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…
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AFP report, July 30, 2023DHAKA: Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday in the latest protest demanding the prime minister’s resignation. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies have staged a series of protests since last year demanding Sheikh Hasina step down and allow a caretaker government to oversee elections due next January. Clashes erupted in several locations when…
by Bibi Amina Hakimi in ToloNews, July 9, 2023 at 9:59 PMThe Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said in a statement that the construction of a pipeline to transfer gas from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif began on Saturday. The project will cost 609 million Afs and will be funded by the interim government. The acting Minister of the MoMP, Shuhabuddin Delawar, said that the pipeline will be 95 km and that the project will be…
report in Dawn, July 9th, 2023QUETTA: Unknown attackers gunned down a tribal elder and injured two others in the city on Saturday, according to the police. The police said armed men opened fire on Lala Zahir Khan Dummar when he was passing through the Double Road area. He died on the spot while his two friends were injured. The police shifted the body and injured to the Civil Hospital. The deceased sustained multiple bullet injuries,…
report in The Daily Star, June 19, 2023Criminals shot dead another Rohingya community leader (Majhi) in a refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Saturday night. Noor Hossain Bhutto, 42, a sub-Majhi of 9D block at camp-2 in Kutupalong, was killed around 9:00pm, said Saiful Islam, inspector (investigation) of Ukhiya Police Station. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel.“Some 10-12 criminals attacked Noor when he was talking to other Rohingyas in…
by Behram Baloch in Dawn, June 11th, 2023GWADAR: Armed men gunned down the brother-in-law of a former provincial minister as well as a senior police officer on Saturday. Abdul Qayyum Buledi was shot dead by men riding a motorcycle while he was sitting outside his home. “Qayyum Buledi died on the spot after receiving multiple bullet injuries,” a Levies official said. He was brother-in-law of Zahoor Buledi, an ex-finance minister of Balochistan…. In another incident,…
report in The News, April 02, 2023PESHAWAR: A member of the Christian community was shot dead in Banaras Abad Academy Town here on Saturday. Officials said Kashif Masih, who was a sanitation worker, was going home when armed men opened fire on him. He died on the spot while the attackers managed to escape. Senior Superintendent of Police, Investigation, Kokab Farooq, and others arrived at the spot and collected evidence. A case was registered. On…
report in Dawn, February 5th, 2023SWABI: The police claim to have arrested four militants, including a prayer leader, belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a raid on a house in Hund village here on Friday night, regional police officer (RPO) Mohammad Ali Gandapur said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference, RPO Gandapur accompanied by district police officer Najamul Hussain said the police had also recovered five kilogramme explosives, 26 hand grenades, 46 detonators,…
Report in Dawn, Feb 5, 2023KARACHI: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant of the outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) for his alleged involvement in attacks on Rangers and Chinese citizens. They also claimed that he got militancy training in Afghanistan. “We have arrested Hanif alias Billu, who is affiliated with outlawed SRA,” said Malir SSP Irfan Bahadur. He said that the name of the held suspect was included in the ‘Red…