Pakistan

Security forces in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed six terrorists during a clash, Xinhua reported on Saturday citing the military. According to the statement, the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district, acting on reported terrorist…

At least 70 people, including 31 security personnel, were killed in 77 militant attacks across Pakistan in April, Anadolu Agency cited a think tank report yesterday. The majority of the attacks, 73%, occurred in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the…

In a historic moment for the country’s space program, Pakistan on Friday successfully launched its first-ever lunar mission aboard China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The iCUBE-Q CubeSat, a collaboration between Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology, China’s Shanghai…

Four terrorists were killed in a clash with government security forces in Khyber district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, Xinhua reported. The clash was triggered when the troops conducted an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of…

A district and sessions judge kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Saturday has been recovered, police officials confirmed on Monday. Unidentified gunmen abducted Shakirullah Marwat near the dusty town of Bagwal on Saturday while…

Pakistan has extended the term of a key document allowing Afghans to live in the country legally, providing some relief for refugees fearing deportation, VOA reported. However, concerns persist over Pakistan’s recent moves to expel refugees, with hundreds of thousands…

Pakistani security forces killed three terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, Dawn reported on Thursday. According to a military statement, arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants who had remained “actively involved in…

Three terrorists were eliminated by security forces in an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Pishin District, Dawn online newspaper reported Tuesday. According to a military statement, a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosives was recovered during the operation. This came…

Unknown gunmen shot dead two customs officers in western Pakistan, Reuters reported yesterday citing officials. It came following the killing of five other customs officials over the past week, yet no group has claimed responsibility for the two attacks, the…

98 people lost their lives and 89 others were injured in rain-triggered incidents during the last week after heavy rains and floods struck the northwestern and southwestern parts of Pakistan. According to Anadolu Agency citing the National Disaster Management Authority…