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Pakistan security forces kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

May 9, 2026 admin

A member of security forces in Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Five terrorists were killed in operations conducted by security forces in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Saturday (May 9, 2026). Based on intelligence reports, the security forces initiated two separate operations in the Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts…

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13 terrorists killed in Balochistan province of Pakistan

December 27, 2025 admin

File image of a Pakistan soldier. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistani security forces have killed at least 13 terrorists belonging to outlawed insurgent groups in different intelligence-based operations in the troubled Balochistan province, the ISPR said Saturday (December 27, 2025). According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, these terrorists were killed…

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Pakistani university lecturer arrested for planning foiled Balochistan attack, officials say

August 18, 2025 admin

Security forces in southwestern Pakistan arrested a university lecturer accused of planning a foiled suicide attack that would have targeted last week’s Independence Day celebrations in insurgency-hit Balochistan province, officials said Monday (August 18, 2025). The suspect, Usman Qazi, is claimed to have links with the outlawed Majeed Brigade, the suicide squad of the Balochistan…

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18 security personnel, 23 terrorists killed in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan

February 1, 2025 admin

At least 18 security personnel and 23 terrorists were killed during clashes between the two sides in Pakistan. File At least 18 security personnel and 23 terrorists were killed during clashes between the two sides in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. The military said the terrorists were killed in different areas of troubled Balochistan in the…

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Gas Supply Affected After Pipeline Damage In Pak’s Balochistan

December 25, 2024 admin

Karachi: A gas pipeline at Akhtarabad Western Bypass in Pakistan’s Balochistan has been damaged, disrupting supply to several areas, according to ARY News. The spokesperson for Sui Southern said that an 18-inch diameter main gas supply line had been damaged. It was unclear whether the damage was caused by an accident or sabotage. Technical teams…

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The Pakistan-China Friendship Is Fast Turning Sour

November 18, 2024 admin

Are Beijing-Islamabad ties under strain? Last month’s bombing near Karachi airport, which killed two Chinese engineers and wounded a third, may well be a turning point. These bombings, claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), were the latest in a string of attacks on Beijing’s interests in Pakistan, which began in 2016. They have angered…

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20 Killed, 8 Injured After Armed Men Open Fire At Pakistani Coal Miners

October 11, 2024 admin

Karachi: At least 20 miners were killed and eight others were injured early Friday when unidentified armed men attacked their coal mines in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province. The incident occurred in the Dukki area of the province, Dunya News reported. The attack is the latest in a string of violence in Pakistan. It comes less…

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20 miners killed, 7 wounded in attack in southwest Pakistan

October 11, 2024 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: AP Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded another seven in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said on Friday (October 11, 2024). It’s the latest attack in restive Balochistan province and comes days ahead of a major security summit being hosted in the capital. Police official Hamayun Khan Nasir said the…

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Pakistan Must Stop Blaming Others For Its Balochistan Problem

September 6, 2024 admin

On August 26, one of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province occurred, with over 70 people, including Pakistan Army soldiers, reportedly killed by the separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The date held significant meaning for Balochistan as it marked the 18th death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti, a Baloch nationalist leader killed by…

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Global media body mourns killing of 10th scribe in Pakistan in 2024

September 5, 2024 admin

Nisar Lehri, senior journalist in Mastung locality of Pakistan’s Balochistan. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI A global media safety and rights body has mourned the killing of the tenth journalist in Pakistan in 2024. Armed assailants gunned down the 50-year-old Nisar Lehri, a senior journalist in Mastung locality of Pakistan’s Balochistan and a member…

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