Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

November 23, 2024 9:11 PM

Pakistan: 18 killed, 30 injured in sectarian bloodshed after massacre of 45 shia muslims

At least 18 people have been killed and over 30 others injured in armed clashes between two groups in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said on Saturday. The clashes erupted in Kurram district of the province, where armed men killed dozens of people and torched shops, houses, and government property, according to official sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The sources added that the latest violence in Kurram district was linked to Thursday's attack, in w...

November 20, 2024 4:45 PM

Suicide attack on Pakistan army outpost kills 12 soldiers in northwest

A suicide attack by Islamist militants on an outpost killed 12 soldiers in northwest Pakistan, the country's military said on Wednesday. Militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of the outpost in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and damaged the adjoining infrastructure during the attack on Tuesday, the military's media wing said in a statement. "Sanitization operation is being conducted in the area and the perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to jus...

November 6, 2024 11:08 PM

Pakistan: Seven killed, two injured in separate shootings in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Seven people lost their lives, and two others, including a woman, sustained injuries in two separate shooting incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. In the first incident, a dispute over a pathway escalated into a deadly clash between two local clans in the Bahadurabad area of Batkhela, leaving five people dead and one critically injured. Both groups reportedly opened fire on each other, resulting in multiple casualties. The deceased were identified as Iftikhar, son of Noor Huss...

September 16, 2024 6:16 PM

Pakistan asks Afghanistan to turn in TTP terrorists involved in attack on Chinese nationals

Pakistan has demanded that the Taliban government in Afghanistan hand over terrorists from the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who were involved in the attack on Chinese engineers in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported ARY News. The attack, which took place on March 26 in Bisham city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla district, claimed the lives of five Chinese engineers and one Pakistani citizen. The incident occurred when the convoy was traveling between Islamabad and ...

April 16, 2024 1:43 PM

Pakistan floods: Death toll rises to 39

Heavy rains continued to batter several provinces of Pakistan on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 39, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reporting 21 fatalities alone. The Balochistan government imposed an "urban flood emergency" in Quetta, Dawn reported. The northern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been severely affected, enduring heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides for the fourth consecutive day. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman to...