Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan

NPR  

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan toggle caption Arshad Butt/AP QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including soldiers and railways staff, and wounding about 50 others, some critically, officials said. Sponsor Message A separatist group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, claimed the attack in a statement, saying a suicide bomber targeted troops present at the railway station. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif denounced the bombing in a statement, saying those who orchestrated the attack “will pay a very heavy price for it," adding that security forces were determined to eliminate “the menace of terrorism.” Saturday's assault came a little over a week after a powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in the province, killing nine people including five children who were nearby. Sponsor Message The BLA mostly targets security forces and foreigners, especially Chinese nationals who are in Pakistan as part of Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, which is building major infrastructure projects.

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Eight soldiers, civilian killed in multiple terror attacks across Pakistan
3 hours, 6 minutes ago

Eight soldiers, civilian killed in multiple terror attacks across Pakistan

Firstpost  

At least eight soldiers and a civilian were killed in separate attacks in western Pakistan on Friday, as violence continues to rise near the Afghan border. At least eight soldiers and a civilian were killed in western Pakistan on Friday in separate attacks near the Afghan border, AFP reported citing police officials. In the province of Kyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, …

Pakistan rattled as Baloch women turn suicide bombers
2 days, 11 hours ago

Pakistan rattled as Baloch women turn suicide bombers

India Today  

Pakistan's Balochistan problem is no longer a slow burn. Women from the Baloch ethnic minority are increasingly turning into suicide bombers and shaking Pakistan's security interests and apparatus. In June 2022, Sumaiya Qalandrani Baloch, a journalist and the fiancee of Rehan Baloch, the BLA’s first male suicide bomber, carried out a suicide bombing targeting a Pakistani military convoy in Balochistan's …

Pakistan's blunder in Balochistan: How biases, discrimination fuel insurgency
1 week, 3 days ago

Pakistan's blunder in Balochistan: How biases, discrimination fuel insurgency

Firstpost  

Pakistan has learned no lessons from history. India Falsely Blamed On Friday, March 14, Pakistan’s armed forces claimed that the hijacking of the Jaffar Express was carried out by “terrorists” whose handlers were in Afghanistan. Punjab Dominance and Ethnic Divide Notwithstanding the ethnic diversity in Pakistan, the country’s politics, administration, economy, and armed forces are predominantly dominated by the province …

Suicide car bomb targets security convoy in Pakistan's Balochistan, 7 killed
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1 week, 5 days ago

Suicide car bomb targets security convoy in Pakistan's Balochistan, 7 killed

India Today  

A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of buses carrying security forces in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday, killing at least five officers and two civilians, the military and police confirmed. Authorities reported that separatist rebels opened fire on the buses following the car bombing. Sarfraz Bugti, the Chief Minister of Balochistan, confirmed that security forces returned …

BLA Claims 90 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Suicide Attack On Military Convoy In Balochistan
1 week, 5 days ago

BLA Claims 90 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Suicide Attack On Military Convoy In Balochistan

ABP News  

A suicide bombing followed by an ambush on a Pakistani military convoy in Balochistan’s Noshki district on Sunday killed at least 90 soldiers, according to a statement issued by the Baloch Liberation Army. In a statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said, "The Majeed Brigade, the Fidayee unit of the Baloch Liberation Army, targeted a convoy of the occupying Pakistani military …

Pakistan: Bomb targets bus carrying security forces in Balochistan, 5 soldiers killed & 10 injured
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1 week, 6 days ago

Pakistan: Bomb targets bus carrying security forces in Balochistan, 5 soldiers killed & 10 injured

Live Mint  

Quetta:A roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying security forces in restive southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least five officers and wounding 10 others, police said. The attack occurred in Naushki, a district in Balochistan, said Zafar Zamanani, a local police chief. He said the the blast also badly damaged another nearby bus. No one immediately claimed responsibility, but …

Five security personnel in terror attack in Balochistan
1 week, 6 days ago

Five security personnel in terror attack in Balochistan

The Hindu  

At least five security personnel were killed and more than a dozen injured in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Sunday. Confirming the attack, the police chief of the local Noshki police station Zafarullah Sumalani said that the initial investigations suggested that it was a suicide attack. Mr. Sumalani also said that evidence from the site of …

Suicide car bomber hits buses carrying security forces, killing 7 in southwestern Pakistan
1 week, 6 days ago

Suicide car bomber hits buses carrying security forces, killing 7 in southwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of buses carrying security forces in restive southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least five officers and two civilians, the military and police said. Ten people were also wounded in the attack in Naushki, a district in Balochistan, said Zafar Zamanani, a local police chief. A military statement said “sanitization …

Baloch insurgents release first visuals of attack on Pakistan military convoy
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1 week, 6 days ago

Baloch insurgents release first visuals of attack on Pakistan military convoy

India Today  

Hours after the Baloch Liberation Army claimed to have killed 90 Pakistani military personnel in an attack on a convoy, its special forces unit, the Majeed Brigade, released the first visuals of the attack. The Majeed Brigade, along with another BLA's unit, Fateh Squad, targeted a military convoy, comprising eight buses, one of which was completely destroyed in the explosion, …

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists
1 week, 6 days ago

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of paramilitary force members wounded in explosion in Noshki district of Balochistan days after deadly train hijacking. A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has killed at least five officers and wounded dozens, police say. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder said local sources told Al Jazeera the attack was carried out …

Baloch insurgents claim 90 killed in attack on Pakistani military convoy
1 week, 6 days ago

Baloch insurgents claim 90 killed in attack on Pakistani military convoy

India Today  

At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed and 21 injured after their convoy, travelling from Quetta to Taftan, was attacked on Sunday. While official sources confirmed seven deaths, the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging that 90 military personnel had been killed. BLA CLAIMS 90 PAKISTANI SOLDIERS DEAD A total of 90 Pakistani military personnel were killed …

Pakistan: Bomb explodes near bus carrying security forces; kills 5, injures 10 in Naushki, Balochistan
1 week, 6 days ago

Pakistan: Bomb explodes near bus carrying security forces; kills 5, injures 10 in Naushki, Balochistan

India TV News  

Pakistan: Bomb explodes near bus carrying security forces; kills 5, injures 10 in Naushki, Balochistan A bomb exploded near a bus carrying security forces in Pakistan's restive southwestern region of Balochistan's Naushki. Pakistan security forces killed in Naushki, Balochistan: Five officers were killed and 10 others were injured as a roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying security forces in …

Baloch Train Hijack and Pakistan's Derailed War on Terror
1 week, 6 days ago

Baloch Train Hijack and Pakistan's Derailed War on Terror

The Quint  

When the news of an entire train being hijacked in the rugged, mountainous terrain of Balochistan first broke, the thought that crossed my mind instantaneously was, ‘This is Pakistan’s Kandahar moment.’ Quite similar to how the Indian Airlines plane was hijacked from Kathmandu to Kandahar at the turn of the millennium in 1999, the Jaffar Express—ambushed in the middle of …

India rejects Pakistan’s ‘baseless allegation’ regarding Balochistan train siege; calls Pak, ‘epicentre of terrorism’
2 weeks, 1 day ago

India rejects Pakistan’s ‘baseless allegation’ regarding Balochistan train siege; calls Pak, ‘epicentre of terrorism’

Live Mint  

India has strongly denied suggestions made by the Pakistan foreign office that India had a hand in the Jaffar Express attack. MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We strongly reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan. Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan claimed that the rebels involved in the attack on the Jaffar Express were in …

Day after Pakistan train hijack, 10 suicide bombers killed near military facility in South Waziristan
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Day after Pakistan train hijack, 10 suicide bombers killed near military facility in South Waziristan

Live Mint  

Day after the Baloch Liberation Army rebels hijacked a train in Balochistan, killing dozens, the Pakistani security have killed 10 militants after spotting them near a military facility in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to The Express Tribune, the suicide attackers first detonated their explosives at a checkpoint near Jandola Fort in South Waziristan's Upper Jandola area and …

Pakistan PM meets survivors of deadly train hijack and the commandos who ended the siege
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan PM meets survivors of deadly train hijack and the commandos who ended the siege

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was in the restive southwestern Balochistan province on Thursday to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from insurgents who killed 21 civilian and four troops. The Baloch Liberation Army, an outlawed group behind multiple deadly attacks in recent months, claimed responsibility for the attack that began Tuesday …

Pakistan’s leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents’ train attack
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan’s leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents’ train attack

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistan’s prime minister traveled to restive southwestern Balochistan province Thursday to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from the insurgents who killed 21 civilians and four troops. The Baloch Liberation Army, an outlawed group behind multiple deadly attacks in recent months, claimed responsibility for the attack that began Tuesday …

Pakistan hiding defeat: Baloch insurgents reject Army's Jaffar Express op claim
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan hiding defeat: Baloch insurgents reject Army's Jaffar Express op claim

India Today  

The Balochistan Liberation Army on Thursday called the Pakistani military's claim related to the Jaffar Express hijacking a "lie", and said that intense fighting was continuing and the Pak forces were suffering heavy losses. The BLA's statement came a day after the Pakistan Army claimed that all 33 Baloch insurgents, who hijacked a passenger train carrying over 400 passengers in …

Pakistan train hijack: Siege ends; 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed, says Army general
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan train hijack: Siege ends; 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed, says Army general

The Hindu  

Twenty-one passengers and four paramiltary soldiers were killed by militants who seized a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan, a General said on Wednesday, declaring that the Army operation was over. Pakistan train hijack | Updates on March 12, 2025 Army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif told Dunya News TV that security forces killed all 33 militants present at the scene. Explained …

What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats. The BLA has regularly targeted Pakistani security forces and has also in the past attacked civilians, including Chinese nationals working on …

Hostage rescue in Pakistan train hijacking complicated by suicide bombers
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Hostage rescue in Pakistan train hijacking complicated by suicide bombers

Hindustan Times  

Security forces in Pakistan have rescued 190 train passengers who were taken hostage by separatist militants in the country's southwestern Balochistan province, reports news agency AFP. The rescue operation, which entered its second day, was hampered by the presence of suicide bombers among the militants, forcing authorities to exercise extreme caution. Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a railway station in …

Train hijack massacre: Dozens slaughtered as military moves in on gunmen wearing suicide vests who still hold 300 hostages - and have vowed to blow captives up
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Train hijack massacre: Dozens slaughtered as military moves in on gunmen wearing suicide vests who still hold 300 hostages - and have vowed to blow captives up

Daily Mail  

Pakistani security forces have engaged in a deadly firefight with separatist militants after a passenger train was hijacked in the country's volatile Balochistan province, leaving around 300 hostages trapped on board. A passenger, who was rescued from a train after it was attacked by separatist militants, receives medical aid at the Mach Railway Station in Mach, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 11, …

'Hundreds' of hijacked train hostages are still being held by gunmen after dozens were freed - with children and women seen sheltering at station
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Hundreds' of hijacked train hostages are still being held by gunmen after dozens were freed - with children and women seen sheltering at station

Daily Mail  

Terrified freed hostages trekked across the mountainous terrain after armed militants hijacked a train in Pakistan's volatile southwestern Balochistan province. Children, men and women have been seen sheltering inside the station after they were freed -- March 11, 2025 A soldier works to evacuate freed train passengers at the Mach railway station -- March 11, 2025 Freed hostages have described …

‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking
2 weeks, 3 days ago

‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking

Al Jazeera  

Quetta, Pakistan – Survivors of Tuesday’s deadly train hijacking by Baloch separatists have described how they watched fellow passengers being executed and fled while being shot at. The BLA, which said it was holding the passengers hostage, had on Tuesday given the Pakistan government a 48-hour ultimatum, demanding the “unconditional release of Baloch political prisoners, forcibly disappeared persons and national …

Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train

Al Jazeera  

A military spokesperson says the rescue operation has concluded and that all 33 attackers were killed. Pakistan’s military says at least 346 hostages have been freed from a passenger train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in Balochistan province in the country’s southwest. Fighters belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist group seeking Balochistan’s secession from Pakistan, claimed responsibility …

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan?

India TV News  

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan? Separatist Baloch rebels held an entire train hostage in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province and gave 48-hour ultimatum threatening to execute all hostages if Baloch prisoners are not released. Balochistan Liberation Army, which claimed responsibility for this hijack, claimed they have killed 30 Pakistani soldiers and taken 214 passengers, including many soldiers, hostages. …

16 terrorists killed, 104 passengers rescued in Pakistan train attack
2 weeks, 3 days ago

16 terrorists killed, 104 passengers rescued in Pakistan train attack

ABP News  

Quetta, Mar 12 : At least 16 terrorists were killed and 104 passengers rescued by the security forces after Baloch militants hijacked a passenger train in a tunnel in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, security officials said. The source said that the passengers rescued, including 58 men, 31 women and 15 children, have been sent to Mach by another …

Gunmen say they will BLOW UP hijacked train and execute all hostages if authorities do not meet their demands
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Gunmen say they will BLOW UP hijacked train and execute all hostages if authorities do not meet their demands

Daily Mail  

Separatist militants who hijacked a train in Pakistan have said they will blow it up and execute all remaining 182 hostages in their custody if the authorities do not meet their demands. The Jaffar Express passenger train was held in a tunnel and the driver badly wounded in a gun battle earlier on Tuesday, local officials said, without confirming the …

Balochistan Train Hijack: While Pakistan Leaders Are Yet To Comment, Check Out Responses From India
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Balochistan Train Hijack: While Pakistan Leaders Are Yet To Comment, Check Out Responses From India

ABP News  

Baloch militants on Tuesday launched an attack on a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province and took around 450 passengers as hostages. Indian Leaders Quick To Respond To Pakistan Train Hijack Though there was no immediate response from Pakistani leaders, several Indian leaders, mostly from the ruling BJP, responded over the incident and prayed for the safety of the hijacked passengers. …

Pakistan Train Hijack Live: China condemns attack as Pakistan battles BLA militants to free hostages
Top News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan Train Hijack Live: China condemns attack as Pakistan battles BLA militants to free hostages

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan Train Hijack Live: An injured passenger rescued by security forces from a passenger train attacked by insurgents arrive at a railway station in Much near Quetta, Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Pakistan Train Hijack Live: The Baloch Liberation Army on Tuesday said that it took control of the Jaffar Express train and over 180 people hostage, …

Pakistan Train Hijack: Baloch separatists hold 214 hostage, claim 30 security personnel killed
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan Train Hijack: Baloch separatists hold 214 hostage, claim 30 security personnel killed

Firstpost  

The attack on the Jaffer Express passenger train took place near Ab-e-Gum area of Mach Town in Balochistan’s Kachhi district, where around six armed men opened fire on the train, spreading panic among passengers, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. Baloch separatists opened fire on a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring the train driver, according to police and …

Pakistan train hijacked, sprayed with bullets, 6 killed, many kidnapped; ‘Hostages will be executed if…’
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan train hijacked, sprayed with bullets, 6 killed, many kidnapped; ‘Hostages will be executed if…’

Live Mint  

A passenger train carrying at least 400 onboard was fired upon by a separatist group in Pakistan's Mushqaf area of the Bolan district of Balochistan, killing at least six security personnel who were onboard the train. The separatist group also hijacked the train and some passengers, including security personnel, after storming the train. The group, Baloch Liberation Army has claimed …

Baloch militants blew up track in tunnel, opened fire on Pak train: What we know
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Baloch militants blew up track in tunnel, opened fire on Pak train: What we know

India Today  

A Peshawar-bound passenger train in Pakistan carrying around 500 people was hijacked by Baloch separatists in the country's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, leading to a tense standoff with the Army. While there has been scant information from the Pakistani government, the Baloch Liberation Army has claimed to have taken over 200 passengers, including security forces, hostage aboard the Jaffar …

Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, who was rescued, what’s next?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, who was rescued, what’s next?

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan’s military says it has rescued 346 passengers, but 28 people are dead, apart from 33 attackers. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s security forces announced on Wednesday night that they had ended a military operation against a group of separatists who had hijacked a train on Tuesday, rescuing 346 passengers. But after more than a day of armed combat, General Ahmad …

Pakistan: IED blast in Balochistan's Khuzdar kills five, injures five | VIDEO
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan: IED blast in Balochistan's Khuzdar kills five, injures five | VIDEO

India TV News  

Pakistan: IED blast in Balochistan's Khuzdar kills five, injures five | VIDEO An IED explosion in Balochistan’s Khuzdar killed five people and injured four others in Naal Bazaar. At least five individuals were reported killed and four others injured in a Wednesday explosion at a market in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, confirmed officials. Balochistan CM condemns attack Balochistan Chief Minister …

Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan
3 weeks, 2 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, 2 days 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, 3 days 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, 3 days 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 …

Pakistan separatist group claims woman bomber attack
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan separatist group claims woman bomber attack

The Hindu  

A Pakistan separatist group claimed on Tuesday an attack that killed one soldier, which officials said was carried out by a woman bomb attacker. The Baloch Liberation Army, which is fighting for the province’s independence, said in a statement that it “conducted a special mission successfully targeting the vehicle” in Kalat district. Local government official Bilal Shabbir told AFP that …

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

At Least 9 Killed, 16 Injured In Suicide Attack On Cantonment In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3 weeks, 3 days ago

At Least 9 Killed, 16 Injured In Suicide Attack On Cantonment In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ABP News  

Peshawar: 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. The suicide bombers hit the wall of Bannu Cantonment, about 200 kms south-west of Peshawar, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in …

Two suicide bombings at Pakistani military base kill at least 9 people and injure 25
3 weeks, 3 days 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, 3 days 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, 4 days 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, 4 days 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, 6 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 …

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

A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
1 month, 1 week ago

A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport

The Hindu  

A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility for a late night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside the country's largest airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight persons, officials and the insurgent group said on Monday. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the bombing, saying it was a “heinous terrorist attack near Karachi airport.” It said …

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