February 17, 2026 2:56 PM

Militants kill 11 Pakistani security personnel, one child near Afghan border, army says

Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence. Women and children were among seven wounded in Monday's attack in Bajur district, which lies along the border with Afghanistan, the military said. The militants drove into the wall of a checkpoint after security forces blocked their attempt to enter a residential compou...

February 11, 2026 10:30 PM

Militants kill five police in attack in northwest Pakistan

Militants killed five police officers in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, police said, as the South Asian nation grapples with a rising wave of Islamist violence. Police said they came under attack upon their return from an operation against militants on the outskirts of the city of Dera Ismail Khan. The militants, who were hiding in a forest, opened fire on the police patrols, a police statement said. It said the police killed four of the militants in a retaliatory attack. No one claimed res...

February 5, 2026 3:41 PM

Pakistani military concludes operation against separatists in Balochistan, 216 killed

Pakistan's military said on Thursday that it had concluded a week-long security operation against separatists in Balochistan, killing 216 militants in targeted offensives across the troubled southwestern province. Balochistan, Pakistan's largest and poorest province, was brought to a virtual standstill on Saturday when the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) stormed schools, banks, markets and security installations across the region in one of their largest operations ever. The military sa...