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3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Zhob operation

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 10th, 2023QUETTA: Three terrorists allegedly involved in a suicide attack on a convoy of Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq were killed in a targeted operation conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department in the Murgha Kibzai area near Pak-Afghan border, in Zhob district, on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Balochistan CTD said the operation was conducted on credible information about the presence of the terrorists in a compound in the area.…

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…

Bangladesh battles its deadliest dengue fever outbreak on record

By Lyric Li in The Washington Post, Aug 6, 2023 at 4:58 a.m. EDTBangladesh’s worst dengue fever outbreak on record has killed more than 300 people this year, overwhelming the country’s vulnerable medical system and prompting calls for a more coordinated response amid a spike in new cases. The mosquito-borne disease has claimed at least 303 lives and infected nearly 63,700 people across the South Asian nation, according to the latest government figures on Saturday,…

Terrorist killed in DI Khan operation

report in Dawn, Aug 1st, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Police killed a wanted terrorist during a search and strike operation in Kulachi tehsil here on Monday, an official said. He said on a tip-off that armed suspects were present in the forest near the Yadgar police checkpost, a heavy contingent of police led by DSP Kulachi Sagheer Abbas Gilani and SHO Faheem Mumtaz Khan reached the spot and surrounded the area. The official said the police…

Three terrorists killed in Khyber, South Waziristan District: ISPR

report in Business Recorder online, July 30, 2023At least three terrorists were killed by security forces in Khyber and South Waziristan District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. In a press release, the ISPR said that on July 27, an exchange of fire occurred between security personnel and terrorists in the Bagh area of Khyber district. ‘‘Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. Resultantly, 1 terrorist sniper got killed. Weapon and ammunition were…

PSC official killed in Peshawar attack

Report in Dawn, July 25th, 2023PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen killed an official of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission in the limits of the Shahpur police station here on Monday morning, officials said. They said Arshad Khan, a resident of Charsadda district, who was serving as the commission’s director examination, was travelling to his office along with his driver when he came under attack. Aftab Khan, an official at the Shahpur police station, said Ismail Khan,…

12 soldiers martyred in Zhob, Sui attacks

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, July 13th, 2023QUETTA: As many as 12 soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in separate military operations in the Zhob and Sui areas of Balochistan, while seven “heavily armed” militants who reportedly attacked the security forces were also killed, the military’s media wing said in multiple statements on Wednesday. This was the military’s highest single-day death toll from terrorist attacks reported this year. Before this, 10 personnel were martyred…

Afghan Man Who Helped US Forces in Afghanistan, Killed in Washington

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 8, 2023Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was a husband and father of four.Nasrat Ahmad Yar, an Afghan who worked with the US military in Afghanistan for most of his adult life, had been shot and killed in Washington, an official said. Ahmad Yar was a ride-share driver who fled to the US for a better life for himself and his family. He went out driving because he was…

Army man dead, another wounded in IED explosion in Bandarban

report in Prothom Alo, Jun 18, 2023An army soldier was killed and another injured in an explosion of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Ruma upazila of Bandarban on Friday, ISPR said in a media statement on Saturday. The deceased is Monnaf Hossain Raju, 21, and injured Md Rezaul, 24, reports UNB. According to the ISPR, the explosion happened around 1:30pm on Friday when the soldiers were going to distribute pure drinking water and oral saline…

Four ‘terrorists’ killed near Afghan border

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, June 15th, 2023QUETTA: Four suspected terrorists, including a ringleader, were killed in an exchange of fire during an operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police in the Gohri Kaul area, close to the Pak-Afghan border, on Wednesday. Arms and ammunition, including a suicide jacket, were seized during the operation, according to a CTD statement. It explained that a suspect in custody, Ali Mohammad alias Chhota Qari, during the…

Security forces kill a terrorist in North Waziristan: ISPR

Report in Pakistan Today, June 13, 2023RAWALPINDI: A terrorist was killed and two were injured during an exchange of fire with security forces in the Spinwam area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Monday, according to a statement issued by the military’s media affairs wing. “Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and after intense fire exchange, one terrorist was sent to hell, while two terrorists were injured,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.…