Pakistan

Pakistani police arrested several opposition lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party late Monday, following a massive rally demanding the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Led by Barrister Gohar Khan in Khan’s absence,…

A roadside bomb explosion in northwestern Pakistan injured at least 10 people, including anti-polio vaccinators and police personnel escorting them, VOA reported yesterday. The attack occurred on the opening day of a nationwide immunization campaign in the South Waziristan district.…

Thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan marched in Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release from prison, Al Jazeera reported. Khan has been incarcerated for over a year on charges that his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), claims are…

In ongoing clashes between the Taliban forces and the Pakistani military in Khost province’s Zazai Maidan district, two individuals, including a woman, have been killed, and eleven others injured, Tolo News reported. Local residents reported that the skirmishes began last…

Pakistani security forces have killed 37 insurgents in a series of raids targeting militant hideouts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, The Associated Press reported yesterday. The military reported that a dozen militants were…

In a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber district, security forces neutralized 25 members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates, with 11 others injured, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. The operations, conducted since August 20, were described as…

Multan experienced a historic torrential downpour on August 27, breaking a 48-year rainfall record, Dawn Online Newspaper revealed yesterday. The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) reported that Chungi No 9 disposal station recorded 172 millimeters of rain, while Kirri Jamandan…

At least 73 people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks by separatist militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, marking one of the most widespread assaults in years, Reuters reported yesterday. The violence, which occurred on August 26, targeted…

A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed into a truck in southern Iran late Sunday, resulting in the martyrdom of at least three individuals and injuring 48 others, Arab News reported yesterday. The accident occurred on the main road between Neyriz…

At least 36 people lost their lives in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan over the weekend, highlighting the country’s ongoing road safety issues, Al Jazeera reported today. Twelve fatalities occurred on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan, while 24…