Terrorism in Pakistan
Six soldiers embrace martyrdom in attack on check post; intelligence officer gunned down in Bannu.
Updated 21 Sep, 2024 07:35am
No casualties reported in separate incidents of rockets launched at Noshki security agency office and grenade attack in Mastung.
Published 20 Sep, 2024 08:22am
Residents of the valley, situated in KP, have staged a demonstration at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border demanding their right to return home.
Updated 17 Sep, 2024 11:53am
Newly appointed police chief says force lacks access to advanced weapons.
Updated 15 Sep, 2024 11:19am
Three wounded when gunmen open fire in Mastung; 8 FC personnel injured in Kalat IED attack.
Updated 14 Sep, 2024 10:40am
Can the BLA, a secular nationalist militant group seeking complete separation from Pakistan, genuinely form an alliance with the TTP, which seeks the imposition of Sharia law in the country?
Updated 12 Sep, 2024 04:49pm
Police personnel are on thed front line in the campaign against militancy, and their concerns cannot be dismissed.
Published 12 Sep, 2024 08:55am
Police officers in Bajaur announce boycott of polio campaign in protest; 3 security men martyred in separate attacks in Bajaur, South Waziristan.
Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:01am
SHO Yasin Baloch says initial investigation indicates the explosion was caused by a hand grenade.
Updated 11 Sep, 2024 02:01pm
No group has claimed responsibility for the killing of Mir Zahoor Ahmed Badini so far, police say.
Published 11 Sep, 2024 07:33am
Two police vans targeted while on their way to provide security to polio teams; VC Dr Shakibullah survives after gunmen open fire on his car.
Published 10 Sep, 2024 08:18am
Sub-inspector martyred in Panjgur attack.
Updated 09 Sep, 2024 10:06am
Home minister Shams Lone says such attacks are aimed at destabilising the country and are a plot against CPEC.
Updated 09 Sep, 2024 10:03am
Sub-Inspector Amanullah was on his way to his police station for duty when his vehicle came under attack.
Updated 04 Sep, 2024 10:38am
The challenges are too serious for a government lacking public mandate to deal with, and take the country out of, the morass.
Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:03am
KP experienced 29 attacks, Balochistan 28 and Punjab 2, killing 84 people and injuring 166 others.
Updated 03 Sep, 2024 08:47am
No casualties reported; police spokesperson says authorities treating incidents as terrorist attacks.
Published 02 Sep, 2024 08:33pm
CM Bugti denies operation in Balochistan, rules out talks outside constitutional framework.
Published 02 Sep, 2024 07:02am
There must be genuine political engagement with Balochistan’s people, and the democratic process should be allowed to evolve without "management".
Updated 31 Aug, 2024 12:34pm
Addressing the concerns raised by the jirga can go a long way in restoring confidence in the state.
Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:25am
While the US currently has no active role in counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan, Singh highlights "positive cooperation" between both.
Updated 31 Aug, 2024 08:56am
PTI's Shibli Faraz, PPP's Bilal Ahmad called for political solution to Balochistan's issues.
Updated 31 Aug, 2024 08:00am
In separate videos, two of the abducted men said they were “far away” from the “government-controlled areas”.
Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:22am
Advises Afghan authorities to take action against TTP and other terror groups that continue to threaten Pakistan’s security.
Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:25am
UN team meets interior minister, slams terror attacks; Pakistan seeks international help in refugees’ return.
Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:27am
Police register case against unknown militants for killing 23 passengers in Musakhail district.
Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:08am
Nurse says he had been hit by five bullets in the arm and back but is in stable condition.
Updated 28 Aug, 2024 02:14pm
Correcting course would require engagement with Balochistan’s genuine representatives, who are often crowded out by political ‘influentials’.
Updated 28 Aug, 2024 11:18am
The state has gained ground with increasing alienation of the population that has been deprived of its democratic and economic rights.
Updated 28 Aug, 2024 08:57am
“The secretary-general stresses that attacks against civilians are unacceptable,” says spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
Updated 28 Aug, 2024 10:07am