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Militants Attack Security Post In Southwest Pakistan, 7 Dead

Recent militant attack in Qila Abdullah, Balochistan, claims lives in a region grappling with insurgency and separatist movements.

Pakistani Forces Eliminate 19 Insurgents In Northwest Raids

Pakistani security forces eliminate 19 insurgents in successful raids while losing 3 soldiers in northwest Pakistan.

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation

The first cross-border strike inside Afghanistan since March came after a spate of attacks by the Pakistan Taliban.

Al Jazeera · Dec 25, 2024

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Pakistani Taliban Claims Responsibility For Deadly Checkpoint Attack

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for deadly attack on military checkpoint, leading to casualties and equipment seizure. Army issues prison sentences...

Pakistan Taliban Claim Raid Killing 16 Soldiers

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.

International Business Times · Dec 21, 2024

Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

A Pakistani think tank says a Baloch separatist group is becoming as big a national security threat as the Pakistani Taliban

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024

Pakistan preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists

The military has not elaborated on the details of the operation, which comes after a series of deadly attacks.

Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2024

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Deadly Suicide Bombing In Northwestern Pakistan Kills 12 Security Forces

Recent suicide bombing in Bannu, Pakistan, highlights the surge in militant attacks post cease-fire, raising concerns about security and stability in the r...

Pakistan hosts a major security meeting this week as it struggles against rising insurgent violence

Pakistan is hosting a major security meeting this week, with senior leaders from longtime ally China and archrival India among those attending

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024

Pakistani Taliban Deny Involvement In Attack On Foreign Ambassadors

Pakistani Taliban denies involvement in bombing of foreign ambassadors' convoy in Malam Jabba ski resort, raising security concerns.

Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in restive northwest

The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors in the country’s restive northwest

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024

A roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying police guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan, wounding 9

Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six officers and three civilians

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

Militants Bomb Girl's School In Former Taliban Stronghold

Recent bombing of a girl's school in South Waziristan, Pakistan by suspected militants raises concerns about security and stability in the region.

Pakistan effectively shuts the key crossing into Afghanistan to truck drivers

The Taliban says Pakistan has effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024

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The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign

A roadside bomb has exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans

Analysts say that Pakistan’s crackdown on undocumented migrants risks radicalizing Afghans who have been forced out of the country

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

A planted bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan

Police in Pakistan say a bomb planted in a parked motorcycle exploded near a police vehicle in the country's northwest and killed at least five people

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps

Pakistani security forces have launched sweeps to arrest and deport Afghans who are in the country illegally, sending dozens back after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired

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The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be 'phased and orderly'

Pakistan says its recently announced plans to deport all illegal immigrants, including 1_7 million Afghans, will be implemented in a “phased and orderly manner.”

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

Officials say Pakistan has closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Pakistani premier claims US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands

Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister claims that U.S. military equipment left behind during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan has fallen into militant hands and ultimately made its way to the Pakistani Taliban

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 3, wounds 7 at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees

Police say an explosion has ripped through a hotel in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, killing at least three people and wounding seven others

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2023

Nine killed in multiple bombings in Pakistan

A local politician is among the dead in one of the attacks, with no responsibility claimed by any group.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Deaths from IS bombing at Islamist rally in Pakistan rise to 63 after more wounded people die

Pakistani officials say the death toll from the IS-claimed weekend suicide bombing at a rally of a pro-Taliban Islamist party has jumped to 63 after eight more wounded people died at hospitals

WEKU · Jul 31, 2023

The death toll in the Pakistan suicide bombing rises as families hold funerals

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.

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