Despite several high-profile attacks, Pakistan witnessed a decline in overall anti-state violence and related security incidents during June, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based think tank. According to PICSS – an Islamabad-based think tank that monitors terrorism, anti-state violence and related security trends – 184 terrorists were killed […]
Attacks
Two tribal leaders among six shot dead in Balochistan attacks
Six people including two tribal leaders were shot dead in differing gun attacks in Balochistan cities. In the first incident, tribal leader Dad Muhammad Kakar and four others were shot dead in an attack by unidentified gunmen near Nadra Market in Mazayi Adda in Qilla Abdullah on Sunday nihgt. Two people including President Karachi Hotels […]
Iran vows ‘crushing’ attacks on US after Trump threats
Iran on Thursday threatened “crushing” attacks on the US and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv after US President Donald Trump vowed to bomb the Islamic republic “back to the Stone Ages”. The war, which erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the Middle East and roiled the […]
Houthis join war by striking Israel as attacks on Iran continue
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched missiles at Israel on Saturday, their first such attack since the start of the Iran war, heightening the risk that a conflict that has entered its fifth week could expand further across the region. The attack by the Houthis represented a potentially ominous new threat to global shipping, already severely disrupted […]
Muslim countries condemn Iran’s attacks, urge de-escalation
Foreign ministers from a group of Arab and Islamic countries have strongly condemned recent Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting several regional states, calling for an immediate halt to hostilities and respect for international law. The joint statement was issued following a consultative ministerial meeting held in Riyadh on March 18, attended by top diplomats […]
Lebanon says nearly 400 killed, 1,110 injured in ongoing Israeli attacks
At least 394 people have been killed and 1,130 injured in ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Monday, the country’s health minister said Sunday. Rakan Nassereddine told a press conference that 42 women and 83 children were among those killed in the attacks, while the injured included 274 women and 254 children. Israel has expanded […]
China slams Balochistan attacks, reaffirms counterterror support
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that Beijing strongly condemned the recent attacks in Balochistan and would always firmly support Pakistan in combatting terrorism. Jian made these remarks during a regular press briefing when he was asked to comment on a large-scale coordinated attack across Balochistan last week. Jian said that China […]
Wave of Israeli attacks kills two in Lebanon in latest ceasefire violation
Israel has launched a wave of air strikes across Lebanon, killing two people, in another near-daily violation of the November 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah. Israeli attacks targeted areas in the eastern Bekaa Valley and several villages in south Lebanon, including Bouslaiya and Aita al-Shaab, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday. A strike on […]
India’s disinformation campaign in Kashmir to cover up its own aggression
India is spreading false news about attacks in occupied Kashmir. According to security sources, these reports are completely fake and baseless. Indian media claims that attacks have happened, but officials say these stories are false. India’s aim is to create confusion and spread fear among people in the region. Sources say India wants to make […]
The day that changed America: Remembering 9/11, 20 years on
On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, New Yorkers woke to crisp blue skies following a storm that had soaked America’s northeastern seaboard the day before. A buildup of high pressure had helped push the cold front out into the Atlantic, creating a weather phenomenon known in aviation parlance as “severe clear.” The cloudless […]