Pakistan: At least 10 dead, 6 injured as blast in Harnai targets pickup truck carrying mine workers

At least 10 people were killed and six others were injured when an explosion hit a pickup truck carrying coal mine workers in Balochistan’s Harnai area on Friday, officials said. According to Harnai Deputy Commissioner Hazrat Wali Kakar, the blast Read More …

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 army foils militant attempt to take security post in Balochistan

Islamist militants in an explosive-laden vehicle were thwarted in their attempt to overrun a Pakistani security post near the border with Afghanistan, the army said on Tuesday. The five attackers, including two suicide bombers, were killed when the post came Read More …

Pakistan: One killed, 15 injured in southwestern as IED blast targets Punjab-bound bus

One person was killed while 15 others, including army soldiers, were injured in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday when a passenger bus headed toward Pakistan’s Punjab province was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED), an official of the paramilitary Levies Read More …

Pakistan: Militants loot, torch several buildings in brazen attack on Khuzdar

Armed gunmen launched a brazen attack on the main bazaar in tehsil Zehri of Khuzdar district on Wednesday morning, setting fire to multiple government build­­ings, including a Levies Force station, Nadra and municipal committee offices and a bank, after seizing Read More …

Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence

The outlawed armed group Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, has issued a warning to the Pakistani army, stating that it will continue targeting security personnel and expand its attacks to the military’s business interests. In a statement issued Read More …

Pakistan: Turbat remote-controlled blast kills 6, injures over 30

A remote-controlled bomb targeted a passenger bus in the New Behman area of Turbat, killing six people and injuring over 30 others. Those injured also include police personnel. At least eight of the injured are reported to be in critical Read More …

Pakistan: Man hurt in IED attack on Oil and Gas Development Corporation vehicle in Qila Saifullah

One person was injured in a bomb attack on a gas company’s vehicle in Qila Saifullah district on Wednesday. Police officials said terrorists had planned to attack the camp of the Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited (OGDCL) located on Read More …

Pakistan: Eight killed on Afghan side during border clashes

At least eight people were killed and 13, including civilians, injured on the Afghan side during clashes, which continued till late Saturday night, according to security officials. The two sides have been exchanging fire since Pakistani fighter jets bombed alleged Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban Ministry of Defense vows to respond to Pakistan’s airstrike

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense strongly reacted to the overnight Pakistani airstrike on Barmal, Paktika, stating that the attack would not go unanswered, emphasizing that defending their land and sovereignty was their legitimate right. The Ministry added that the “Waziristani Read More …

Pakistan: Turbat blast kills at least two, injures four

An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Dasht area of Balochistan’s Turbat district on Wednesday, claiming the lives of at least two people and injuring four others. According to the police, the remote-controlled explosion occurred when the victims 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: FC Balochistan uncovers IED manufacturing facility in Kharan Operation

Security forces uncovered an improvised explosive device (IED) manufacturing facility during an intelligence-based operation in Kharan, Balochistan, on December 20, officials reported. The operation, conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, led to the discovery of a facility used for producing Read More …

Pakistan: Two police officers killed in Shangla grenade attack

Terrorists carried out a grenade attack on a police checkpoint in Chakesar, District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the martyrdom of two policemen and injuries to three others, Geo News reported on Tuesday. Terrorist attacks have been rampant in the Read More …

Pakistan: Two killed in motorcycle explosion in Qilla Abdullah

On Monday, police reported that two individuals riding a motorcycle laden with explosives were killed in southwestern Pakistan. According to the police, the incident occurred when the explosives on the motorcycle detonated near a police station, killing the riders. The 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: Levies officer’s vehicle damaged in Qila Abdullah explosion

The vehicle of a senior Levies officer was attacked in an explosion in Qila Abdullah Bazaar, on Wednesday. Officials said that an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted close to a senior Levies officer’s vehicle, parked in front of Nadra Read More …

Pakistan: Two security personnel injured in Noshki attack

Two security personnel were injured in an armed attack by unknown assailants at the gate of a security forces’ camp in Noshki on Monday. In response, the security forces immediately returned fire. A search operation has been launched by the 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: At least 245 people, including 68 security personnel killed in terrorist attacks, clashes in November

At least 245 people, including 68 security personnel, were killed in a string of terrorist attacks and clashes across Pakistan in November. The fatalities included 127 terrorists, and 50 civilians, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict Read More …