Blast Kills 17 in Pak as Taliban Avenge Mumtaz Qadri’s Execution
9 years ago

Blast Kills 17 in Pak as Taliban Avenge Mumtaz Qadri’s Execution

The Quint  

At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured on Monday, when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded court in Pakistan’s restive northwest, an attack the Taliban said was revenge for the hanging of Punjab province governor Salman Taseer’s Islamist assassin. The suicide bomber blew himself up inside the district court’s compound in Shabqadar Bazaar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. At least 17 people, including two policemen, were killed while 30 others were wounded in the attack, officials said. The Jamatul Ahrar, a splinter group of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it was carried out to avenge the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri, killer of Taseer.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mosque blast: 4 Injured in Peshawar, another explosion in South Waziristan
1 week, 4 days ago

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mosque blast: 4 Injured in Peshawar, another explosion in South Waziristan

India TV News  

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mosque blast: 4 Injured in Peshawar, another explosion in South Waziristan A blast at a seminary mosque in Peshawar's Urmur Bala village injured four, including a cleric, less than a day after an explosion at a mosque in South Waziristan. Friday mosque blast in South Waziristan injured JUI leader The attack comes just a day after a deadly …

Islamist leader, 3 others injured in mosque blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 week, 4 days ago

Islamist leader, 3 others injured in mosque blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Firstpost  

Maulana Abdullah Nadeem, the district chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam, has been injured along with three others in a blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district Days after a suicide bombing inside a police headquarters, Pakistani policemen stand guard along a street in Peshawar on February 1, 2023. Within weeks of a blast that killed a prominent …

Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Hindustan Times  

Karachi/Islamabad, Five people were killed and five others injured in an improvised explosive device blast in the Khuzdar district of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Wednesday. Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan Naal police Station House Officer Bahawal Khan Pindrani said that the explosion took place after an IED attached to a motorcycle was detonated by a …

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 13 civilians, 5 soldiers during Ramadan
Top News
3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 13 civilians, 5 soldiers during Ramadan

Hindustan Times  

Suicide bombers driving vehicles filled with explosives slammed into a security installation in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 13 civilians, including six children, and five soldiers, police, rescue services and the military said. "The assailants sought to breach the cantonment’s security; however, their nefarious designs were swiftly and decisively foiled by the vigilant and resolute response of Pakistan’s …

Pakistanis mourn 18 killed in a suicide bombing at an army base
3 weeks ago

Pakistanis mourn 18 killed in a suicide bombing at an army base

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A city in northwestern Pakistan observed a day of mourning on Wednesday, a day after a twin suicide bombing targeted a military base and killed 18 people, including five soldiers. A police officer examines the damaged vehicles at the site of Tuesday’s suicide bombing, in Bannu, in northwestern Pakistan, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Share Share Facebook Copy …

Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say
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3 weeks ago

Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

Hindustan Times  

By Saud Mehsud Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -A pair of suicide bombers drove two explosive-filled vehicles into a security installation in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 12 civilians including seven children, police and rescue services said. The explosion brought down the roof of a nearby mosque soon …

Double car bomb attack kills 10 at Pakistan military compound
3 weeks ago

Double car bomb attack kills 10 at Pakistan military compound

Hindustan Times  

Suicide bombers belonging to a militant group drove two explosive-laden cars into an army compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday evening, triggering massive explosions and killing at least 10 civilians, police told AFP. Double car bomb attack kills 10 at Pakistan military compound "The death toll has now risen to ten, including three children and two women. "The blasts created …

9 killed in suicide attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six terrorists neutralised
3 weeks ago

9 killed in suicide attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six terrorists neutralised

Firstpost  

At least nine persons were killed and 16 injured as two explosive-laden vehicles rammed into the boundary wall of the main cantonment in Bannu in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday while the army personnel neutralised at least six terrorists Pakistan's national flag at the Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan on August 14, 2022. Reuters File At least nine …

Two suicide bombings at Pakistani military base kill at least 9 people and injure 25
3 weeks ago

Two suicide bombings at Pakistani military base kill at least 9 people and injure 25

The Hindu  

“Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that killed at least nine people and injured 25,” officials and a local hospital said. A group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Bannu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and …

Pakistan blast: 6 killed as explosives-laden car rams into Army compound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3 weeks ago

Pakistan blast: 6 killed as explosives-laden car rams into Army compound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Live Mint  

Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that killed at least nine people and injured 25, officials and a local hospital said. A group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in Bannu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …

12 killed, 30 injured as twin blasts rock Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3 weeks, 1 day ago

12 killed, 30 injured as twin blasts rock Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India Today  

Two suicide bombers detonated explosives to breach a wall at a military base in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday evening, allowing other attackers to storm the compound. A spokesman for Bannu District Hospital, Muhammad Noman, said that the evening blasts badly damaged homes and other buildings. Hospital director Dr Ahmed Faraz Khan said, "So far we have received 42 victims, …

Bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

Al Jazeera  

Jaish al-Fursan, a group affiliated with the Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. At least 12 people have been killed after a bombing attack at a security instillation in Pakistan’s northwestern border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police and a hospital official said. Two attackers rammed two explosive-laden vehicles into the wall of the compound in Bannu and other attackers …

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast

Hindustan Times  

AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Saturday for a Taliban-linked cleric slain in a suicide bomb attack on a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest. Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast Hamidul Haq, the head of Jamia Haqqania seminary, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on …

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast

Associated Press  

AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Saturday for a Taliban-linked cleric slain in a suicide bomb attack on a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest. Hamidul Haq, the head of Jamia Haqqania seminary, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Friday at a mosque inside the compound. The prayers passed without incident due …

10 Injured In IED Blast In Pakistan's Balochistan
3 weeks, 4 days ago

10 Injured In IED Blast In Pakistan's Balochistan

ABP News  

A bomb blast rocked Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday, injuring 10 people, including a security officer. The blast, appeared to have been triggered by an improvised explosive device through remote control, comes just days after at least 10 people were killed and several others were injured in a bomb attack on a vehicle carrying labourers in Balochistan. 8 Killed In …

Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan: A senior cleric and five other worshippers were killed Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, police said. Surge in violence Elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, a gunman opened fire inside a mosque in the northwestern Swat Valley, killing at least two people, police …

Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric

Hindustan Times  

By Mushtaq Ali Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber killed six worshippers during Friday prayers at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban, police and a government spokesman said. The attacker, wearing an explosive-laden suicide vest, walked up to Haq …

Pakistan: Bomb at pro-Taliban seminary kills 5 worshippers, wounds dozens ahead of Ramadan
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Pakistan: Bomb at pro-Taliban seminary kills 5 worshippers, wounds dozens ahead of Ramadan

The Hindu  

A powerful bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least five worshippers and wounding dozens of others ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to local police. The cleric was known as the “father of the Taliban,” Mr. Haq’s family has appealed to his followers to remain peaceful, and authorities …

A bomb at a seminary in restive northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 4 others ahead of Ramadan
3 weeks, 5 days ago

A bomb at a seminary in restive northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 4 others ahead of Ramadan

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing a top cleric and four other worshippers and wounding dozens of others ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to local police. A bomb at a seminary in restive northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 4 others ahead of …

Pakistan: Bomb explosion at mosque kills five worshippers during Friday prayers, several injured ahead of Ramadan
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Pakistan: Bomb explosion at mosque kills five worshippers during Friday prayers, several injured ahead of Ramadan

Live Mint  

Pakistan bomb blast: A bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least five worshippers and injuring dozens of others, on the last Friday before Ramadan. The blast took place during the Friday prayers in Akkora Khattak, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Abdul Rashid, the district police chief, reported AP. JUI-S chief …

At Least 5 Killed, 20 Injured In Blast Inside Madrasa In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3 weeks, 5 days ago

At Least 5 Killed, 20 Injured In Blast Inside Madrasa In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ABP News  

At least five people have been killed, while 20 others have been injured in a blast inside a madrasa in Pakistan, the Dawn reported. The powerful blast, which ripped though Madrassa-e-Haqqania, Akora Khattak, in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, comes a day ahead of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah confirmed …

Pakistan blast: Bomb kills six at Islamic seminary known for training Afghan Taliban
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Pakistan blast: Bomb kills six at Islamic seminary known for training Afghan Taliban

CNN  

CNN — A suicide bomber killed six worshippers during Friday prayers at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban, police and a government spokesman said. The attacker, wearing an explosive-laden suicide vest, walked up to Haq as he was leaving a mosque on the premises of the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, …

Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul
1 month, 1 week ago

Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul

Al Jazeera  

Attacker detonated himself after he was stopped from entering the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul. A suicide attacker has detonated explosives near a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing one person and wounding three others, a Taliban government spokesman has said. The attacker attempted to enter the Afghan Ministry of Urban Development and Housing building …

5 people killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in northern Afghanistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

5 people killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in northern Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up near a bank in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding seven others, police said. The attack happened near a branch of the Kabul Bank in Kunduz province, said Jumauddin Khaksar, a police spokesman. Militants from the Afghan chapters of the Islamic State group have carried out bombings …

Bomb blast kills at least five in Afghanistan
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bomb blast kills at least five in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Police say Taliban security personnel were among those killed in the as-yet unclaimed attack. A bomb blast has killed at least five people and wounded seven in northeastern Afghanistan, local police report. The bank’s security guard and four others, including civilians and members of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban group, were among those killed, police said. The number of bomb blasts and …

Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35

Associated Press  

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

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

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 15
3 months ago

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 15

Deccan Chronicle  

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

2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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

12 Pak Army soldiers killed in suicide car bomb attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Top News
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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
Trending News
4 months 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 …

7 killed after militant's car bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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

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

21 killed, 46 injured at Quetta railway station blast in southwestern Pakistan
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

21 killed, 46 injured at Quetta railway station blast in southwestern Pakistan

New Indian Express  

ISLAMABAD: At least 21 people were killed and 46 others injured on Saturday in a powerful bomb explosion at a crowded railway station in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said. Quetta Senior Superintendent Police Operations Muhammad Baloch said initial findings point to a possible suicide bombing. Rescue and law enforcement teams responded immediately, securing the area and transporting the injured …

‘Bloodbath’: Railway station bombing in Quetta, Pakistan leaves 26 dead
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Bloodbath’: Railway station bombing in Quetta, Pakistan leaves 26 dead

Al Jazeera  

It was like ‘Judgement Day’, says one victim, after a suicide bomber targeted passengers waiting to board an express train Quetta, Pakistan — On Saturday morning, Ikhtiar Hussain, a senior ticket inspector for Pakistan Railways arrived at Quetta Railway Station in the country’s Balochistan province at about 8:25am local time, ready to board the train to start work. At least …

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

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan
5 months 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 …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

The Hindu  

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to avenge people …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were leaving work, in an attack to …

3 civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan and 2 security personnel die in a rocket attack
8 months, 3 weeks ago

3 civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan and 2 security personnel die in a rocket attack

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan’s volatile Baluchistan province on Monday, killing a woman and two children, officials said. Four people were walking through an area in Baluchistan’s Turbat district when the bomb planted by “terrorists” went off, said local police chief Dad Bakhsh said. No one claimed responsibility but Baluch separatists often target security forces in …

Man killed by mob for desecrating Quran in Pak's Swat district
9 months ago

Man killed by mob for desecrating Quran in Pak's Swat district

ABP News  

Peshawar, Jun 21 : A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said. District Police Officer, Swat, Zahidullah said the man from Sialkot district of Punjab allegedly burnt some pages of the Holy …

Policeman injured in firing with terrorists in J&K’s Doda
9 months, 1 week ago

Policeman injured in firing with terrorists in J&K’s Doda

The Hindu  

A policeman was injured on June 12 evening when terrorists opened fire on a search party in a village in Gandoh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. The firing was reported from the Kota top area of Bhalesa around 7.40 p.m. to which security forces retaliated, they said. On June 11 evening, five Rashtriya Rifles personnel and …

Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven soldiers, including an army captain, the military said, a sign of a surge in militant attacks on security forces. The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, is a separate group that has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan …

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank
1 year ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank

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 three people were …

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

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

Associated Press  

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

Two killed, 22 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Police
1 year ago

Two killed, 22 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Police

The Hindu  

“At least two people were killed and 22 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with explosives against a convoy of the security forces in Pakistan’s restive northwest region on March 21,” police said. The incident happened in the Dera Ismail Khan district of the country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when the security convoy was on the move …

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan
1 year ago

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan

New Indian Express  

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in "reckless" air strikes by the Pakistani military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government's spokesman said. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized power in 2021, with Islamabad claiming militant groups are carrying out regular attacks from the neighbouring country. At …

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