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Pakistan: Security forces kill 3 terrorists, injure 4 others during intelligence-based operation

Pakistan: Security forces kill 3 terrorists, injure 4 others during intelligence-based operation

Three terrorists were killed and four others injured in a clash with security forces in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported. The military conducted the operation in the Karak district based on intelligence, recovering a large amount of arms, ammunition,…
Pakistan: Incidents induced by heavy rain take several lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan: Incidents induced by heavy rain take several lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Several people were killed and several others suffered injuries as provincial capital Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received heavy rain and snowfall under extreme weather conditions, local media reported. A young child died due to roof collapse in Badaber…
Pakistani lawmakers sworn in, set to elect new premier on March 3

Pakistani lawmakers sworn in, set to elect new premier on March 3

The newly elected members of Pakistan’s National Assembly were sworn in on Thursday amidst protests from allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming that the general elections were tainted by extensive rigging, VOA reported. The elections for the…
Security forces combating terrorists in Pakistan as country’s newly elected parliament set to open

Security forces combating terrorists in Pakistan as country’s newly elected parliament set to open

An intense exchange of fire between Pakistan’s security forces and terrorists resulted in the death of 6 militants and injury of 1 soldier during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district, Dawn online newspaper reported yesterday. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s president, Alvi,…
Exchange of fire leaves senior police officer, 2 wanted Pakistani Taliban members killed

Exchange of fire leaves senior police officer, 2 wanted Pakistani Taliban members killed

Two Pakistani Taliban members and a senior police officer died in a shootout during a raid on a militant hideout in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Associated Press reported. Two other police officers were wounded, the article mentioned, adding that…
Pakistan: Authorities detain two journalists amid continued restrictions on internet, social media

Pakistan: Authorities detain two journalists amid continued restrictions on internet, social media

A journalist was detained in Pakistan, the second within a week, while access to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) remained disrupted for a 10th consecutive day, VOA reported. The crackdown comes amid electoral fraud allegations after parliamentary elections, raising…
Pakistan deports over 300 Afghan migrants, Taliban Ministry says

Pakistan deports over 300 Afghan migrants, Taliban Ministry says

Pakistani authorities deported over 300 Afghan migrants on Saturday, Feb. 24, according to Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees. A statement by the ministry said that those expelled from Pakistan included 28 families, who entered Afghanistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak…
Pakistan gives green light for commencement of long-awaited Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project

Pakistan gives green light for commencement of long-awaited Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project

Pakistan approved the 80-kilometer first phase of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project to avoid a potential $20 billion penalty, Anadolu Agency reported. The project will start from the Iranian border and extend to the port area of Gwadar in Balochistan…
Indian-origin woman embraces Islam, marries Pakistani man

Indian-origin woman embraces Islam, marries Pakistani man

A German Sikh girl of Indian origin, Jaspreet Kaur, embraced Islam and married Ali Arsalan from Sialkot, Pakistan, the Express Tribune reported. She adopted the name Zainab after embracing Islam at Jamia Hanafia Sialkot, the article said, adding that Kaur…
Pakistan: Coalition deal agreed to form government amid increasing pressure on Shiites in Parachinar

Pakistan: Coalition deal agreed to form government amid increasing pressure on Shiites in Parachinar

Two of Pakistan’s leading political parties finally arrived at a formal agreement to form a coalition government, Aljazeera reported, days after inconclusive national elections failed to deliver a clear majority. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz…
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