At least four people died and 12 others injured in a mortar shell attack in a market near a petrol pump in the Dorri Banda area of Hangu on Thursday, police said. According to police, the mortar shell landed in market during an exchange of fire in the area. The explosion caused panic among residents […]
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Cop shot dead in Lakki Marwat; social activist killed in Bajaur
A police official was martyred in a gun attack in the Kaichi Kamar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district on Sunday. Lakki Marwat district police officer’s (DPO) spokesman Qudratullah Khan confirmed that terrorists targeted Constable Irfanullah near his house in the trans-river belt known as Kurrum Par area. The incident occurred within the limits […]
Both pilot and co-pilot killed in runway collision at New York airport
A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck late Sunday on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and forcing a halt to flights, authorities and US media reported. AFP pictures showed the heavily damaged nose and cockpit section of the Air Canada Express plane, which had […]
Three family members killed in lightning strike in Shangla
At least three members of a family lost their lives after being struck by lightning during heavy rain in Shangla district, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). The incident occurred in Muniwari area of Achar, Shangla, where lightning struck a house during rainfall. As a result, Yar Muhammad (30), son of Bakhs, his […]
Five policemen martyred in Karak attack
Eight terrorists were killed in a search operation launched after five cops were martyred when their police mobile came under attack in Gurguri area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak on Tuesday. The district police spokesman, Shaukat Khan, confirmed the incident and the casualties, saying that all of the martyred personnel were constables. The martyred policemen were […]
Five people killed in renewed Pak-Afghan border clashes
Calm returned to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman on Saturday after heavy clashes occurred between the two sides on Friday night. Officials from both countries said at least five people were killed. At least three civilians were injured in the clashes last night and were shifted to the district hospital in Chaman. On the Afghan […]
A New Warning
Three Chinese workers killed by a grenade-laden drone in Tajikistan’s Khatlon region would normally be filed away as another grim footnote in a long war on terror. But the location–and the method–point to something far more serious. For Islamabad, the attack landed uncomfortably close to home. In a statement that went beyond routine condemnation, Pakistan’s […]
Four dacoits killed in encounter led by Peshawar city police chief
Four dacoits were shot dead during a police encounter in Peshawar on Saturday. The shootout, led by the Peshawar city police chief, took place in the Mera Kachori area near Chamkani in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital. The dacoits have been active in teh area for the last 20 years. Reportedly, a police team was sent […]
Six suspects killed by their accomplices: CCD source
Alleged police encounters in the CCD and Crime Control Department have increased in Lahore city, as four alleged police encounters took place in Lahore city in a single night. During the encounters, six accused were allegedly killed by their own colleagues. In Lahore, alleged encounters took place in Nishtar Colony, Green Town, Harbanspura, and near […]
Five troops martyred in border clashes amid Afghan talks
Security forces have killed 25 Khawarij, including four suicide bombers belonging to an Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij Fitna in Kurram and North Waziristan districts. “Movements of two large groups of khwarij, opposite general area Ghaki, Kurram District and Spinwam, North Waziristan District, who were trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, were picked up […]