Pakistan

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…

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…

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…

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…

At least nine people were killed, and 25 others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in Pakistani city of Chilas located in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). The armed assailants on motorcycles fired indiscriminately at the bus, which was…

Eight terrorists were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, Dawn reported on Sunday. “The killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well the innocent civilians,”…

A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southwestern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 10 people and injuring 22 others, police and local officials said Saturday. The multi-story RJ Mall is in a commercial high-rise that also…

A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, killing three people, the Associated Press reported. According to Police, the bomb was planted on a dirt road in the Balgatar area of Kech district and was detonated remotely. No group…

The city of Barachinare, west of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, is witnessing the construction of the largest Shia mosque in the city, to hold religious ceremonies and revive the rituals of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. Media reports, viewed…

Sectarian violence in Pakistan has resulted in much bloodshed in a country already grappling with political and economic crises. Armed terrorist militia driven by anti-Shia hatred and plots of insurgency have stripped the Parachinar region of peace and security. The…