Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) At least seven people, including two children, were killed and 20 others injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Punjab province during the past 24 hours, local media reported on Sunday. Houses were damaged and livestock were killed due to heavy rains, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) statement. These fatalities were caused due to drowning, structural collapses while injuries were reported due to roof collapses and electrocution, …
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Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 19 others injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since July 19 due to heavy rains and flash floods, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) statement, local media reported on Thursday. The deaths occurred after house roofs and walls collapsed and people were swept away by flash floods. The deceased comprise eight children, seven men and three women, while the injured include 11 men, four women and fo…
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) At least nine people were killed as torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc in Khyber and several other districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Tuesday. Fatalities were reported in Khyber, Mardan and Bajaur while flash floods and cloudbursts damaged roads, bridges, houses, shops, fish farms, orchards, crops and public infrastructure in Mansehra, Abbottabad, Chitral, Shangla and other districts, suspending traffic movement and…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In another round of military strikes, Pakistan security forces Sunday carried out ground operations along the Afghanistan border, coupled with airstrikes deeper inside, said reports.Pakistan claimed that the attacks were targeted at militants in response to multiple attacks across the border, while the Afghan government said that they left dozens of civilians dead or injured, including women and children, the reports said.Since October 2025, Pakistan has escalated its m…
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Security situation in Pakistan deteriorated in May, particularly due to increase in terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to the monthly security assessment released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), local media reported on Tuesday. The latest findings by PICSS showcased increase in terror attacks during May after a brief period of relative decline, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The sharp…
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and seven others injured after a passenger coach heading to Swat collided with a bus parked by the roadside in Khoro Kotay Saeedabad area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported, citing information received from the rescue agencies. The police said the passenger coach collided with a bus parked by the roadside after it faced a mechanical fault. Following the incident, the motorway police, Rescue 1122 officials and l…
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) At least three people, including prominent tribal elder and Ahmadzai Wazir tribe chief Malik Tariq Wazir, were killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Rustam Bazaar area of Wana in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, according to officials and local media reports. District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Tahir Shah Wazir said that the explosion took place near Gulshan Plaza when a vehicle carrying Tariq was passing through…
Quetta, May 18 (IANS) Section 144 has been imposed in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, which the authorities have said is a precautionary measure against potential terrorist threats, local media reported on Monday. The notification issued by the Home Department stated that the restrictions which have come into immediate effect and will remain in force for 30 days, include a ban on the display of weapons, double riding on motorcycles and gatherings of five or more individuals, Pakistan’s daily, T…
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern over the sharp deterioration in security in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where residents were increasingly caught between enforced disappearances, targetted killings and militant attacks. It stated that the alleged kidnapping of the vice-chancellor, pro-vice chancellor and two other Gwadar University employees in Mastung, while travelling from Gwadar to Quetta, sparks questions about the state’s abil…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Two Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Kuram Garhi area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Monday. According to police, the FC personnel were shopping at a local market on Sunday, when the assailants, who arrived on a bike, attacked them and managed to flee from the spot. According to FC sources, both deceased officers were posted in the FC Daryoba MI platoon, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. F…