Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan bombing, death toll rises to 45
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan Reuters Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a political rally in north-west Pakistan held by a religious group allied to the government as the death toll from the attack rose to 45. The bomber struck at a gathering on Sunday of the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl […]
Suicide bomb at political rally in Pakistan kills more than 40
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan Reuters At least 42 people were killed and over 130 injured when a suicide bomber set off explosives at a political rally in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police and rescue officials said. The blast took place at a gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party, known […]
Pakistan army concerned over Afghan militant “safe havens”, threatens response
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan’s army said on Friday it was seriously concerned that militants had found safe havens in neighbouring Afghanistan and threatened to take an “effective response” two days after 12 of its soldiers died in two attacks. Nine soldiers died after Islamist fighters stormed an army base in Pakistan’s southern Balochistan province, which borders […]
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 […]
25 militants killed in Pakistan army raid on detention centre; one hostage dies
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan’s security forces killed 25 of 35 Islamist militants holed up in a counter-terrorism centre in the northwestern city of Bannu, while one hostage and two commandos died in the operation to retake the compound, the army said. Militants being held at the centre took control of the compound on Sunday after […]
Pakistan army frees hostages, kills all militants at anti-terrorism centre – minister
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Pakistani army commandos on Tuesday stormed a counter-terrorism centre and killed militant detainees who had seized control of the facility, as well as rescuing their hostages, after talks failed to resolve a two-day standoff, the defence minister said. Khawaja Asif told parliament that all the hostages had been freed by the army […]
Hostage talks start after Pakistani Taliban militants seize interrogators
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Pakistani authorities on Monday opened talks to try to resolve a stand-off with Islamist militants who were holding several security personnel hostage after seizing control of a counter-terrorism facility in the country’s northwest a day earlier. Security forces have surrounded the highly-fortified military cantonment that houses the interrogation centre in the town […]