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  Pakistan installing emergency sirens in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts amid fear of strike by India

  World | May 01, 2025 20:49 IST

  Tensions between the two countries have spiked following the April 22 attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.

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  'Aapka General...': Army vs Police face-off in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa exposes security situation in Pak

  World | May 01, 2025 15:15 IST

  The face-off incident between the Pakistan Army and the Police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comes as Islamabad faces intense international pressure in the wake of the Pahalgam attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 innocent lives.

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  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mosque blast: 4 Injured in Peshawar, another explosion in South Waziristan

  World | March 15, 2025 19:54 IST

  A blast at a seminary mosque in Peshawar's Urmur Bala village injured four, including a cleric, less than a day after an explosion at a mosque in South Waziristan. Rising attacks on religious institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan raise security concerns.

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  Blast targets mosque in northwestern Pakistan, Islamist leader among injured

  World | March 14, 2025 23:58 IST

  A powerful blast hit a mosque in South Waziristan, Pakistan, injuring JUI-F leader Abdullah Nadeem and three others, including children. Police are investigating the attack amid rising militant activity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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  Pakistan: Death count rises to 12 as military base attack launched by suicide bombers

  World | March 05, 2025 8:43 IST

  Pakistan: The attack happened after sunset, when people would have been breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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  Pakistan: Shia–Sunni clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 10 dead, a week after 150 killed

  World | November 28, 2024 8:14 IST

  A seven-day cease-fire was brokered between the Shia and Sunni communities on Sunday following meetings between a provincial government delegation and elders from both sects. However, despite the cease-fire, sporadic clashes are continuing.

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  Pakistan: 32 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2nd highest deaths in past 48 hours

  World | November 23, 2024 15:27 IST

  Independent and media reports indicate over 30 deaths in the clashes, with homes and shops damaged in the violence. Residents from multiple villages have fled to safer areas.

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  Pakistan: 50, including women and children, killed after gunmen attack passenger vehicles in Kurram

  World | November 21, 2024 18:26 IST

  Police said the convoy travelling from Parachinar to Peshawar was targetted in the attack, which has left multiple people injured including three women, in addition to the killings.

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  Pakistan: Powerful suicide bombing at army outpost kills 12 soldiers, second incident in a week

  World | November 20, 2024 14:46 IST

  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.

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  US issues alert for citizens in Pakistan: 'Keep a low profile and be aware of your surroundings'

  World | October 06, 2024 13:04 IST

  The march, which is being led by the head of the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where Imran Khan's party remains in power, aims to gather in the capital, defying a ban on congregations, to press for Khan's release and agitate against the ruling coalition.

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  Violence rages in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as 25 killed in clash between Shia and Sunni Muslims

  World | September 26, 2024 14:28 IST

  The clashes began over the weekend over an ongoing land dispute and continued till Wednesday, resulting in more than 70 people being wounded. Pakistan has witnessed decades of sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims, particularly in Kurram.

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  Pakistan militants used PUBG features, power banks to attack police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | September 16, 2024 13:22 IST

  Police found one person using a mobile phone and they believed that it would help them to hunt down the militants. However, later, a senior Pakistan police official said that militants used PUBG's chat room for communication to avoid electronic surveillance and being tracked down.

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  Pakistan struck by earthquake of magnitude 5.8, tremors felt in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | September 11, 2024 13:42 IST

  Tremors of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake were felt not only in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, but also in Delhi-NCR. No reports of injuries or material damage has been confirmed yet.

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  Earthquake: 'Powerful' tremors of magnitude 5.7 hit Afghanistan, Pakistan

  World | August 29, 2024 13:12 IST

  Besides, Afghanistan, the tremors of the quake were felt in several areas neighbouring Pakistan and India. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said no loss was reported in its wake.

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  Pakistan: 8 soldiers killed as terrorists storm check post in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | July 16, 2024 13:52 IST

  A group of TTP-affiliated terrorists stormed the Bannu Cantonment facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday and were repelled by security forces. After this, they rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the wall, causing it to collapse and kill the soldiers.

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  Pakistan SHOCKER: Man forces 12-year-old girl to marry 72-year-old man, cops intervene

  World | June 16, 2024 23:41 IST

  The girl's father agreed to sell her to the senior citizen for a sum of 500,000 Pakistani rupees, but the police rescued her before the 'nikkah'. Pakistan has one of the highest rates of child marriage, where the legal age for girls is 16.

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  Pakistan: Seven soldiers killed in another terrorist attack in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | June 09, 2024 20:55 IST

  Seven members of the Pakistani Army were killed in an IED blast targeting a convoy carrying security personnel in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bordering Afghanistan. The area has been known for insurgent attacks by radical Islamist groups led by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

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  Pakistan: Suspected militants burn girls' school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, third such attack this month

  World | May 29, 2024 20:36 IST

  Pakistan has experienced several fire incidents in recent years. In December, a tragic incident occurred when a woman lost her life and eight animals died in a fire at a cattle pen in Haripur’s Khanpur tehsil.

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  Pakistan: Govt girls's school catches massive fire, over 1,400 inside campus evacuated I VIDEO

  World | May 27, 2024 16:47 IST

  The father of a student there said his daughter was inside the classroom where the fire started and that it had begun with sparks coming from the roof, hinting at a short circuit as a possible cause.

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  Pakistan: Terrorists attack passenger bus, burn down vehicle and torture people, say police

  World | May 26, 2024 15:56 IST

  On Saturday, while travelling from Drazinda to Dera Ismail Khan, the bus was stopped by TTP terrorists in Daraban Tehsil. They compelled the passengers to alight against their will.