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Egypt condemns terrorist attack in northwest Pakistan
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Egypt condemned the heinous terrorist attack that targeted Pakistani soldiers in northwest Pakistan resulting in a number of deaths and injuries.
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Militants behead teenager in northwest Pakistan on spying charge
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The militant group 'Ittehadul Mujahideen-i-Khurasan' had left a dagger and a handwritten chit in Pashto language along the body, carrying a message that Raheedullah was found guilty of spying for army and counter-terrorism department, Dawn reported.
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Protest in Pakistan's South Waziristan continues against rising 'terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The large-scale protest against the recent wave of terrorism and lawlessness in the restive South Waziristan in northwest Pakistan continues to occur as protesters blocked the Wana-Razmak road to all traffic for the second day.
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Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan regions facing frequent attacks in northwest Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The prime target of the attacks remained police and security forces in North and South Waziristan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan districts of the DIK and Bannu division, The News International newspaper reported.
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Two cops, civilian killed in northwest Pakistan's Lakki Marwat district
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In its annual report, the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said Pakistan security forces lost at least 282 personnel during 2022 in attacks that included IED ambushes, suicide attacks, and raids on security posts, mostly in the Pakistan-Afghan border regions.
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Thousands protest in northwest Pakistan's Wana city against rising 'terror
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Political workers, social activists and traders attended the peace march organised in South Waziristan's Wana today, the Dawn newspaper reported. The Pakistani newspaper said demonstrators chanted slogans against the "fresh wave of terrorism" in the region, particularly in the tribal distric
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4 policemen killed in heavy firing at checkpost in northwest Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dawn quoted police spokesperson Yaqoob Shah that an unknown number of terrorists had stormed the Takwarra check post in Kulachi tehsil early morning.
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Pakistan army promises to 'eliminate terrorism' without distinction
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The TTP and the Pakistani government announced the ceasefire in June this year. In recent weeks, Pakistan has witnessed a resurgence of militancy in northwest Pakistan.
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Rising militancy causes stir in northwest Pakistan's Bannu region
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Pakistani newspaper said routine life has come to a standstill and businesses are affected due to market closure as people prefer to stay at home before dusk in the three districts of the Bannu division.
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Militants seize police station in northwest Pakistan's Bannu district
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The provincial government claimed no one had attacked the police station. But added that some suspects in custody under suspicion of terrorism tried to snatch weapons from security personnel deployed on-site, the report said.
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Two security personnel injured in clashes with "militants" in northwest Pa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Pakistani journalist Roohan Ahmad said that there was an intense gun battle between the security personnel and "militants" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu area.
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Police vacate two police stations in Pak northwest amid security threat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The residents believe the police stations were vacated out of fear of the Taliban, who oppose the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Nation reported.
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