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Are militant attacks a new normal in Pakistan? Civilians dying more than security forces

Pakistan was jolted by two suicide bombings at a military base that killed at least 12 security personnel and injured 30 others on Tuesday. According to the think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, there was a marginal increase in militant violence in February 2025 and a sharp surge in civilian casualties. In the 79 militant attacks in …

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Are militant attacks a new normal in Pakistan? Civilians dying more than security forces

India Today

Pakistan was jolted by two suicide bombings at a military base that killed at least 12 security personnel and injured 30 others on Tuesday. According to the think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, there was a marginal increase in militant violence in February 2025 and a sharp surge in civilian casualties. In the 79 militant attacks in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Balochistan

Associated Press

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani troops fought separatist insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region of Balochistan, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 23 rebels dead in some of the heaviest clashes in recent years, officials said Saturday. However, in December the military insisted that security forces killed 925 insurgents in 2024, a record high compared to the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?

Hindustan Times

By Michael Georgy What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing? DUBAI, - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group. Its then leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, killed in 2019 by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, rose …

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1 year ago

Shehbaz Sharif returns as Pakistan prime minister amid chaotic scenes in parliament

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. Mr Sharif was voted in by Pakistan’s National Assembly …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan Elections: A look at challenges awaiting new govt

Live Mint

Will Pakistan manage to get a new prime minister this time? As per Pakistani media reports, the provisional results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan showed that independent candidates, mostly backed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, were leading the poll results. Around 10:30 pm on Friday, news agency PTI cited the Election Commission of Pakistan's …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Terrorism-linked fatalities in Pakistan hit unprecedented levels in 2023: Think tank reports

The Hindu

Pakistan recorded an unprecedented spike in terrorism-related violence in 2023, with the total violence-related fatalities reaching a record six-year high, especially in the restive provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to two think tank reports. The report also said that around 65% of all violence-related fatalities recorded in 2023 resulted from terrorism, while the remaining 35% from the security …

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1 year, 3 months ago

With the world’s eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own war

Associated Press

QUSRA, West Bank — When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ deadly attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank. “It’s like I’m in a prison.” The flashpoint Palestinian town of Hawara, once a bustling hub of commerce along the West Bank's main highway, is seen …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Indian Americans back Israel after Hamas' surprise attacks

Firstpost

Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a barrage of rocket attacks in southern Israel on Saturday, killing over 600 people, including soldiers, and wounding more than 1,900. Noted Indian Americans, including two Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, have rallied behind Israel following unprecedented attacks on it by the Hamas militant group that has left hundreds dead. Indian American …

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1 year, 10 months ago

13 dead, including senior militants but also children, in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

LA Times

Fire burns at an apartment of an alleged commander of the Islamic Jihad militant group after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City early Tuesday. Israel carried out a series of targeted airstrikes in densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing three senior commanders of the Islamic Jihad militant group and at least 10 civilians, Palestinian health officials said. …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan: Balochistan govt determined to push ahead with Reko Diq project despite militant attacks

Firstpost

Reko Diq has some of the biggest gold and copper mines in the world and had become the epicenter of controversy after Baloch nationalists accused the Pakistan government of exploiting the natural resources of Balochistan without affording any benefits to the local population Quetta: Despite regular militant attacks in Balochistan, the provincial government has expressed its determination to carry out …

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7 years, 10 months ago

Kashmir unrest: Arun Jaitley, Gen Bipin Rawat likely to review security situation in Srinagar

Firstpost

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat would be in the Kashmir valley where they would review the security situation, amid a spike in militant attacks and incidents of violence, officials said on Tuesday. New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat would be in the Kashmir valley where they would review the …

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8 years, 5 months ago

In the line of fire: Why Uri is vulnerable to militant attacks

Hindustan Times

The Uri military base attacked by militants on Sunday morning is one of the most important Army garrisons in Kashmir and guards the Line of Control, which is India’s de-facto border with Pakistan. The base is strategically important from two perspectives: To thwart aggression from Pakistan and to guard against infiltration attempts by militants since armed insurgency erupted in Kashmir …

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8 years, 8 months ago

Despite weak attacks, South-East Asia grappling with ISIS threat

India TV News

Jakarta : Even as the rest of the world has seen unprecedented rise in death toll due to multiple terror attacks by ISIS, damage in Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia ha been minimal. There are plenty of signs radicals in the region have been animated by IS leader Abu Bakar al Baghdadi's call for attacks and the group's ambition …

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9 years, 8 months ago

At least 50 soldiers dead in militant attacks in Sinai, Egypt

Firstpost

Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks, including suicide car bombings, on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 50 soldiers, security and military officials said. El-Arish, Egypt: Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks, including suicide car bombings, on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, …

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9 years, 11 months ago

Terrors attacks do not suggest resurgence of militancy: Army | IndiaTV News

India TV News

Srinagar: Army today said there were lessons to be learnt from yesterday's militant attacks in Kashmir that claimed lives of three policemen, but dismissed suggestions that militancy in the Valley was resurging. Replying to a question, Lt Gen Saha said the spurt in militant attacks cannot be termed as resurgence or revival of militancy in the Valley. Lt Gen Saha …

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10 years, 3 months ago

J&K polls: Third phase record 58% voter turnout despite militant attacks

Firstpost

Unfazed by the recent militant attacks, a 58 percent voter turnout was recorded in the third phase of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday that involved 16 seats — all in the Valley —as they continued to ignore boycott calls. Srinagar: Unfazed by the recent militant attacks, a 58 percent voter turnout was recorded in the third …

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11 years, 5 months ago

Our lives in danger, say sarpanches in J&K

The Hindu

Representative of panches and sarpanches in Jammu and Kashmir, Shafiq Mir, on Tuesday expressed apprehension of fresh militant attacks, holding the former Army chief General V.K. “With his reckless statements, Gen. Singh has caused an extremely serious apprehension of militant attacks on more than 33,000 panches and sarpanches as he has completely discredited and maligned the panchayat elections of 2011. …

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11 years, 8 months ago

Sunni mosques bombed in Iraq, 23 killed

Firstpost

Two bomb attacks near Sunni mosques in the Iraqi capital killed at least 23 people who had gathered to pray after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Saturday, police and medics said. Baghdad: Two bomb attacks near Sunni mosques in the Iraqi capital killed at least 23 people who had gathered to pray after …

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13 years, 4 months ago

After Militant Attack, NC Leader Fuels A Controversy

India TV News

Srinagar, Oct 26: After multiple attacks in Kashmir Valley, a ruling National Conference leader Tuesday night kicked up a controversy alleging that Army may have had a hand but later sought to defuse the row saying he has not accused any security agency of involvement. “The main finger of suspicion points towards the Army as well,” NC General Secretary and …

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Are militant attacks a new normal in Pakistan? Civilians dying more than security forces

Are militant attacks a new normal in Pakistan? Civilians dying more than security forces

18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Balochistan

What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?

Shehbaz Sharif returns as Pakistan prime minister amid chaotic scenes in parliament

Pakistan Elections: A look at challenges awaiting new govt

Terrorism-linked fatalities in Pakistan hit unprecedented levels in 2023: Think tank reports

With the world’s eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own war

Indian Americans back Israel after Hamas' surprise attacks

13 dead, including senior militants but also children, in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Pakistan: Balochistan govt determined to push ahead with Reko Diq project despite militant attacks

Kashmir unrest: Arun Jaitley, Gen Bipin Rawat likely to review security situation in Srinagar

In the line of fire: Why Uri is vulnerable to militant attacks

Despite weak attacks, South-East Asia grappling with ISIS threat

At least 50 soldiers dead in militant attacks in Sinai, Egypt

Terrors attacks do not suggest resurgence of militancy: Army | IndiaTV News

J&K polls: Third phase record 58% voter turnout despite militant attacks

Our lives in danger, say sarpanches in J&K

Sunni mosques bombed in Iraq, 23 killed

After Militant Attack, NC Leader Fuels A Controversy