Pakistan says mosque bomber wore police uniform, breached security on motorbike
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters The suicide bomber who killed more than 100 people at a mosque in a police compound in the Pakistan city of Peshawar this week wore a police uniform and entered the high security area on a motorbike, a provincial police chief said on Thursday. The bomber behind Monday’s attack had been identified […]
Pakistan says mosque bomber may have had “internal assistance”
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Pakistani police investigating how a suicide bomber reached a mosque inside a highly fortified compound and killed over 100 people said on Wednesday the attacker may have had “internal assistance”, and that several suspects had been arrested. Monday’s bombing was the deadliest in a decade to hit Peshawar, a restive north-western city […]
Families seek loved ones after Pakistan mosque blast kills 100, all but three police
Updated: 7:55am, 1st February, 2023 (AEST)Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Distraught relatives thronged hospitals in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Tuesday to look for their kin a day after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in a heavily fortified area of the city, killing 100 people, all but three of them police. The attack, in the Police […]
Suicide bomber kills 59 in Pakistan mosque used by police
Updated: 7:10am, 31st January (AEST)Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people, including 27 police officials, the latest in a string of attacks targeting police. The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security […]
“Life is tough here”: In Pakistan, Afghan refugees face hardship and a frosty reception
ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the experiences of Afghan refugees living in neighbouring Pakistan…
Death toll climbs to 63 in deadly Pakistan IS mosque attack
Peshawar, Pakistan AP Officials vowed Saturday to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan a day earlier claimed by an Islamic State affiliate. The assault killed 63 people and wounded nearly 200. IS said in a statement the lone suicide bomber was from neighboring Afghanistan. He shot two police […]
At least 56 killed in suicide bombing at Shi’ite mosque in Pakistan
Peshawar, PakistanReuters A suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 56 people and injured nearly 200, police and hospital officials said. An armed man who arrived near the mosque on a motorcycle opened fire when he was stopped by police, before forcing […]
Essay: The killing of Pastor William Siraj reminds us that Pakistan must do much more to protect its religious minorities
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says the recent killing of a pastor in Pakistan was a “painful reminder” of the religiously motivated extremist violence which has plagued Peshawar…
Priest’s killing in Pakistan reignites fear in Christian community
Peshawar, PakistanReuters The killing of a Christian priest in the city of Peshawar has reignited fear amongst local parishioners and brought back painful memories of one of Pakistan’s bloodiest attacks on the community in the same city. Gunmen shot and killed Pastor William Siraj and wounded another Christian cleric as they drove home from Sunday […]
Gunmen kill priest on his way home from church in Pakistan
Peshawar, PakistanReuters Gunmen killed a Christian priest and wounded another as the clerics drove home from church in Pakistan’s north-western city of Peshawar on Sunday, police said. Two attackers on a motorcycle opened fire on the car on the city’s ring-road, killing Pastor William Siraj instantly, officers added. A relative mourns the death of priest […]