Pakistan

Four terrorists were eliminated by security forces in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, Dawn newspaper reported on Friday. The operation also resulted in the recovery of weapons, ammunition and explosives, the military statement said, adding…

Two terrorists were shot dead in separate operations last night in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn online newspaper reported on Thursday. According to a military statement, the operation resulted in killing of terrorist ring leader Shmrooz Sheenay, and recovery of ammunition and…

Shehbaz Sharif was elected by a majority vote of the Pakistani legislators as the country’s premier for a second term following the controversial Feb. 8 election last month. Shehbaz won 201 votes in the 336-member National Assembly, comfortably prevailing over…

Three terrorists were killed and four others injured in a clash with security forces in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported. The military conducted the operation in the Karak district based on intelligence, recovering a large amount of arms, ammunition,…

Several people were killed and several others suffered injuries as provincial capital Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received heavy rain and snowfall under extreme weather conditions, local media reported. A young child died due to roof collapse in Badaber…

The newly elected members of Pakistan’s National Assembly were sworn in on Thursday amidst protests from allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming that the general elections were tainted by extensive rigging, VOA reported. The elections for the…

An intense exchange of fire between Pakistan’s security forces and terrorists resulted in the death of 6 militants and injury of 1 soldier during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district, Dawn online newspaper reported yesterday. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s president, Alvi,…

Two Pakistani Taliban members and a senior police officer died in a shootout during a raid on a militant hideout in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Associated Press reported. Two other police officers were wounded, the article mentioned, adding that…

A journalist was detained in Pakistan, the second within a week, while access to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) remained disrupted for a 10th consecutive day, VOA reported. The crackdown comes amid electoral fraud allegations after parliamentary elections, raising…

Pakistani authorities deported over 300 Afghan migrants on Saturday, Feb. 24, according to Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees. A statement by the ministry said that those expelled from Pakistan included 28 families, who entered Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak…