Pakistan: From chaos to control – a counterterror roadmap

Last year saw no let-up in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, and if the first few weeks of 2025 are anything to go by, this year seems to be on the same trajectory. Dozens of security and law-enforcement personnel have been Read More …

Pakistan: 16 soldiers killed in South Waziristan checkpost attack

Sixteen soldiers were martyred on Saturday while thwarting terrorists attacked on a checkpost in Makeen area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement. In a statement issued in the late hours of Saturday, Read More …

Pakistan: Two Separate Attacks in South Waziristan Claim Seven Lives, Including Four FC Personnel

In South Waziristan, two separate attacks left seven people dead, including four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel. According to sources, an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a bomb disposal vehicle of the security forces in Karam, an area in tehsil Ladha Read More …

Pakistan: Four killed in foiled police station attack in Mianwali

Punjab Police claimed to have repelled an attack on the Chapri police station in Mianwali by terrorists, killing four terrorists. A Punjab Police spokesperson said over 20 heavily armed militants—  launchesd the assault from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s border region, targeting the Read More …

Pakistan: Twin blasts kill two including police officer in Bajaur

Twin blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s District Bajaur killed at least two people, including a cop, police told Geo News on Saturday. Bajaur District Police Officer (DPO) Waqas Rafeeq confirmed the dual blasts, saying that both the explosions took place in Read More …

Pakistan: At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Women and children were among the fatalities in the attacks in the Kurram Read More …

Pakistan: 12 security personnel killed in Bannu suicide attack

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday that 12 security personnel were martyred in a suicide blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) District Bannu. The military’s media wing, in a statement, said that terrorists or “khawarij” attempted to attack a Read More …

Pakistan: Seven killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as militant’s car bomb explodes accidentally

A powerful car bomb accidentally detonated at the house of a Pakistani Taliban militant in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two children and five suspected militants, police said. The explosion took place before dawn in the city of Read More …

Pakistan: Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in South Waziristan

A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said. The roadside bombing happened in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police officer Dilawar Khan said Read More …

Pakistan: 8 killed, 5 wounded in suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said. The bomber set off the blast from the back of a motorbike rickshaw near the town of Mir Ali Read More …