Pakistan
Afghans waiting for US resettlement expelled by Pakistan
December 27, 2023
Afghans waiting for US resettlement expelled by Pakistan
The caretaker government’s huge deportation drive has forcibly repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States, an advocacy group and Afghan applicants say, alleging that authorities often ignored US embassy letters of protection. The move complicates the efforts…
Pakistan: Two cops among four injured in grenade attacks in Quetta
December 27, 2023
Pakistan: Two cops among four injured in grenade attacks in Quetta
Four people, including two policemen, were injured in two hand-grenade attacks on police vehicles on Tuesday, Dawn newspaper reported. According to officials, unknown miscreants riding motorcycles hurled a grenade at a patrolling police vehicle in the Sariab Road area, which…
Pakistan: Blast kills tribal leader’s sibling in Waziristan
December 26, 2023
Pakistan: Blast kills tribal leader’s sibling in Waziristan
A bomb blast claimed the life of the brother of a tribal leader in South Waziristan on Monday, Aaj News reported. According to details, tribal leader Malik Alam Jan was travelling with his brother on a motorcylce through Azam Warsak…
Pakistan witnessed highest number of suicide attacks this year since 2014, think tank reports
December 26, 2023
Pakistan witnessed highest number of suicide attacks this year since 2014, think tank reports
Pakistan this year saw the highest number of suicide attacks across the country in a decade, an Islamabad-based think-tank said on Monday. A total of 29 suicide attacks happened over the past year, marking the highest number since 2014, the…
Two disqualified former Pakistani premiers to contest polls
December 23, 2023
Two disqualified former Pakistani premiers to contest polls
Two former Pakistani premiers on Friday submitted their nomination papers to again seek seats in the parliament for the Feb. 8 election despite their disqualification. Imran Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in August for five…
Pakistan: Two policemen injured in blast at ex-CJP’s residence
December 21, 2023
Pakistan: Two policemen injured in blast at ex-CJP’s residence
Two police personnel were injured when unidentified attackers threw explosives into the house of former chief justice of the Supreme Court, Saqib Nisar, in Garden Town on Wednesday night, Dawn newspaper reported. The attack was carried out at the main…
Pakistan employs artificial rain to fight smog for first time
December 17, 2023
Pakistan employs artificial rain to fight smog for first time
Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, VOA reported. The government says it used the cloud seeding technology gifted to the…
Pakistan: 3 cops killed, 2 injured after police headquarters comes under attack in Pakhtunkhwa
December 15, 2023
Pakistan: 3 cops killed, 2 injured after police headquarters comes under attack in Pakhtunkhwa
Three policemen were killed while another two were injured in Pakistan after the local police headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district came under attack, Dawn news agency reported Today. According to the Police statement, one of several militants first exploded…
Pakistan: Blast in Balochistan kills 1 policeman, injures 2
December 11, 2023
Pakistan: Blast in Balochistan kills 1 policeman, injures 2
A blast hit a police vehicle in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, leaving one policeman dead and injuring two others, local media reported. The blast took place near Sultan Ibrahim Chowk area of Khuzdar district of the province, killing…
Pakistani soldiers kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
December 9, 2023
Pakistani soldiers kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Mullazai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the army’s media affairs wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the killed terrorists remained actively involved in…