Pakistan: ‘Major terrorist activity’ averted as arms cache recovered in Balochistan

Security forces averted a possible “major terrorist activity” by raiding a suspected terrorist hideout in Buleda tehsil of Balochis­tan’s Kech district, recovering an arms cache and improvised explosive device (IED) material, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. A key Read More …

Pakistan: At least one dead, six injured in Turbat explosion

At least one person was killed and six others were injured after an explosion in Turbat bazaar on Tuesday. The city, approximately 700 kilometres from the provincial capital of Quetta, has been frequently targeted by militants. According to law enforcement Read More …

Pakistan attack: ‘Gunmen killed’ in raid on stock exchange in Karachi

Four gunmen attacked the Pakistani stock exchange in Karachi, killing at least two people and wounding others before police shot them dead. The assailants launched a grenade attack at the main gate to the building and opened fire but police Read More …

Pakistan: One killed, 15 injured in Rawalpindi blast

A man was killed and 15 others were injured in an IED blast in Rawalpindi’s Saddar area, police said Friday. The Rawalpindi CCPO and other police officials along with the bomb disposal squad immediately reached the spot. The body and Read More …

Pakistan: CTD arrests Daesh operative in Gujranwala

Counter Terrorism Department conducted an intelligence based operation in Gujranwala on Wednesday and arrested a terrorist belonging to proscribed organisation Daesh from whom explosive material was also recovered. According to the details, the CTD Team Gujranwala got information from a Read More …

Two Pakistani Troops Killed In North Waziristan Bomb Attack

A roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying troops has exploded in northwestern Pakistan, killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the military says. The Pakistani army said in a statement on June 10 that the attack occurred near the town of Miran Read More …

Eight Soldiers Killed in Pakistan’s Restive Balochistan Province

Seven Pakistani troops were killed by a roadside bomb and an eighth was shot dead by militants in separate May 19 attacks in the southwestern province of Balochistan near Iran, the Pakistani military says. “Seven soldiers, including a junior commissioned Read More …

Peshawar: Blast injures two traffic wardens, one shopkeeper

At least three people including two traffic police officers on Monday have sustained severe wounds in a blast on Peshawar’s Ashraf Road. According to Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Shafqat Malik, 2kg improvised explosive device (IED) was placed along Read More …

Pakistan: Six FC soldiers killed in IED blast near Pakistan-Iran border

Six security forces personnel, including one officer, were martyred when a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) struck their reconnaissance vehicle near Pakistan-Iran border, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. The military’s media Read More …

Amid Covid-19, Rising Tide of Narcotics Trafficking from Pakistan Feeds Jihadist Upsurge in Indian Ocean

Islamic State cells in the Maldives, known to have close links with Indian Ocean drug cartels, have over the past eight weeks staged multiple attacks, including bomb strikes on police boats. Fears are mounting that a surge in narcotics shipments Read More …

Pakistan: Arrest warrants for 17 reissued in Chinese consulate attack case

An antiterrorism court has repeated the non-bailable warrants for arrest of around 17 suspects allegedly absconding in a case pertaining to attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi. The Counter-Terrorism Department booked and detained Mohammad Aslam; Ahmed Hasnain; Ali Ahmed, Read More …

Wounded Pakistani militant arrested, Taliban IED planter killed in Nangarhar

The Afghan forces arrested a wounded Pakistani militant during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the local authorities said. According to a statement released by the provincial government, the Afghan forces arrested Zrar Hafeez, a Pakistani national who Read More …

Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border

A roadside bomb exploded near a Pakistani paramilitary vehicle in restive southwestern Baluchistan province Friday, killing two soldiers who were clearing the area for fencing the border with Afghanistan, two intelligence officials said. Two other persons were also wounded in Read More …

Pakistan: PICSS report shows drop in militant attacks during March 2020

An independent think tank in Islamabad on Wednesday issued a security report stating that the intensity in militant attacks has significantly fallen down in March 2020. Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) has stated in its monthly security Read More …

Four Pakistani Troops, Seven Militants Killed In North Waziristan Clash

Four members of Pakistan’s security forces and seven militants have been killed during a shoot-out in the northwestern tribal district of North Waziristan, Pakistan’s military says. A statement from Pakistani security forces said the clash took place on March 18 in the Read More …

Pakistan: ‘TTP commander’ killed in IED blast

Adam Khan, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was allegedly killed when an explosive device planted in a motorcycle went off in Khwaja Darkhel area of Jani Khel on Wednesday. Police said that Khan was killed early Wednesday morning when Read More …

Pakistan: 9 injured in blast near Levies Lines on Chaman’s Taj Road

At least nine people were injured after an explosion occurred near the Levies Lines in Balochistan’s Chaman area, Levies sources confirmed. The blast took place on Taj Road in Chaman, which is located just kilometres away from the country’s border Read More …

One policeman killed, two injured in IED blast in Pakistan

The explosive device went off near a police mobile van deployed for the security of polio workers At least one policeman was killed and two injured on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a police mobile Read More …