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Islamabad, February 25 – The main highway connecting Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces remained closed on Wednesday after a suicide attack at the Dajil checkpoint near the Dera Darya Khan bridge in the Bhakkar district. This resulted in commuters and traders facing...

Islamabad, February 24 – The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, covering 45 vulnerable rural districts in Pakistan, has revealed that 7.5 million people – 21 per cent of the population assessed – face crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity from December...

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Islamabad, February 21 Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the recently announced "Imran Khan Release Force" by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is unconstitutional and illegal, speculating that the

Islamabad, February 21 A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northern and northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, the second tremor to hit the country in as many days.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The earthquake, which struck at 9:30 am (local time), originated at a...

Islamabad, February 21 – Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's position "was at risk," describing his recently announced 'Release Imran Khan Force' as "unconstitutional and illegal," according to local media."The KP...

Peshawar, February 19 Pakistani security forces killed four terrorists on Thursday during an intelligence-based operation in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said.An operation was conducted in the Lakki Marwat district based on credible intelligence regarding the presence...

Islamabad, February 19 – Pakistan has issued a formal protest to the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan, accusing it of allowing Afghan soil to be used for a recent attack on security forces in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Thursday.The protest was issued...

Islamabad, February 19 Pakistan has issued a formal protest to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan over the alleged use of Afghan soil for a recent terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 11 soldiers, the Foreign Office said on Thursday.Eleven soldiers and one civilian were killed when...

Peshawar, February 18 Two government employees were killed and two others were injured when militants attacked a police station and a customs office located along the CPEC in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday.The attackers also fired at passenger buses traveling on the...

Peshawar, February 17 At least three militants and as many police officers were killed during a search operation in northwest Pakistan, police said.The search operation took place on Monday in Shangla district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when militants belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij opened fire on a...

Islamabad, February 16 – Honour killings continue to be a serious human rights issue in Pakistan, as the number of reported incidents across the country remains high while the rate of convictions is low, a report has stated.A report in The Express Tribune Magazine stated, "Every now and then...

Islamabad, February 16 – At least two people were killed and 14 others were injured after an explosion occurred near the Miryan Police Station in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Monday, according to local media reports.According to a police statement, the blast occurred...

Peshawar, February 16 At least two people were killed, including a child, and sixteen were injured in a bomb blast near a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, local police said.The explosive material planted in a parked auto rickshaw exploded with a bang outside the Merian Police...

Islamabad, February 16 – The Pakistani government has increased the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 5 and PKR 7.32 per liter, respectively, until the end of February, local media reported on Monday.In a late-night announcement on Sunday, the petroleum division...

Peshawar, February 13 The Peshawar High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of petitions filed by Afghan singers and musicians seeking relief from possible repatriation from Pakistan until February 18.A two-member bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Waqar Ahmed heard the...

Peshawar, February 12 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Thursday condemned what he described as the “gross negligence” and “criminal recklessness” of the federal government regarding the medical condition of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.Addressing a meeting of the...

Peshawar, February 11 – At least four police officers were killed and two others were critically injured after terrorists belonging to the banned TTP attacked a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on Wednesday, police said.The incident occurred in the Wanda...

Peshawar, February 9 A senior commander of the TTP has been killed by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, according to local police.Maulana Younis, also known as "Billa," was killed by security forces in the Bargi area of the Lakki Marwat...