Pakistan
Pakistan arrests 21 members of outlawed Pakistani Taliban militant group linked to deadly attacks
January 2, 2024
Pakistan arrests 21 members of outlawed Pakistani Taliban militant group linked to deadly attacks
Pakistan’s counterterrorism police said Monday they arrested 21 members of outlawed militant group, the Pakistani Taliban, which has been behind several deadly attacks across the country. Acting on intelligence information, the arrests were made in the eastern Punjab province over…
Pakistan Military downs 8 militants to end year seeing 1,000 killed in terrorist attacks
January 1, 2024
Pakistan Military downs 8 militants to end year seeing 1,000 killed in terrorist attacks
Three terrorists attempting to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Inter-Services Public Relations said five terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation…
Pakistan: 5 ‘terrorists’ killed in intelligence-based operation near Afghan border
December 31, 2023
Pakistan: 5 ‘terrorists’ killed in intelligence-based operation near Afghan border
Pakistan’s military said Saturday its forces had raided a “terrorist” hideout in a volatile region bordering Afghanistan and killed five militants in the ensuing shootout. The “intelligence-based” overnight raid in the militancy-hit North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province also…
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…