Pakistan
Pakistan Experiences Wettest April in Decades as Climate Change Impacts Worsen
May 5, 2024
Pakistan Experiences Wettest April in Decades as Climate Change Impacts Worsen
Pakistan has faced its “wettest April since 1961,” with rainfall more than double the monthly average, Al Jazeera Reported citing the country’s weather agency. According to the source, the southwestern province of Balochistan saw a staggering 437% increase in rainfall.…
Security forces kill 6 terrorists in NW Pakistan
May 5, 2024
Security forces kill 6 terrorists in NW Pakistan
Security forces in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed six terrorists during a clash, Xinhua reported on Saturday citing the military. According to the statement, the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district, acting on reported terrorist…
Deadly Militant Attacks Surge Across Pakistan
May 4, 2024
Deadly Militant Attacks Surge Across Pakistan
At least 70 people, including 31 security personnel, were killed in 77 militant attacks across Pakistan in April, Anadolu Agency cited a think tank report yesterday. The majority of the attacks, 73%, occurred in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the…
Pakistan Sends First Ever Lunar-Mission Rocket Into Space
May 3, 2024
Pakistan Sends First Ever Lunar-Mission Rocket Into Space
In a historic moment for the country’s space program, Pakistan on Friday successfully launched its first-ever lunar mission aboard China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The iCUBE-Q CubeSat, a collaboration between Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology, China’s Shanghai…
Security forces eliminate 4 terrorists in NW Pakistan
April 30, 2024
Security forces eliminate 4 terrorists in NW Pakistan
Four terrorists were killed in a clash with government security forces in Khyber district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, Xinhua reported. The clash was triggered when the troops conducted an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of…
Pakistan: Senior judge kidnapped by armed men recovered ‘safely’
April 29, 2024
Pakistan: Senior judge kidnapped by armed men recovered ‘safely’
A district and sessions judge kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Saturday has been recovered, police officials confirmed on Monday. Unidentified gunmen abducted Shakirullah Marwat near the dusty town of Bagwal on Saturday while…
Pakistan authorities extend stay for registered Afghan refugees
April 27, 2024
Pakistan authorities extend stay for registered Afghan refugees
Pakistan has extended the term of a key document allowing Afghans to live in the country legally, providing some relief for refugees fearing deportation, VOA reported. However, concerns persist over Pakistan’s recent moves to expel refugees, with hundreds of thousands…
Pakistani security forces neutralize 3 terrorists in Khyber district
April 26, 2024
Pakistani security forces neutralize 3 terrorists in Khyber district
Pakistani security forces killed three terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, Dawn reported on Thursday. According to a military statement, arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants who had remained “actively involved in…
Pakistan: Security forces kill 3 terrorists in intelligence-based operation in Balochistan
April 24, 2024
Pakistan: Security forces kill 3 terrorists in intelligence-based operation in Balochistan
Three terrorists were eliminated by security forces in an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Pishin District, Dawn online newspaper reported Tuesday. According to a military statement, a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives was recovered during the operation. This came…
Assailants kill 7 customs personnel in western Pakistan in one week
April 22, 2024
Assailants kill 7 customs personnel in western Pakistan in one week
Unknown gunmen shot dead two customs officers in western Pakistan, Reuters reported yesterday citing officials. It came following the killing of five other customs officials over the past week, yet no group has claimed responsibility for the two attacks, the…