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Roadside Bomb leaves 5 Soldiers dead in Southwestern Pakistan

Roadside Bomb leaves 5 Soldiers dead in Southwestern Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan said Saturday that a roadside bomb exploded near a military convoy in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing at least five soldiers. An army statement said the deadly bombing occurred during a counterterrorism operation in the remote Kech district,…
Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

Security forces on Friday killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. It said that the killed militants remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area including…
Terrorist attacks claim more lives in Pakistan ahead of election; 36 children die of pneumonia in 10 days

Terrorist attacks claim more lives in Pakistan ahead of election; 36 children die of pneumonia in 10 days

Five police officers and a civilian were killed on January 10 in separate attacks in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province bordering Afghanistan, local media reported. Two police officers were killed in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in…
Shia protesters rally in Islamabad to denounce ongoing terrorist attacks targeting Shia civilians

Shia protesters rally in Islamabad to denounce ongoing terrorist attacks targeting Shia civilians

A group of Shia Muslims from the Pakistani city of Parachinar organized a protest in front of the Press Club in the capital, Islamabad, to denounce the increasing number of terrorist attacks carried out by extremist groups against Shias, Pakistani…
Pakistan decries its unjustified placement by US on religious freedom watch list

Pakistan decries its unjustified placement by US on religious freedom watch list

Pakistan on Monday “categorically rejected” its designation as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)” by the US State Department under the International Religious Freedom Act, stressing it is a “pluralistic country, with a rich tradition of interfaith harmony.” Reacting to…
Pakistan bomb blast kills five polio vaccination guard police

Pakistan bomb blast kills five polio vaccination guard police

A bomb blast in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border killed five police on polio vaccination guard duty and wounded more than 20 on Monday, the latest in a series of attacks by Islamist militants ahead of the Feb. 8…
4 killed, 3 injured in firing at passenger vehicles in Northwest Pakistan; prayer leader shot dead

4 killed, 3 injured in firing at passenger vehicles in Northwest Pakistan; prayer leader shot dead

Four people, including two security personnel, were killed and three others were wounded in firing on a passenger coach and a vehicle near Sadda Bazaar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district of Pakistan on Sunday, Dawn reported. The newspaper quoted District…
Senior leader of radical Sunni Sipah-e-Sahaba assassinated in Pakistan

Senior leader of radical Sunni Sipah-e-Sahaba assassinated in Pakistan

Sunni Ulema Council Pakistan Deputy Secretary General Masood-ur-Rehman Usmani was gunned down while his driver was injured in an attack in Ghauri Town on Friday, police said. According to Pakistani media reports, Usmani, one of the prominent figures of the…
Pakistan Election Subject To ‘Pre-Poll Rigging,’ says Rights Watchdog

Pakistan Election Subject To ‘Pre-Poll Rigging,’ says Rights Watchdog

Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party is being targeted by “systematic dismemberment” and “pre-poll rigging”, a rights watchdog said on January 2, casting doubt on the fairness of upcoming elections. Nomination papers for Khan and the majority of…
Pakistan arrests 21 members of outlawed Pakistani Taliban militant group linked to deadly attacks

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…
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