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Pakistan: What is Baloch Liberation Army, the group that killed over 100 soldiers in past 24 hours?
Explainers | Aug 27, 2024, 12:56 PM ISTSeparatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan's province of Balochistan, killing at least 70 people. Here are some facts on the group, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed responsibility for the attacks and has specifically targeted Chinese interests in the past.
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Pakistan: Grenade attacks on shop selling national flags ahead of Independence Day kills 3
World | Aug 14, 2024, 06:55 AM ISTThe separatist Baluch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Quetta, the provincial capital, which occurred on Tuesday. This comes just days after the group had urged shop owners to refrain from selling flags and warned against celebrating the holiday on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Former PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan, 2 others enroute to campaign, killed in a car blast
World | Jul 03, 2024, 09:05 PM ISTFormer PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan was killed, along with three others, on Wednesday in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur.
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Pakistan: 7 customs officials killed in deadly attack despite tight security arrangements for polls
World | Apr 21, 2024, 03:35 PM ISTAs of now, no group has claimed responsibility for the two attacks since Thursday, which police said they were investigating. A senior police officer said that the "Customs officials were present for checks... when unknown persons opened fire".
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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.
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Pakistan blast: Powerful explosions outside independent candidate’s election office kill 30
World | Feb 07, 2024, 07:36 PM ISTThe first attack, which killed 12, took place at the office of an independent election candidate in Pishin district. The second explosion in Qilla Saifullah, a town near the Afghan border, detonated near an office of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI), a religious party that has previously been the target.
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Pakistan: Ahead of polls, 10 cops killed as terrorists target police stattion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Feb 05, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTViolence has also escalated in the last few days in Pakistan as the South Asian nation approaches its national elections later this week.
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Pakistan: Blast near Election Commission office in Karachi ahead of Feb 8 polls, says report
World | Feb 03, 2024, 12:00 AM ISTThe blast comes six days ahead of the upcoming general elections in Pakistan. The incident occurred in Karachi's Saddar area.
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Pakistan: Massive blast during Imran Khan's party rally kills 4 and injures several in Balochistan
World | Jan 30, 2024, 08:30 PM ISTBalochistan Health Secretary Abdullah Khan Noorzai had imposed an emergency at hospitals across Quetta and Sibi, according to a statement issued by the provincial health department.
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Pakistan: 9 including children suffer serious injury after bomb explodes while picking up trash
World | Jan 17, 2024, 03:43 PM ISTAccording to a senior police official, the explosion occurred when children, who were picking trash, were sifting through the garbage. However, it was unclear what kind of explosive device was used.
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Pakistan: Two children killed as remotely accessed bomb hidden under vendor’ cart explodes
World | Dec 31, 2023, 12:52 PM ISTThe official said that since most of the policemen were on patrolling duty there were no casualties in the police station but its back wall was damaged.
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Pakistan: Fedayeen attack on police station kills 23 soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Dec 12, 2023, 03:56 PM ISTPakistan Suicide Attack: The terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the building of the police station, which was followed by a mortar attack. In an exchange of fire between the security forces and the attackers, at least four security personnel were killed and 16 injured.
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Pakistan: IED blast near Peshawar Public School injures 7 including 3 children I VIDEO
World | Dec 05, 2023, 12:56 PM ISTPeshawar blast: Police officials said that four kilogrammes of explosives, planted in a “cemented block” on the side of the road, were used in the blast. The area has been cordoned off and further investigation is underway.
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Pakistan: Roadside bomb kills 3 in insurgency-hit Balochistan province, no one claims responsibility
World | Nov 19, 2023, 07:15 PM ISTNo group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast but suspicion falls on Baloch nationalists turned separatist groups who have been involved in low-level insurgency for over two decades in the gas and mineral-rich province.
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Pakistan: Powerful blast targeting police personnel kills 5, injures over 21 in Dera Ismail Khan
World | Nov 03, 2023, 03:02 PM ISTThe blast was followed by intense firing in the market near Tank Ada (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Although, the Pakistan Police did not reveal the nature of the blast but said that the rescue teams reached the spot for relief activities.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, October 6, 2023
India | Oct 06, 2023, 11:50 PM ISTIndia's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
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Pakistan SHOCKER: 8 including 4 children killed after rocket launcher shell explodes at home
World | Sep 27, 2023, 03:25 PM ISTCiting police officials, the report claimed at least eight people were killed and more than three received serious injuries. The police said all the deceased were from the same family members.
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Pakistan: Powerful explosion in a vehicle carrying labourers kills 11 in Waziristan
World | Aug 20, 2023, 12:57 PM ISTAs of now, officials have not released how many were killed in the incident, but locals claimed at least 11-16 workers were feared dead.
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Pakistan: Powerful explosion kills 7 including UC chairman in Balochistan; 2nd incident in a week
World | Aug 08, 2023, 06:59 AM ISTPolice said miscreants had planted a remote explosive device to target a vehicle carrying Balgatar UC Chairman Ishtiaq Yaqoob and others who were returning from a wedding ceremony.
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Pakistan: Death toll in suicide bombing at JUI-F rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur rises to 54
World | Jul 31, 2023, 04:45 PM ISTThe incident occurred on Sunday at around 4 pm when more than 1,000 people were gathered under a large tent as their party prepared for parliamentary elections, expected in October or November.