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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 …

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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 …

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Torching of girls’ schools is an alarming development amidst Pakistan’s ‘Education Emergency’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Torching of girls’ schools is an alarming development amidst Pakistan’s ‘Education Emergency’

Hindustan Times  

On 29 May, some miscreants used kerosene to set fire to a girls’ school in Ramzak tehsil of North Waziristan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, destroying the institution’s furniture, computers and books, Dawn reported. As attacks on girls’ schools escalate, the international community may be reminded about the acts of terrorism launched by the TTP on Pakistan’s education sector, …

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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 …

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Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan
9 months ago

Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Taliban claims to have fired across border following air raids targeting Pakistani Taliban. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has launched overnight air attacks inside Afghanistan, while the Taliban claimed hours later to have fired across the border. However, on Saturday, a group of suicide bombers targeted a military check post in Pakistan’s North Waziristan district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which …

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7 soldiers killed in a suicide truck bombing and shootout in northwest Pakistan
9 months, 1 week ago

7 soldiers killed in a suicide truck bombing and shootout in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden truck into a sprawling military post in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, the military and security officials said. Troops responding to the attack in North Waziristan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan, killed six more attackers, some of whom were wearing suicide vests, the military said. A clearance operation …

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Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says
9 months, 1 week ago

Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says

Al Jazeera  

Assailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout. An armed group attacked a military post in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan using a vehicle laden with explosives as well as suicide bombs, killing seven security force members, Pakistan’s military said. Troops responding to the attack on Saturday in …

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The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
1 year, 1 month ago

The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest near the border with Afghanistan, the military said Sunday. A military statement said security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Khaisoor area of North Waziristan district, where they exchanged fire with militants. The military said one of the most wanted …

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Pakistani Taliban claim attack in northwest that left 2 soldiers, 2 militants dead
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistani Taliban claim attack in northwest that left 2 soldiers, 2 militants dead

The Hindu  

Pakistani troops and militants exchanged fire in a northwestern region along the border with Afghanistan in a shootout that killed two soldiers and two militants, the army said June 5. The shootout took place late Sunday in North Waziristan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that is a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, a militant group also known as …

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With Over 100 Attacks Last Year, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Pounds India’s Neighbour
1 year, 10 months ago

With Over 100 Attacks Last Year, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Pounds India’s Neighbour

News 18  

Pakistan has been hit by a wave of terrorism, mostly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but also in Balochistan as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan continues its assault on India’s neighbour. TTP executed more than 100 attacks last year, most of which happened after August when the group’s peace talks with the Pakistan government began to falter. January was the deadliest month since 2018 …

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Pakistan: Dozens killed in South Waziristan fighting
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan: Dozens killed in South Waziristan fighting

Firstpost  

Over the past few months, the law and order situation in Pakistan has worsened, with Islamist groups such as the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, the Islamic State group, and the Gul Bahadur Group executing attacks with near impunity across the country Peshawar: At least 11 militants have been killed in fighting with securty forces in the South Waziristan region of Pakistan. …

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Four Pakistani soldiers killed in suicide bombing in North Waziristan district
2 years, 4 months ago

Four Pakistani soldiers killed in suicide bombing in North Waziristan district

India Today  

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed and seven other people injured in a suicide attack in North Waziristan tribal district of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. A tri-wheeler rickshaw hit the vehicle of the security forces near Pattasi check post in Mir Ali tehsil region of the district, killing four soldiers …

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Pakistan: Surge in terrorist attacks in North Waziristan, other border areas
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan: Surge in terrorist attacks in North Waziristan, other border areas

Firstpost  

It was presumed that after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, such militant attacks will be stopped. However, it did not happen North Waziristan: Terrorist activities are on the surge in Pakistan border areas, especially in the North Waziristan district, according to the country’s vernacular media. Further, terrorist organizations like the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and the Islamic State of Iraq and …

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3 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack by Tehreek-i-Taliban
2 years, 9 months ago

3 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack by Tehreek-i-Taliban

Hindustan Times  

At least three Pakistani soldiers were killed and five injured in a terrorist attack carried out by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in Miran Shah town of North Waziristan in Pakistan. The terror attack comes amid the TTP's efforts to escalate its fight against the Pakistan Army ever since the Afghan Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year. According to news …

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2 Pak soldiers killed in militant attack near Afghan border
3 years ago

2 Pak soldiers killed in militant attack near Afghan border

India TV News  

Unidentified militants attacked a security check post in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan district near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers in exchange for gunfire, the Pakistani army has said. The army’s media wing said on Saturday that the attack took place in Datta Khel tehsil of the tribal North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In earlier two attacks, the …

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