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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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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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Pakistan shocked by slaughter of women’s rights activists in ambush attack on their vehicle
3 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan shocked by slaughter of women’s rights activists in ambush attack on their vehicle

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 Four women social workers were …

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Pakistan says soldier, 4 militants killed in border shootout
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan says soldier, 4 militants killed in border shootout

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military said a soldier and four militants were killed Sunday in a shootout during a raid near the border with Afghanistan. Separately, in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a Pakistani official said Indian cross-border firing killed a 7-year-old girl and wounded 10 villagers. Umar Azam, the deputy commissioner of Kotli district in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, said Pakistani …

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