Two major incidents occurred in Balochistan involving the martyrdom of at least 12 soldiers from FC on the same day. They followed another blast in Chaman which killed at least 6 people nearly two weeks ago. These terrorist acts are emblematic of a fundamental problem of how Balochistan has evolved into a new operational space […]
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Blast in Quetta’s Gambrani Road area; several injured
A strong blast exploded in Quetta near Gambrani Road, Bashir chowk on Monday. Several people were injured. Rescue sources stated that the area has been cordoned off by the security forces in order to collect evidence. Several vehicles parked nearby were also damaged due to intensity of the blast. Those injured were shifted immediately to […]
Bodies of school blast victims buried at Kabul’s hilltop cemetery
KABUL: Dozens of young girls were being buried Sunday at a desolate hilltop cemetery in Kabul, a day after a secondary school was targeted in the bloodiest attack in Afghanistan in over a year. A series of blasts outside the school during a peak holiday shopping period killed more than 50 people, mostly girl students, […]
Bomb attack hits police bus in southern Turkey, some wounded
ISTANBUL: A bomb attack hit a bus carrying police in the southern Turkish province of Adana on Wednesday morning and some people were wounded, security sources said. CNN Turk broadcast video of a badly damaged bus surrounded by debris and other damaged vehicles under a pedestrian overpass in the area of Yuregir in Adana. The […]
Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul
A car bomb exploded in Kabul on Friday, killing or wounding at least seven people and sending a plume of white smoke into the sky, witnesses and officials said, in the second attack in the Afghan capital in two days. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which came a day after […]
Four arrested during Data Darbar blast probe
In what is being described as a major breakthrough in investigation into the Data Darbar blast, police claimed to have arrested four people in a raid on Friday on suspicion of their involvement in the terror attack. A private news channel quoted its sources as saying that investigators – after identifying some people with the […]
Sri Lanka detains Syrian in blast investigation as death toll rises to 321
Sri Lankan police detained a Syrian among 40 people being questioned about the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, government and military sources said on Tuesday, as the toll from the coordinated bomb attacks rose to 321. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which officials said were carried out by at least […]
Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Mass casualties in churches and hotels
As worshipers were attending Easter Sunday services, at least 138 people were killed and 250 were wounded after a series of bombings hit luxury hotels and churches in Sri Lanka. Three of the explosions took place in Catholic churches while three other explosions were reported in luxury hotels – the Cinnamon Grand, Kingsbury and Shangri-La […]
Quetta mourns loss of lives as Da’ish claims responsibility for suicide blast
The Islamic State, also known by its Arabic acronym Da’ish, Saturday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that martyred at least 20 people in Quetta’s vegetable market, as the provincial capital mourned the irreparable loss of the precious lives. The attack ripped through the outdoor market on Friday, martyring at least 20 people – including […]
Hazara sit-in enters second day
The protest arranged by Hazara community against the attack in the market of Quetta entered the second day today. The people of the community are demanding the government to make the perpetrators accountable. It was reported that almost 20 people were killed and 48 others were injured in the terror attack on Friday. The sit-in […]