Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Terrorism-linked fatalities in Pakistan hit unprecedented levels in 2023: Reports
Karachi: Pakistan recorded an unprecedented spike in terrorism-related violence in 2023, with the total violence-related fatalities reaching a record six-year high, especially in the restive provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according…
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First Hindu woman to fight polls from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: Dr Saveera Parkash is set to be the first Hindu woman candidate to stand in the upcoming Pakistan general elections from the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Parkash submitted her…
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Police HQ, checkpost come under attack in Pakistan; 5 officials killed
Peshawar: At least five law enforcement officials were killed in militant attacks on a regional police headquarters and a checkpost in the restive northwest Pakistan on Friday that also killed four rebels,…
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Pakistan: Justice (retd.) Hussain takes oath as caretaker CM of KP
Peshawar: Justice (retd.) Arshad Hussain was on Sunday sworn in as the interim chief minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a day after caretaker chief minister Muhammad Azam Khan died following a…
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UAE condemns terrorist bombings in Pakistan
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned the two terrorist bombings that took place in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which resulted in multiple…
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ISIS behind suicide blast at political convention that killed 46 in Pakistan: Police
Peshawar: Police in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Monday that an initial probe has suggested that the banned terrorist group ISIS is behind the suicide attack on a political convention…
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Pakistan suicide blast: Death toll rises to 35, over 150 injured
Peshawar: At least 35 people were killed and over 150 others injured on Sunday when a suicide bomber triggered a powerful blast at a hardline Islamic political party’s meeting in a restive tribal…
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Pakistan: 20 dead, 50 injured in blast at political party’s meet
Peshawar: At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured in a blast at an Islamic political party’s meeting in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, according to a media report. The…
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Chinese woman marries Pakistani man she met online
Peshawar: In yet another cross-border love story, a Chinese woman has travelled to Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to marry the man whom she befriended and fell in love with on social media,…
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Seven teachers shot dead in Pakistan school
Islamabad: At least seven teachers were shot at a school on Thursday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kurram Tehsil, law enforcers said, with emergency being imposed in all the hospitals of the area…
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Pak’s election body postpones Punjab polls to Oct; Imran Khan says constitution violated
Lahore: Pakistan’s top election body has delayed assembly polls in the politically crucial Punjab province by more than five months, citing deteriorating security situation in the cash-starved country, a move criticised by…
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Thousands rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demanding durable peace
Peshawar: Thousands of people poured onto the roads for the third day in different towns of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, condemning the brutal attack on a mosque in Peshawar late last month…
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Terrorist attack in Pakistan claims two lives
Islamabad: Two security force personnel were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack in Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the reports, the incident took place…
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2 military personnel killed in explosion in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two security forces personnel have been killed in an explosion in North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday. According to a statement released by…
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Half of Pakistan may face famine: Report
Islamabad: A new report has warned that half of Pakistan may face famine if food supplies from external sources are not arranged soon in the midst of the catastrophic flooding across the…
