Pakistan’s Peshawar hit by blast at mosque; 61 dead, 150 injured
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan’s Peshawar hit by blast at mosque; 61 dead, 150 injured

The Hindu  

A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on January 30, 2023 in the high-security zone in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 61 people and injuring more than 150 others, mostly policemen, officials said. The powerful blast occurred inside the mosque in the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when worshippers, which included personnel of the police, army and bomb disposal squad — were offering the Zuhr prayers. Capital City Police Officer Peshawar Muhammad Ijaz Khan said 61 people have been killed in the blast. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali condemned the blast and urged the people to donate blood for the injured, saying that it would be a “huge favour for the police”.

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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
3 days, 23 hours 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 …

6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack
2 weeks, 4 days ago

6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Armed men killed six Pakistani security personnel and wounded seven in a checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest, a police official said Saturday. The assault happened in Kurram district, where fierce sectarian fighting has killed at least 130 people during the past few weeks. Local official Saleem Khan said armed men attacked a Frontier Corps checkpoint in …

Pakistan sectarian violence: Death toll rises to 130 in northwest, officials say
3 weeks, 3 days 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, …

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes
1 month ago

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes

Firstpost  

More than 300 families were forced to leave their homes as violent clashes between Shia and Sunni Muslims rattled Pakistan’s north. The Sectarian violence in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan has killed about 150 over the past months Over 300 families were forced to flee their homes after violent clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims rattled North Pakistan. …

18 killed in sectarian violence in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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1 month 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 …

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH

India TV News  

Peshawar: Protesters in Pakistan's restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions on flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region's deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were travelling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of Parachinar …

Pakistan: 18 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2nd highest deaths in past 48 hours
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1 month 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 …

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram
1 month ago

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

Al Jazeera  

Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, just days after a deadly attack on a convoy in the same area killed dozens of people. Speaking to AFP news agency …

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack
1 month ago

Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Protesters in Pakistan’s restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region’s deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were traveling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of …

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
Top News
1 month ago

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan:Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 38 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region's deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where sectarian clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites …

Pakistan: Over 50 Killed, 20 Injured As Militants Open Fire On Passenger Vehicles In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month 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 …

Nearly 50 killed in deadly gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiites in Pakistan
1 month 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
Top News
1 month 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 …

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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1 month ago

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

India TV News  

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Twelve security personnel and six terrorists were killed as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Wednesday. The terrorists attempted to attack a joint check post in the general area MaliKhel in Bannu district late on Tuesday night but their attempt to enter …

11 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in restive Pakistan province
1 month ago

11 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing in restive Pakistan province

India Today  

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 11 security forces and wounding several others, four intelligence and security officials said Wednesday. Pakistan has witnessed a steady increase in violence since November 2022, when the Pakistani Taliban ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government in Islamabad. violence has also surged in …

7 killed after militant's car bomb accidentally explodes in Pakistan
1 month, 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 …

Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque
1 month, 1 week ago

Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A police officer has been arrested in connection with facilitating a suicide bomb attack at a mosque on the premises of a police compound in northwest Pakistan. Provincial police chief Akhtar Hayyat announced the arrest of police constable Mohammad Wali at a news conference in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Tuesday. Wali, who worked …

Pakistan blast: Video captures moment of explosion targeting Army personnel at Quetta railway station
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan blast: Video captures moment of explosion targeting Army personnel at Quetta railway station

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan blast: At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in Pakistan's Balochistan on Saturday, Reuters reported, citing police. The blast took place inside a Quetta railway station when the Peshawar-bound express was about to leave for its destination. A CCTV camera footage, posted by Sputnik India, …

Pakistan: 24 killed, over 40 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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

27 killed, 62 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani …

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 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 …

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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

Blast in Pakistan's Balochistan: 5 Students Among 7 Killed in Remote-Controlled Attack
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Blast in Pakistan's Balochistan: 5 Students Among 7 Killed in Remote-Controlled Attack

ABP News  

At least seven people were killed and 17 others were injured in a remote-controlled blast targeting a police van in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The blast occurred near a girl's high school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, and the target apparently was a police mobile parked near the school.

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children

The Independent  

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5 Children Among 9 Killed in Blast in Pakistan's Balochistan Province
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

5 Children Among 9 Killed in Blast in Pakistan's Balochistan Province

India Today  

At least nine people, including five children, were killed in a blast targeting a police mobile van in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The blast occurred near a girl's high school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, but ethnic Baloch terrorists and Taliban terrorists often attack the …

Nine Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
2 months ago

Nine Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

The Hindu  

Security forces in northwest Pakistan have killed nine militants in an operation targeting terrorists in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The operation, intelligence-driven, resulted in the deaths of two suicide bombers and a high-value terrorist, with the remaining militants being killed in a gunbattle.

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shootout, the army said Saturday, the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active. Police officers stand guard next to shipping containers set up by authorities to block a road leading to important government buildings in an attempt to prevent supporters …

Pakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest
2 months, 4 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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

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

Militants target convoy of diplomats in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, policeman killed

ABP News  

Peshawar, Sep 22 : Suspected militants set off an explosion targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Sunday, killing a policeman and injuring three others. The blast occurred in Jehanabad area of Swat district when the convoy of foreign diplomats was heading towards the mountainous Malam Jabba. The Pakistan Foreign Ministry in a statement …

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest
3 months ago

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and injured four others, an official said Sunday. The diplomats were traveling to a tourist area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and is a base for militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban. The blast occurred at the …

Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
3 months ago

Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants killed nine Pakistani troops in separate attacks in Pakistan’s northwest, security officials said Friday. Militants attacked a military post after midnight in the village of Misha, South Waziristan, killing six troops. In North Waziristan, militants attacked a patrol on Thursday, killing three security forces. Pakistan’s military issued a statement Friday about both attacks, but it gave …

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6
3 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 …

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while the military said security forces killed 21 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area as well. The attack in Musakhail came hours …

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan
4 months ago

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan

The Independent  

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Pakistan: 8 soldiers killed as terrorists storm check post in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
5 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: 8 soldiers killed as terrorists storm check post in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Karachi: At least eight soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in an attack by terrorists on a check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu area, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations on Tuesday. Islamabad has urged Afghan authorities to take action against terrorist groups operating on its soil, but Kabul has said rising violence in Pakistan is a domestic issue, …

8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan
5 months, 1 week ago

8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan early Monday, wounding eight civilians and damaging nearby homes, a local police official said. 8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan …

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four officers and three insurgents, police said. Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} A militant commander, Abdul Rahim, was among …

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four officers and three insurgents, police said. Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents A militant commander, Abdul Rahim, was among the insurgents killed in …

Pakistan: Suspected militants burn girls' school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, third such attack this month
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Suspected militants burn girls' school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, third such attack this month

India TV News  

A group of militants used kerosine to set fire to a girls' school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying furniture, computers and books, police said Wednesday, in the latest in a surge in such attacks. Earlier on Monday, a girls' school, with more than 1,400 students inside, caught fire in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Haripur district, DawnNewsTV reported. According to …

Pakistan News: Fire guts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa girls’ high school, over 1400 students rescued
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan News: Fire guts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa girls’ high school, over 1400 students rescued

Live Mint  

After a massive fire engulfed a school building in Sirikot village of Haripur district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, around 1,000 girl students had a lucky escape as they were safely evacuated, The Dawn reported. According to the report, over 1,000 female students were inside the Government Girls’ High Secondary School in Sirikot when the fire began, but …

Pakistan: 23 TTP militants, 7 soldiers killed in major anti-terror operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan: 23 TTP militants, 7 soldiers killed in major anti-terror operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

The Pakistan Army on Monday said at least 23 militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were killed and seven soldiers died in three separate clashes since Sunday. The fighting took place on Sunday and Monday as the security forces increased pressure on the rebels affiliated with the TTP, which has been allegedly operating out of Afghanistan, said a statement …

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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

Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat

Al Jazeera  

The ISIL armed group claimed responsibility for the attack in the Guzara district in Herat province. Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” at about 9pm on Monday in Andisheh town of Guzara district in Herat province. A United Nations Security Council report released in January said …

Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan

Hindustan Times  

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

Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

India TV News  

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

Pakistan suffered 245 terror attacks in first quarter of 2024, 432 people killed: Report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan suffered 245 terror attacks in first quarter of 2024, 432 people killed: Report

India TV News  

Islamabad: 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. According to the security report issued by the Centre for Research and Security Studies, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa suffered …

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

4 terrorists killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Deccan Chronicle  

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

A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan
9 months 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. …

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