Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan: 10 killed after bus falls into ravine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Haripur district
World | Feb 28, 2024, 06:55 PM ISTThe driver of the bus lost control while negotiating a sharp turn as he was overspeeding and fell into a deep gorge, killing ten people, police said. Road accidents in Pakistan are common due to poor quality and lack of safety awareness.
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Pakistan President Alvi to invite PTI chairman to form government, claims Gohar Khan
World | Feb 11, 2024, 07:07 AM ISTBarrister Gohar Ali Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced that President Alvi would invite the party to form a government following their reported majority in the National Assembly. Despite securing 100 seats officially, the PTI claims victory in 170 seats, with 133 needed for government formation.
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Pakistan elections 2024: Five police officers killed after gunmen open fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Feb 08, 2024, 03:49 PM ISTPakistan has imposed a nationwide clampdown on mobile internet services and temporarily shut some of its borders as voting was underway. Like previous elections, the security situation in Pakistan is fragile, particularly after twin blasts in Balochistan on Wednesday that killed 30.
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Pakistan: Independent candidate affiliated with Imran Khan's party shot dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Feb 01, 2024, 09:20 AM ISTRehan Zaib Khan, contesting as an independent after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was denied an electoral symbol, was canvassing in the area when he was shot by unidentified assailants. Balochistan was rocked by several grenade blasts and the death of a political party worker on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Independent candidate shot dead in North Waziristan ahead of February 8 elections
World | Jan 11, 2024, 01:27 PM ISTThe candidate was identified as Kaleemullah Khan, who was supposed to contest from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's PK-104, according to police. Several politicians have come under attack in the run-up to the general elections scheduled on February 8.
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Pakistan: Five policemen on polio duty killed in blast at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur, 22 wounded
World | Jan 08, 2024, 02:21 PM ISTPakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio remains endemic as of date and vaccination teams are frequently attacked. Pakistan has witnessed a dramatic spike in militant attacks, mainly in its border regions with Afghanistan, since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
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Pakistan Interior Ministry admits ISIS expanding its footprints in country
World | Jan 03, 2024, 06:55 PM ISTThe interior ministry, in a written response during question hour, highlighted the TTP’s reorganisation and operational expansion during the peace talks in 2022, which has significantly increased its militant activities.
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Pakistan: Five security personnel killed in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Dec 15, 2023, 04:25 PM ISTThese attacks come days after 23 soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan, which is considered the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become the hotspot for terrorist attacks as 470 people were killed in 1,050 incidents in 2023.
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Pakistan: Army officer, three soldiers killed during intelligence operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
World | Nov 07, 2023, 12:44 PM ISTLieutenant Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider and three other soldiers were killed during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber district of the province. Three terrorists were killed by security forces in the operation conducted in the area.
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Pakistan: Death toll of Mastung suicide blast rises to 60, govt vows action against terrorists
World | Oct 01, 2023, 12:22 PM ISTAt least 65 people have died due to the suicide blasts in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which have been repeatedly targeted amid rising terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: After Mastung, twin suicide blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's mosque kill five, 12 injured
World | Sep 30, 2023, 03:42 PM ISTOne of the suicide bombers was killed during a shootout outside the mosque, while his companion managed to enter the worship place. The resultant explosion by the latter led to the roof of the mosque to cave in and trap worshippers.
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Pakistan: 6, including two women, killed after passenger van falls off bridge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Aug 27, 2023, 11:54 PM ISTThe passenger van was carrying 13 passengers when the driver lost control of the steering wheel in Mansehra's Hathimera area.
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Pakistan: 6 children among 8 stuck mid-air in cable car, rescue operations underway
World | Aug 22, 2023, 08:56 PM ISTWhile the locals and the school children were on their way to the school, the wires of the cable car snapped and is now dangling in the middle of a ravine surrounded by mountains.
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Pakistan: Police blame IS-affiliated Daesh group for suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3 held
World | Jul 31, 2023, 10:26 AM ISTAt least 44 people were killed and 200 others were injured in the suicide blast at a JUI-F convention in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur district on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Police officer killed, several injured in suicide blast at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Jul 26, 2023, 08:29 AM ISTThe departed additional SHO was recognised as Adnan Afridi, police said, adding injured people have been moved to a nearby hospital for clinical help.
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Nine killed as heavy rains lash Pakistan's Punjab province, three in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
World | Jul 06, 2023, 09:49 AM ISTThe heavy rains lashing Pakistan's Punjab have reportedly broken a 30-year-old record, according to the province's Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA). The Met Department has warned of deadlier spells of rainfall.
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Pakistan: 9 members of a family gunned down by unknown assailants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Jun 28, 2023, 03:34 PM ISTThe police have reportedly arrested three people over the shooting incident and claimed that the family's own son-in-law was involved in the firing, killing his wife among the nine deceased persons.
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Gun attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves two policemen dead
World | May 17, 2022, 05:48 PM ISTThe attack took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Lakki Marwat area.
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Pakistan: Roadside bomb kills two constables in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Nov 13, 2021, 01:55 PM ISTNo one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan: 10 killed, including 6 Chinese engineers, as massive blast rips through bus carrying them
World | Jul 14, 2021, 03:08 PM ISTThe incident took place at about 7:30 am when the bus was carrying over 30 people to the Dasu hydropower plant site.