Peshawar
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Pakistan: Blast derails multiple bogies of Jaffar Express, seven injured
World | Oct 07, 2025, 01:56 PM ISTThe injured passengers of the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express, which has been attacked multiple times this year, were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mosque blast: 4 Injured in Peshawar, another explosion in South Waziristan
World | Mar 15, 2025, 07:54 PM ISTA 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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Pakistan: Death count rises to 12 as military base attack launched by suicide bombers
World | Mar 05, 2025, 08:43 AM ISTPakistan: 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: 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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Has Imran Khan's party invited Jaishankar to join ongoing protest? PTI clarifies amid rumours
World | Oct 06, 2024, 06:59 PM IST"Peaceful protest is our constitutional right. No foreign dignitary, including from India, has been given an invitation to PTI to attend the protest," Barrister Gohar Khan said amid rumours of Jaishankar joining the protest during his upcoming visit to Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Violent mob kills man for desecrating Quran, 2nd incident of blasphemy killing in a month
World | Jun 21, 2024, 12:03 PM ISTA man was fatally attacked by an enraged mob over allegations of desecrating the Holy Quran in the picturesque Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan. This was the second such incident in a month.
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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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Chinese nationals killed in northwest Pakistan were travelling in non-bullet, bomb-proof vehicle
World | Apr 07, 2024, 05:34 PM ISTThe report came a day after Pakistan's Punjab province Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said Chinese nationals get "resentful" when they are asked to follow protocols in the country and said they don't want to follow discipline.
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Pakistan: Paramilitary official killed in Peshawar blast, eight others injured
World | Sep 11, 2023, 03:12 PM ISTThe blast was carried out using an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Peshawar-bound vehicle, said Warsak SP Mohammad Arshad Khan.
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Pakistan: Unidentified gunmen shoot dead Sikh man in Peshawar; suspects arrested
World | Jun 25, 2023, 04:44 PM ISTAccording to a PTI report, the 35-year-old Manmohan Singh was attacked by unknown persons while he was on his way to Peshawar's interior city area. This is the second attack on a Sikh man in Peshawar in the last 48 hours.
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Pakistan: Rallygoers in Peshawar kill man accused of blasphemy
World | May 07, 2023, 03:33 PM ISTLocal police officer Iqbal Khan said Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, was killed Saturday night by demonstrators in Sawaldher village of Mardan district northeast of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan: Taliban militants kill 4 police officers, injure 6 in attack on police station
World | Mar 30, 2023, 09:55 AM ISTAs many as six police officers were injured in attack on police station in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Peshawar mosque attack: Conspiracy hatched in Afghanistan, says Pakistan
World | Feb 07, 2023, 05:08 PM ISTThe bomber disguised himself in a police uniform to sneak into the high-security zone. He was riding a motorcycle with a helmet and mask on, a top police official said.
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Worshippers not killed during prayers even in India: Pak Minister after Peshawar mosque attack
World | Feb 01, 2023, 08:17 AM ISTIndia on Tuesday strongly condemned the terror attack in Pakistani city of Peshawar. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India extended its deep condolences to families of the victims of Monday's attack.
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Pakistan: Death toll climbs to 100 in Peshawar suicide bomber case; govt calls 'security lapse'
World | Jan 31, 2023, 08:22 PM ISTNotably, on Monday, terrorists unleashed an explosion in a crowded mosque inside a highly secured police compound in the city of Peshawar, resulting in the killing of at least 59 security personnel.
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India condemns deadly terror attack in Pakistan's Peshawar, extends condolences to victims' families
India | Jan 31, 2023, 05:29 PM ISTA bomber sneaked into the compound of the Peshawar Police headquarters on Monday. He set off his explosives at a time when more than 300 worshippers were offering prayers at a nearby mosque.
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Passenger onboard Pakistani airlines flight to Dubai creates ruckus mid-air, blacklisted | VIDEO
World | Sep 19, 2022, 12:52 PM ISTPakistan news: Local media reported that the passenger punched and kicked the seats and then laid down on the floor with his face down.
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Gunmen attack anti-polio team in Pakistan; kill three: Police
World | Jun 28, 2022, 02:27 PM ISTIn March this year, gunmen in northwestern Pakistan shot and killed a female polio worker as she was returning home after taking part in the country's latest anti-polio campaign.
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2 PAF pilots die as training aircraft crashes near Peshawar, reports Pakistan media
World | Mar 23, 2022, 12:09 AM ISTIn a statement, the air force said no damage was caused on the ground and it ordered an investigation to determine what caused the crash.
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Pakistan among top 10 countries in world where killers of journalists went free: Report
World | Oct 30, 2021, 10:13 AM ISTPakistan has been a mainstay on index since its inception in 2008, Geo News reported. Somalia remains the world's worst country for unsolved killings of journalists, according to CPJ's annual Global Impunity Index.