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‘Unidentified’ gunmen shoot down 2 Pakistani soldiers of bomb disposal squad

‘Unidentified’ gunmen shoot down 2 Pakistani soldiers of bomb disposal squad

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others were injured on Sunday when a bomb disposal squad was attacked in Balochistan province, Anadolu Agency reported. The attack occurred while the squad was clearing landmines in the Ankara Kaur Dam area…
10 killed, 12 injured in two days as rain batters Pakistan’s northwest

10 killed, 12 injured in two days as rain batters Pakistan’s northwest

Ten people were killed, mostly children, while 12 were injured in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the past two days, Dawn newspaper reported on Sunday. Since they began on Friday, downpours in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province caused…
Roadside blast kills 1 gas surveyors, injures 14 in Southwestern Pakistan

Roadside blast kills 1 gas surveyors, injures 14 in Southwestern Pakistan

A roadside bomb explosion in Baluchistan, Pakistan killed one person and injured 14 others on Saturday, VOA reported. The attack targeted surveyors from a private gas-producing company and Pakistani security forces in the Harnai district, the source confirmed. According to…
Pakistan-based Uyghur refugees face expulsion in April

Pakistan-based Uyghur refugees face expulsion in April

About 100 Uyghur refugees in Pakistan are facing deportation after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Radio Free Asia reported yesterday. The 18 refugee families fear deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan or China, where they may face persecution, the article added.…
Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 5 Chinese nationals

Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 5 Chinese nationals

At least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, the Associate Press reported. The incident occurred in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when a suicide bomber rammed…
Pakistani soldiers eliminate four militants in overnight raid

Pakistani soldiers eliminate four militants in overnight raid

Pakistan security forces killed four militants in an overnight raid on an outlawed group’s hideout in the northwest bordering Afghanistan, TRTWorld reported. Troops found a cache of weapons, ammunition, and explosives in the operation conducted at the hideout in Dera…
Economic crisis in Pakistan leaves negative impact on Ramadan spiritual atmosphere

Economic crisis in Pakistan leaves negative impact on Ramadan spiritual atmosphere

The German news agency “Deutsche Welle” published a video report shedding light on the diminishing spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan in Pakistan this year due to the economic crisis. The prominent agency stated in its report, translated by Shia Waves Agency,…
Pakistan deports more than 520,000 Afghan migrants: IOM

Pakistan deports more than 520,000 Afghan migrants: IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that around 525,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan and require assistence. According to IOM, Afghan refugees returning from Iran and Pakistan face challenges in Afghanistan, including food, shelter, water, and…
Pakistani security forces kill 8 militants after storming gov’t structure in strategic port city

Pakistani security forces kill 8 militants after storming gov’t structure in strategic port city

Pakistani security forces successfully neutralized eight attackers on Wednesday after they launched an assault on a government complex in the strategic port city of Gawadar in southwestern Balochistan province, as reported by police and local media. According to the Pakistan…
Pakistan: Coal mine collapse leaves 12 killed in Harnai district

Pakistan: Coal mine collapse leaves 12 killed in Harnai district

Twelve miners lost their lives and eight were rescued after an explosion in a coal mine in Balochistan’s Harnai district, Pakistan, Dawn website reported on Wednesday. The miners were trapped after a big portion of the mine caved in when…
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