now to shut us out – and they’re willing to kill for it,” says Moninder, whose parents were born in India. The circumstances are “highly suspicious”, says Gurpreet Kaur Rai, British Columbia’s president of the World Sikh Organization of …

Pakistan: Five security personnel killed in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year ago

Pakistan: Five security personnel killed in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

At least five Pakistani security personnel were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, days after 23 soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan, which is considered the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Subsequently, three policemen were killed and three others injured in a separate terrorist attack …

Pakistan: Suicide bomb attack on police station kills 6 officers
1 year ago

Pakistan: Suicide bomb attack on police station kills 6 officers

Deccan Chronicle  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a police station's main gate in northwest Pakistan early Tuesday, killing at least six officers and wounding 25 others, officials said. The attack happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Khan said. The newly formed militant group Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, or TJP — believed to …

US prosecutors say plots to assassinate Sikh leaders were part of a campaign of planned killings
1 year, 1 month ago

US prosecutors say plots to assassinate Sikh leaders were part of a campaign of planned killings

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. In electronic communications and audio and video calls secretly …

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted
1 year, 1 month ago

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced Wednesday against an Indian national arrested in June in Europe come two months after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were credible accusations that …

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