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Pakistan: Roadside blast kills 3 in insurgency-hit Baluchistan province

Pakistan: Roadside blast kills 3 in insurgency-hit Baluchistan province

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…
Pakistan: Largest Shia mosque is now under construction in Barachinare

Pakistan: Largest Shia mosque is now under construction in Barachinare

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…
Ongoing violence against Shiites claim more lives in Pakistan’s Parachinar

Ongoing violence against Shiites claim more lives in Pakistan’s Parachinar

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…
Pakistan: Militants kill 14 soldiers, national troops foil attack on airbase killing 9 militants

Pakistan: Militants kill 14 soldiers, national troops foil attack on airbase killing 9 militants

At least 14 Pakistani soldiers were killed during an ambush on a military convoy by insurgents in southwestern Balochistan province on Friday, the country’s military said. According to the military, on Saturday a predawn militant raid on an air force…
Pakistan: Another Shia youth martyred on false accusation of “insulting the Companions”

Pakistan: Another Shia youth martyred on false accusation of “insulting the Companions”

Local sources confirmed that another Shia youth, identified as Umair son of Zahid, was brutally martyred on the false charge of insulting the Companions. Tahir Mughal, a brutal Nasibi terrorist, shot and killed the victim in Makhdoompur area of Khanewal…
Bomb blast targeting police kills 5, wounds 21 in northwest Pakistan

Bomb blast targeting police kills 5, wounds 21 in northwest Pakistan

An explosion targeting police in northwest Pakistan killed five people on Friday, rescue and police officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The bomb exploded close to a police patrol in Dera Ismail Khan city, a police…
Pakistan’s general elections delayed till early February amid deepening political, economic crises

Pakistan’s general elections delayed till early February amid deepening political, economic crises

Pakistan’s election oversight body on Thursday postponed the country’s upcoming parliament elections for the second time, saying the vote will take place on February 8. However, with the country’s main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and its leader, former Prime…
At least 19 people killed, 38 injured in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Kurram

At least 19 people killed, 38 injured in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Kurram

At least 19 people were killed and 38 others injured in sectarian violence in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Acts of violence were triggered by unidentified armed men who killed two Shia workers. According to Radio Free…
Anti-Shia killings claim more victims in Pakistan: 1 martyred, 2 injured

Anti-Shia killings claim more victims in Pakistan: 1 martyred, 2 injured

Parachinar, a town in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, saw the murder of another follower of Ahlul-Bayt, peace be upon them, on grounds of his Shia identity. According to initial reports, the armed terrorists opened fire on the passengers…
Pakistan’s self-exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of elections

Pakistan’s self-exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of elections

Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s thrice-elected former prime minister, has returned home after four years of self-exile in the United Kingdom to stand in next year’s elections against his biggest rival, former premier Imran Khan. The 73-year-old veteran politician arrived by chartered…
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