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CTD claims terror attack on LEAs foiled as two SRA militants held in Kotri

report in Dawn, August 29th, 2023DADU: Two terror suspects were arrested in an action carried out by a team of the Counter Terrorism Department in Sikandarabad Colony, Kotri, in Jamshoro district, a spokesman for the Hyderabad CTD said on Monday. Identifying the suspects as Amin Solangi and Ayaz Khan, the spokesman claimed that explosives, detonators, ball-bearings, one 9mm pistol, one 30-bore pistol and bullets were seized from them. He said Solangi appeared to be associated…

Two shot dead in Miramshah

report in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Two persons were killed in a targeted attack in Miramshah area of the district on Monday morning, police sources said. Police sources said that Yunus Khan, a resident of Danday Darpakhel, and Abdul Nasir, a resident on Hamzoni Patikhel area, used to supply water to the security forces at a check-post. They added that the two persons were targeted in Spalga area and the killers escaped after the…

A timeline of attacks on religious minorities over the last 12 months

by Areesha Rehan | Hawwa Fazal | Wara Irfan in Dawn online, August 18, 2023On Wednesday, August 16, a mob stormed and vandalised five churches, several homes of Christian families and even a cemetery in Faisalabad’s Jaranwala district. The violence erupted after some locals alleged that several desecrated pages of the Holy Quran had been found near a house at Cinema Chowk in Jaranwala, where two Christian brothers resided. Soon after, members of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik…

22 rockets recovered in Bajaur raid

Report in Dawn, August 15th, 2023BAJAUR: The police on Monday claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt by recovering 22 rockets in Bajaur tribal district. The cache was recovered from hilly Kas Krewand area of Mamond tehsil, according to a statement issued from the office of the district police officer. It said that after receiving information about the presence of rockets in the area, a team of bomb disposal squad led by its in-charge Ihsanullah…

Seven killed in Panjgur blast

by Behram Baloch in Dawn, August 8th, 2023GWADAR: At least seven people, including a newly elected Union Council chairman, were killed in an explosion in Panjgur district on Monday evening, officials said. Mohammad Ishaq, the Balga­tar UC chairman, was returning to his village along with six other people after attending a wedding when his vehicle was targeted by a roadside bomb at Chakar Bazaar in the border area of Turbat and Panjgur districts. Home Minister…

4 alleged terrorists held, weapons seized in Hangu

report in The News,July 10, 2023HANGU: The police claimed to have arrested four alleged terrorists, including a notorious commander, during a raid on a hideout of a proscribed militant organization in the mountainous areas of the district on Sunday. District Police Officer Hangu Asif Bahadur Khan said that terrorists were allegedly involved in various crimes of heinous nature, including kidnapping for ransom, target-killing and others. He said that the police had also seized a significant…

Cop martyred as woman bomber blows herself up in Turbat:

Report in The News, June 25, 2023TURBAT: One policeman was martyred and a woman constable sustained injuries in a suicide blast in the Turbat district of Balochistan, Geo News reported quoting a senior official on Saturday. The deputy commissioner of Kech district said the woman suicide bomber blew herself up on Commissioner Road in the city. A vehicle of security forces was also damaged in the explosion, he added. Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo…

Key militant commander gunned down in Darra:

Report in Dawn, June 19th, 2023PESHAWAR: A key militant commander and his two associates were gunned down by security forces in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) carried out in district Kohat’s Darra Adam Khel area, official sources said. Officials said that the security forces planned the operation following intelligence about presence of the banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan’s (TTP) commander Zafar Khan alias Zafari, adding that the agencies and security forces adopted unconventional operational procedures based on…

Helmand Residents in Washeer District Leaving Homes Over Lack of Water:

Report in TOLOnews Online, June 07, 2023 at 10:54 PMResidents of Washeer district of Helmand province left their houses due to a shortage of water in the district. Nearly 300 families have been displaced from just one village, named Grazan. The residents who remained in Grozan said they have to go for hours to get access to drinking water. “We have assigned two members of our family to bring drinking water via motorcycle or donkey,”…

Unknown Gunmen Kill Local Singer ‘Muslim Nuristani’ and His Brother

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press online, June 6, 2023Unknown gunmen killed Muslim Nuristani, a local singer, and his brother on Monday in the Mandol district of eastern Nuristan province, according to sources. According to provincial officials, Mr. Nuristani continued to live a normal life in his village after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, and imposed restrictions on the music and entertainment industry. Relatives of Nuristani say that the local singer had…

Soldier martyred in KP’s Bajaur district

Report in Pakistan Today, May 19, 2023RAWALPINDI: A soldier was martyred in a skirmish with terrorists in the Loesam area of Bajaur district, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday. The military’s media wing added that during the exchange of fire, one terrorist was also killed. The martyred sepoy was identified by the military as Shafiq ur Rehman, age 23 from DI Khan. “Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any…