Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped the vice chancellor of the University of Gwadar and three other staff members in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Thursday, in an incident that underscores persistent security challenges in a region central to Islamabad’s economic and strategic ambitions. The abductions took place near Mastung district on Wednesday night as […]
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Gunmen kidnap 38 in Nigerian church
Gunmen abducted 38 worshippers from a church in Eruku, Kwara State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, demanding a ransom of 100 million naira (around $69,000) per person, a church official told Reuters on Friday. The attack also claimed at least two lives, including the pastor, according to local reports. A video verified by Reuters showed parishioners taking […]
Gunmen open fire at Naseem Shah’s home in Lower Dir, five arrested
Five suspects have been taken into custody after unknown gunmen opened fire at the home of national cricket team fast bowler Naseem Shah, police said. According to authorities, the incident occurred at Shah’s residence in Mayar, Lower Dir, where the assailants targeted the main gate, windows, and a parked vehicle. Police reached the scene promptly, […]
Gunmen kill cop in KP’s Bannu: police
A policeman was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the limits of the Mandan police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Tuesday morning. Khanzala Quraishi, spokesperson for the Bannu regional police officer, told the media: “Police Constable Khanzeb was on his way to duty on a motorcycle when he was intercepted and targeted by […]
Gunmen kill 10 people at pool hall in Mexico
Armed attackers killed 10 people in a pool hall in an industrial region of central Mexico plagued by drug cartel-related violence, authorities said Thursday. The massacre happened on Wednesday night in the municipality of Tarimoro in Guanajuato state, according to the regional prosecutor’s office. The bodies of nine men were found at the scene and another man […]
Gunmen kill about 15 people in attack on Burkina Faso mosque
OUAGADOUGOU: Gunmen killed about 15 people in an attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso during prayers on Friday evening, a security source and a local official told Reuters. The gunmen entered the mosque in the village of Salmossi in the Oudalan region bordering Mali and opened fire, the two sources said on Saturday. […]
Gunmen, suicide blasts terrorise Kabul
Photo: AFP Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparent coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations on Wednesday, with witnesses reporting on social media that both assaults are still under way. AFP journalists heard several loud explosions in the heart of the Afghan capital followed by gunfire that was confirmed by Afghan officials and witnesses. In […]