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Islamabad, March 26 – An explosion destroyed a government school in the village of Ghora, in the Bannu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Thursday, according to local media reports.The explosion occurred after unidentified assailants planted explosives at the Government Primary...

Peshawar, March 25 A Pakistani court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Afghan singers and musicians seeking protection from deportation, while directing them to approach relevant authorities to regularize their stay in the country through valid visas.A two-member bench of the Peshawar...

Islamabad, March 24: According to reliable sources, the crackdown on undocumented Afghan refugees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is expected to intensify after the Eid holidays, local media reported on Tuesday.Authorities had temporarily suspended arrests during the Eid period to allow...

Peshawar, March 23 Around 40 deaths were reported in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the two-day Eid holidays, officials said on Monday.The national emergency service, Rescue 1122, said that it responded to a total of 1,914 emergencies during the festive period.The...

New Delhi, March 23 – Following the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) announcement that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) would be held behind closed doors due to the conflict in West Asia, a militant group in Pakistan warned overseas players to withdraw from the league, claiming that their security...

Peshawar, March 22 Security forces killed two terrorists belonging to the banned TTP after they attempted to attack a police station under construction in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, police said.The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are referred to as...

Peshawar, March 22 Unidentified gunmen killed three women from the same family and seriously injured two children in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan early Sunday, local police said.The incident took place in the Qasmi area, within the jurisdiction of the Harki police...

Islamabad, March 21 – Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's "ill-considered decision" to declare war on Afghanistan amid the fragile situation at home has plunged Pakistan into a crisis with little prospect for a swift exit. By conducting airstrikes across the Durand Line, Rawalpindi has placed the...

Athens, March 20 – The worsening situation in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, reflects broader challenges in the country’s periphery, where unresolved disputes, weak institutions, and politicized security responses intersect.The prolonged closure of the Thal–Parachinar...

Peshawar, March 20 A wanted militant, allegedly involved in a fatal attack on police, has been killed in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on Friday.According to a statement issued by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), a joint operation by the CTD and district police...

Islamabad, March 19 – An assistant sub-inspector of the Elite Force was killed by unknown gunmen in the Mano Banda area of Gandigar in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, local media reported on Thursday, citing police.Bacha Yousaf Khan was targeted outside his...

Kabul, March 16 – Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it conducted a targeted drone strike on a Pakistani military camp in the Wana area of the South Waziristan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in response to overnight airstrikes by Islamabad in Kandahar province, local media...

Islamabad, March 16 At least 3,630 cases of child abuse were reported across Pakistan in 2025, representing an 8 per cent increase from the previous year, according to data released by a non-profit organization on Monday.Sahil, an Islamabad-based organization that monitors violence against...

Islamabad, March 16 – Police in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have arrested over 300 illegal Afghan refugees during raids in various parts of the Swabi district, local media reported on Monday.The arrests followed a decision by the district administration and police officials to...

Peshawar, March 15 Four brothers were killed on Sunday when a bullet, allegedly fired from the Afghan side, struck near a house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, police said.The incident occurred in the Letei Tarip Shah area of Bajaur district, which borders Afghanistan.The incident...

Peshawar, March 15 Six terrorists were killed in a counter-terrorism operation in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, police said on Sunday.The joint operation, based on intelligence, was carried out by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and the Kohat district...

Washington, March 14. Pakistan's Afghan policy, long driven by the pursuit of "strategic depth" against India, has evolved into a declared "open war" as the TTP flourishes, Afghan refugees flee in large numbers, and global criticism intensifies.According to a report in ‘One World Outlook’...

New Delhi/Kabul, March 14 – India strongly condemned the latest strikes by Pakistan inside Afghan territory, which have resulted in the deaths of several civilians and significant damage to local infrastructure. India described this as another act of aggression by a Pakistani establishment that...

Kabul, March 14 – Pakistani air strikes claimed four lives and injured 25 others in the Afghan capital Kabul early Friday, deputy spokesman of the Afghan government, Hamdullah Fitrat, said on Saturday.According to the official, besides Kabul, Pakistan also conducted air raids on the provinces...

Peshawar, March 14 The Counter-Terrorism Department of the Pakistani police gunned down six terrorists during an intelligence-led operation in the restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Friday.A spokesman for the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said the operation was...