Pakistan
Pakistan: Polio vaccination doctor killed, policeman injured in firing on vehicle in Bajaur
January 19, 2024
Pakistan: Polio vaccination doctor killed, policeman injured in firing on vehicle in Bajaur
A polio programme official was killed and a policeman sustained injuries on Friday after unidentified assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district. According to the police statement, unknown gunmen opened fire on Dr. Abdul Rehman’s…
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves 9, including 3 children, seriously injured
January 17, 2024
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves 9, including 3 children, seriously injured
Nine people, including a traffic policeman and three children, were injured in a blast on Quetta’s Zarghoon Road on Wednesday, Dawn reported today. According to the police, the explosive material was planted in a heap of trash that had been…
Iran launches air strikes on alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan
January 17, 2024
Iran launches air strikes on alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan
Iran used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, in the Koh-e-Sabz area of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, according to Iran’s state-aligned Tasnim news agency. The Tuesday night attack, which reportedly…
Roadside Bomb leaves 5 Soldiers dead in Southwestern Pakistan
January 14, 2024
Roadside Bomb leaves 5 Soldiers dead in Southwestern Pakistan
Authorities in Pakistan said Saturday that a roadside bomb exploded near a military convoy in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing at least five soldiers. An army statement said the deadly bombing occurred during a counterterrorism operation in the remote Kech district,…
Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
January 13, 2024
Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
Security forces on Friday killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. It said that the killed militants remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area including…
Terrorist attacks claim more lives in Pakistan ahead of election; 36 children die of pneumonia in 10 days
January 11, 2024
Terrorist attacks claim more lives in Pakistan ahead of election; 36 children die of pneumonia in 10 days
Five police officers and a civilian were killed on January 10 in separate attacks in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province bordering Afghanistan, local media reported. Two police officers were killed in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in…
Shia protesters rally in Islamabad to denounce ongoing terrorist attacks targeting Shia civilians
January 10, 2024
Shia protesters rally in Islamabad to denounce ongoing terrorist attacks targeting Shia civilians
A group of Shia Muslims from the Pakistani city of Parachinar organized a protest in front of the Press Club in the capital, Islamabad, to denounce the increasing number of terrorist attacks carried out by extremist groups against Shias, Pakistani…
Pakistan decries its unjustified placement by US on religious freedom watch list
January 9, 2024
Pakistan decries its unjustified placement by US on religious freedom watch list
Pakistan on Monday “categorically rejected” its designation as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)” by the US State Department under the International Religious Freedom Act, stressing it is a “pluralistic country, with a rich tradition of interfaith harmony.” Reacting to…
Pakistan bomb blast kills five polio vaccination guard police
January 8, 2024
Pakistan bomb blast kills five polio vaccination guard police
A bomb blast in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border killed five police on polio vaccination guard duty and wounded more than 20 on Monday, the latest in a series of attacks by Islamist militants ahead of the Feb. 8…
4 killed, 3 injured in firing at passenger vehicles in Northwest Pakistan; prayer leader shot dead
January 7, 2024
4 killed, 3 injured in firing at passenger vehicles in Northwest Pakistan; prayer leader shot dead
Four people, including two security personnel, were killed and three others were wounded in firing on a passenger coach and a vehicle near Sadda Bazaar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district of Pakistan on Sunday, Dawn reported. The newspaper quoted District…