Pakistan: 11 abducted, gunned down by militants in violence-prone Balochistan province
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan: 11 abducted, gunned down by militants in violence-prone Balochistan province

India TV News  

Quetta: At least 11 people, including nine passengers, were gunned down by unknown militants in two separate incidents in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to authorities on Saturday. Terrorist attacks in Balochistan The banned Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed to have carried out three major terror strikes in the province in recent weeks in Mach town, Gwadar port and a naval base in Turbat in which security forces killed some 17 militants. Pakistan saw at least 245 terror attacks, primarily in the violence-prone Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, during the first quarter of 2024 that resulted in 432 deaths and 370 injuries among civilians, security personnel and rebels, according to a think tank report. In the first quarter of 2024, the Balochistan province of Pakistan recorded a massive 96 per cent surge in violence, with fatalities rising from 91 in the last quarter of 2023 to 178 in 2024.

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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 …

MEA condemns Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghan civilians, slams Islamabad's 'old practice of blaming neighbours'
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5 days, 10 hours ago

MEA condemns Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghan civilians, slams Islamabad's 'old practice of blaming neighbours'

India TV News  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday condemned Pakistan for its air strikes on Afghan civilians, which included women and children. According to the Afghan officials, at least 46 people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured in airstrikes by Pakistani fighter jets on parts of the Barmal district in Paktika province on Tuesday night that also …

Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35
6 days, 18 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 …

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 …

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  

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Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours
1 week, 5 days ago

Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

Hindustan Times  

FGN27: YEAR-PAKISTAN Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours ****Pakistan 2024: Troubled ties with neighbours, economic woes and a problem called Khan Islamabad: Pakistan was haunted by political uncertainty, economic instability, a deteriorating security situation and troubled relations with neighbours in 2024. **** FGN49: CANADA-PLANE ****Air Canada flight catches fire on landing, all passengers evacuated safely Ottawa: An …

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 …

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 '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 …

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  

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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 …

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 …

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  

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

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

ABP News  

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

Three security personnel killed in terror attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province
1 month ago

Three security personnel killed in terror attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province

The Hindu  

“At least three security personnel have been killed in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province,” police said on Sunday. “Two Frontier Corps soldiers were killed and three others sustained injuries after terrorists attacked a check-post near a coal mine in Duki district on Saturday,” Sardar Rind, a senior police official, said. In another incident, militants in Gwadar’s …

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 …

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
1 month ago

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

The Independent  

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Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
1 month ago

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A Baloch separatist group is becoming as big a threat to Pakistan’s national security as the Pakistani Taliban, according to a think tank. A report published Thursday by the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies said the surge in frequency and intensity of BLA attacks reflected a “significant evolution” in the group’s operational strategy and capabilities that required the …

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, …

18 killed in sectarian violence in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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

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 …

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: …

Nearly 50 killed in deadly gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiites in Pakistan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

India Today  

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

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

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

Newlywed couple among 14 dead as bus plunges into Indus river in Pakistan
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Newlywed couple among 14 dead as bus plunges into Indus river 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 At least 14 people were …

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 …

Pakistan suspends railway services in the country’s southwest after deadly train station bombing
2 months ago

Pakistan suspends railway services in the country’s southwest after deadly train station bombing

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff. The provincial government also declared a three-day mourning period in solidarity with the families of the victims and said that security has been …

Pakistan suspends train services in this region after deadly Quetta train station bombing
2 months ago

Pakistan suspends train services in this region after deadly Quetta train station bombing

India TV News  

Quetta: Pakistan's railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 27 people, including soldiers and railway staff. Train services are a major part of Balochistan's economy — hundreds of people travel to and from Quetta to other parts of the country every …

27 killed 62 injured after massive explosion rocks Pakistan's Quetta Railway Station, probe underway
2 months ago

27 killed 62 injured after massive explosion rocks Pakistan's Quetta Railway Station, probe underway

Firstpost  

Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police Operations Mohammad Baloch confirmed the death toll and said that the incident “seems to be a suicide blast A suicide bombing tore through a crowded railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province Saturday, killing at least 27 people, including 14 security personnel, and injuring 62 others, officials reported. The blast hit the Quetta railway station …

Pakistan: 24 killed, over 40 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan
Top News
2 months ago

Pakistan: 24 killed, over 40 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan blast: At least 24 people were killed, and more than 40 others injured after an explosion occurred at the Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan on Saturday. A scene after an explosion occurred near the Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan on Saturday. Mohammad Baloch, a senior police officer, said the bomb exploded when passengers were waiting for a …

Pakistan News: 24 dead, over 40 injured in Quetta Railway Station blast in Balochistan
2 months ago

Pakistan News: 24 dead, over 40 injured in Quetta Railway Station blast in Balochistan

Live Mint  

Pakistan News: At least 24 people were killed, and over 40 were wounded after a violent explosion occurred near the Quetta Railway Station in Balochistan, a southwestern province of the country, stated reports. “The blast took place inside the railway station when the Peshawar-bound express was about to leave for its destination,” senior superintendent of police operations, Muhammad Baloch told …

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta
2 months ago

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta

Al Jazeera  

At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a bombing at a railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, according to authorities. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that a suicide bomber targeted troops present at the railway station. “But this is the first time that the centre …

24 killed, 46 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station
2 months ago

24 killed, 46 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station

New Indian Express  

However, the federal government dismisses these allegations and claims that foreign powers are manipulating disgruntled elements to perpetrate sabotage. The suicide bombing comes a week after a blast near a girl's school and a hospital in Balochistan's Mastung district killed eight people, including five children. Earlier, SSP Operations Muhammad Baloch had also said that initial findings point to a possible …

Dozens killed in suicide bombing at train station in south-western Pakistan
2 months ago

Dozens killed in suicide bombing at train station in south-western Pakistan

ABC  

A suicide bombing attack at a train station in south-western Pakistan has killed at least 26 people and wounded about 50 others, officials say. As nearly 100 passengers on a platform in Quetta awaited a train headed for the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Saturday, a suicide bomber discharged an explosive which blew apart the train station's roof, destroyed a …

Suicide bombing at a rail station in Pakistan kills at least 26
2 months ago

Suicide bombing at a rail station in Pakistan kills at least 26

LA Times  

Security officials examine the site of a suicide bombing at railway station in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, on Saturday. 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. When asked about a security breach that …

27 killed, 62 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station
2 months ago

27 killed, 62 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station

New Indian Express  

However, the federal government dismisses these allegations and claims that foreign powers are manipulating disgruntled elements to perpetrate sabotage. The suicide bombing comes a week after a blast near a girl's school and a hospital in Balochistan's Mastung district killed eight people, including five children. Earlier, SSP Operations Muhammad Baloch had also said that initial findings point to a possible …

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