Pakistan

At least 28 lives were tragically lost after a bus plunged into a ravine in Washuk, Balochistan, Pakistan on Wednesday, Dawn reported. According to news agency, the accident occurred when a tire of the vehicle was burst, causing the vehicle…

A militant attack on a Pakistani security outpost near the Afghanistan border has left 5 soldiers and 5 assailants dead, with another 6 soldiers injured, VOA reported today. The attack occurred in the Tirah valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a…

An army captain and a soldier were killed during an intelligence-based operation against terrorists in the Peshawar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Aaj News reported today. According to the military’s statement, Captain Hussain Jahangir, 25, and Havildar Shafiq Ullah, 36,…

A journalist in Pakistan’s Sindh province has died from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack earlier this week, the fifth media worker reported killed nationwide in 2024, VOA reported yesterday. Nasrullah Gadani, who was critical of powerful feudal lords in…

A severe heat wave has struck Pakistan, with temperatures soaring up to 49°C (120°F) in the city of Mohenjo Daro, the Associate Press reported yesterday. The high temperatures have led to hundreds of heatstroke victims being treated at hospitals across…

In the past month, Pakistan’s military has reported killing nearly 30 “terrorists” in operations against a recent surge in terrorist attacks and militant infiltration attempts from Afghanistan, VOA reported yesterday. The announcement comes a day after a U.S. research group…

Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly approved on Monday the Defamation Bill of 2024, rejecting all amendments proposed by the opposition, Pakistan’s Dawn reported yesterday. The bill was met with protests from the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and journalists covering the proceedings.…

In a tragic incident, a Mazda truck plunged into a ditch on Panj Pir Manawan Road in Khushab district, Pakistan, resulting in the death of at least 14 people and leaving 12 others injured, Dawn online newspaper reported yesterday. According…

In an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Zhob district, security forces engaged and eliminated three terrorists, Dawn newspaper reported yesterday. However, the operation came at a tragic cost, as army officer Major Bahar Khan was killed during the intense exchange of…

Residents of Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border are facing increasing disruption to their daily lives due to ongoing military operations and clashes between security forces and militants, VOA reported yesterday in an article citing local sources. The Center…