Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan: 32 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2nd highest deaths in past 48 hours
World | Nov 23, 2024, 03:27 PM ISTIndependent 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 | Nov 21, 2024, 06:26 PM ISTPolice 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 | Nov 20, 2024, 02:46 PM ISTMilitants 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 | Oct 06, 2024, 01:04 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 26, 2024, 02:28 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 16, 2024, 01:22 PM ISTPolice 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 | Sep 11, 2024, 01:42 PM ISTTremors 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 | Aug 29, 2024, 01:12 PM ISTBesides, 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 | Jul 16, 2024, 01:52 PM ISTA 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 | Jun 16, 2024, 11:41 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 09, 2024, 08:55 PM ISTSeven 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, 08:36 PM ISTPakistan 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, 04:47 PM ISTThe 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, 03:56 PM ISTOn 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.
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Terror attacks in Pakistan surge in April; 70 killed in 77 incidents: Report
World | May 02, 2024, 02:43 PM ISTThe 70 killed in terror attacks in Pakistan last month comprised 35 civilians and 31 members of the security forces. April saw a 38 per cent increase from 56 terror attacks in March, although it reported a 9 per cent decline in deaths.
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Pakistan by-elections: Polling begins on 21 national and provincial seats amid internet curbs
World | Apr 21, 2024, 11:14 AM ISTThe Pakistan government announced that cellular services would remain temporarily suspended in specific districts of Punjab and Balochistan during the by-elections. It claimed that the request for suspension was made by the election commission.
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Pakistan: Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations turn tragic as 15 drown in boat accident, 11 rescued
World | Apr 12, 2024, 02:07 PM ISTPeople gathered in large numbers in the Kund Park region of Nowshera district to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, when the boat accident occurred. This came on the same day as a truck carrying pilgrims fell into a ravine in Balochistan's Hub district, killing 17 people.
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Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Apr 07, 2024, 01:54 PM ISTPakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack on policemen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and termed the act "cowardly". Taking to social media platform X, Sharif said, “C owardly acts of terrorists cannot shake our resolve.”
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Pakistan police arrests 12 in connection with suicide bomb attack that killed five Chinese nationals
World | Apr 01, 2024, 05:12 PM ISTAn explosive-laden truck rammed into a convoy of Chinese engineers last week in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dasu region. The bodies of Chinese nationals were flown to Wuhan on Monday as Chinese companies are pulling out of the violence-prone region due to security reasons.
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Pakistan: 5 Chinese nationals among 6 killed in suicide bomb attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Mar 26, 2024, 04:07 PM ISTBisham Station House Officer (SHO) Bakht Zahir told local media that the incident was a “suicide blast” and the authorities concerned were collecting the evidence.