Banned Lashkar-i-Islam group founder Mufti Munir Shakir dies in bomb blast in Pakistan
Mar 16, 2025, at 06:02 pm
Banned Lashkar-i-Islam group founder Mufti Munir Shakir was killed in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan security forces arrest 'possible' suicide bomber
Mar 15, 2025, at 05:52 pm
Pakistani security forces arrested a 'possible' suicide bomber and left another injured during a crossfire on Barki Road in Lahore on Friday.
Pakistan likely to be put in Trump's possible new travel ban list
Mar 15, 2025, at 10:56 am
President Donald Trump's administration is planning to create three lists, including 43 nations, including Pakistan, whose citizens would be banned or face selective restrictions from entering the USA.
Pakistan: Local JUI leader hurt in bomb blast during Friday prayer inside mosque
Mar 14, 2025, at 03:59 pm
A local Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) leader and three others were injured after a bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's South Waziristan area on Friday during prayers.
Mar 14, 2025, at 10:58 am
India on Friday rejected Pakistan's claim that New Delhi was behind the Jaffar Express attack and said the world knows where the epicentre of global terrorism lies.
Pakistani army claims to have freed all hostages in passenger train siege; 28 personnel killed
Mar 13, 2025, at 12:30 am
All the train passengers who were taken hostage by the Baloch rebel group in southwestern Pakistan have been freed, an army official told AFP on Wednesday.
BLA rebels share video footage showing the moment when Pakistan's Jaffar Express was hijacked
Mar 12, 2025, at 05:11 pm
The Baloch rebel group that abducted a Pakistani train and took the passengers as hostages on Tuesday has shared a video online which showed a section of the railway tracks being blown before the Jaffar Express was taken under the control of its members.
Pakistan Army secures release of 155 passengers from hijacked Jaffar Express, 27 BLA rebels killed
Mar 12, 2025, at 01:17 pm
At least 155 hostages were released, and Pakistan security forces killed 27 rebels after members of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked a passenger train in the restive Balochistan province on Tuesday.
Pakistani train hijack: Security forces rescue dozens of hostages, hundreds still in captivity
Mar 12, 2025, at 01:59 am
Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) armed militants in the country's southwest on Tuesday.
180 passengers, mostly soldiers, held hostage as Baloch Liberation Army hijack train in Pakistan
Mar 11, 2025, at 11:59 pm
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which seeks independence for Balochistan from Pakistan in a statement claimed responsibility for taking control of a train and keeping over 180 passengers, most of them Pakistani soldiers, hostages.
Woman, infant child among three shot dead in name of 'honour' in Pakistan
Mar 10, 2025, at 06:45 pm
A woman and her infant child were shot dead in the name of 'honour' in the early hours of Monday in Pakistan's Mardan city, media reports said.
Pakistan 'scholar' behind Kulbhushan Jadhav's kidnapping shot dead in Balochistan
Mar 09, 2025, at 09:26 am
A Pakistani "scholar", who was accused of helping Pakistan's ISI spy agency in kidnapping former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from Iran, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan on Friday night, media reports said.
Pakistani man guns down WhatsApp community's administrator for removing him from group
Mar 08, 2025, at 11:47 pm
A Pakistani man has been charged with allegedly killing the administrator of a WhatsApp community after he was removed from the chat in the South Asian country's Peshawar city, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen shot dead religious preacher in mosque
Mar 08, 2025, at 04:36 pm
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious preacher and injured another person in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.
Pakistan: IED blast in Khuzdar leaves four dead, five hurt
Mar 06, 2025, at 12:26 pm
An improvised explosive device (IED), which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Pakistan's Khuzdar district on Wednesday, which left at least four people dead and five others injured.
Pakistan: Khuzdar blast leaves four dead
Mar 05, 2025, at 07:28 pm
At least four people died and five others were injured after an explosion rocked Khuzdar region in Pakistan on Wednesday.
Experts say growing space cooperation between Pakistan, China presents risks and opportunities
Mar 04, 2025, at 06:00 pm
China is ramping up cooperation with Pakistan in space exploration, but experts say Islamabad must develop its own strengths if it aims to benefit from Beijing.
Pakistan: Cop dies after unknown attackers target him
Mar 03, 2025, at 08:31 pm
A policeman was killed after unknown attackers targeted him in Pakistan's Khar area on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Death toll in suicide blast in Taliban-linked seminary touches six
Mar 01, 2025, at 04:55 pm
The death toll in the suicide blast at the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, often dubbed by the Western media as 'Jihad University', in the Nowshera district in Pakistan has touched six, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistani cleric, four others die after blast hits mosque in KP
Feb 28, 2025, at 06:29 pm
Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) chief Hamidul Haq Haqqani and four others died after a suicide blast occurred at a mosque during Friday's prayer in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Over 41000 polio vaccine refusal cases reported from Karachi
Feb 26, 2025, at 07:29 pm
More than 41000 children were prevented by their parents from getting the polio vaccine when health workers visited them in Pakistan's Karachi city this year, media reports said.
Pakistan intel alerts about alleged terror plot to kidnap foreigners during Champions Trophy
Feb 24, 2025, at 11:29 pm
Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau has issued a high alert about several terrorist outfits, including Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), and potential plans to kidnap foreigners attending the ongoing Champions Trophy in the country for ransom.
Pakistan, Bangladesh resume direct trade for first time since 1971 Liberation War
Feb 24, 2025, at 02:54 pm
Amid the changed geopolitical landscape since the exit of Sheikh Hasina, Dhaka and Islamabad have resumed direct trade for the first time since the 1971 war that led to the formation of Bangladesh.
Pakistan: Two policemen die during attack on checkpost in Quetta
Feb 21, 2025, at 05:53 pm
At least Pakistani security forces and four terrorists were killed during a heavy gun battle when a police post was attacked by suspected terrorists in Quetta city on Thursday, media reports said.
Feb 19, 2025, at 05:01 pm
A Pakistani couple was arrested in Rawalpindi city for allegedly murdering a 13-year-old girl, who worked as a domestic help, over suspicion of stealing chocolates.
Pakistan: Seven passengers lined up, gunned down by unknown gunmen in Balochistan
Feb 19, 2025, at 03:46 pm
Unidentified gunmen offloaded seven passengers from a bus and gunned them down in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Police constable shot dead in Karachi
Feb 15, 2025, at 06:51 pm
Unidentified people gunned down a police constable in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast in Harnai targets pickup truck, 10 coal mine workers die
Feb 14, 2025, at 05:23 pm
At least 10 died and six others were injured after an explosion rocked a pickup truck that was carrying coal mine workers in Pakistan's Harnai region on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: US Embassy in Islamabad issues security alert for its citizens amid TTP's threat
Feb 12, 2025, at 08:31 pm
The US Embassy in Islamabad has issued a travel advisory for its citizens in view of the perceived security threats.
Pakistan: Two Hindu community members gunned down, CM condemns
Feb 11, 2025, at 06:30 pm
Unknown armed men gunned down three persons, including two members belonging to the Hindu community, in Pakistan's Turbat and Buleda areas in Kech district, media reports said on Tuesday.