Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed, and 11 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed parts of the province, local media reported on Wednesday. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) stated that fatalities were reported from Mardan in rain-related incidents, while injuries were reported in Battagram, Swat and Mardan, Pakistan’s daily The Express Tribune reported.According to the PDMA re…
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Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) At least seven people, including two police personnel, were killed in a blast in the Serai Naurang tehsil of Lakki Marwat district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, local media reported citing information received from the local police. Quoting Lakki Marwat district police spokesperson, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported that 23 other people have been injured in the incident.He said that it was not clear whether a rickshaw carrying explosives was …
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The death toll from an attack on police personnel at a checkpoint in the Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has climbed to 15, local media reported on Monday.A militant outfit identified as Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP) claimed responsibility for the bombing through social media channels.Reports suggest that between Saturday and Sunday night, the armed group rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Fateh Khel police checkpoint in Bannu, re…
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Three people have been killed and 14 others injured in rain-related incidents in Peshawar, Mohmand and Nowshera districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Thursday. Rescue 1122 spokesman Bilal Ahmad Faizi said that a child died and two others were injured in a roof collapse incident in Mattani area of Peshawar, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. The rescue workers took the injured people to the hospital. He further mentioned that p…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) At least 45 people were killed and 105 others injured after heavy rains caused roof and wall collapses across several parts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since March-end, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority’s (PDMA) latest report issued on Sunday quoting media reports. In its latest report, PDMA said that casualties were caused due to roof and wall collapse amid heavy rains across several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The PDMA said the deceas…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 13 others, including one police personnel, were injured after a suicide car bomb attack at the Domel Police Station in Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Friday. The explosion took place when a vehicle laden with explosives rammed into the rear side of the police station, causing a blast followed by an exchange of gunfire. As per the initial reports, the sentry post of the police station…
Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) At least 17 people, including 14 children, were killed and 56 others were injured after heavy rains caused roof and wall collapse in several areas of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since March 25, according to a Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report on Monday, local media reported. The highest number of casualties was reported in Bannu, with eight deaths, including seven children and one woman, while 42 others were injured.As many as five people, includ…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) As many as 26 passengers were injured after seven coaches of Karachi-bound Tezgam derailed near Adam Wahan Railway Station on Bahawalpur-Lodhran section in Pakistan’s Punjab province, local media reported on Wednesday. Five bogies of the train, heading from Lahore to Karachi, overturned on Tuesday night. Following the incident, Lodhran Deputy Commissioner Abdul Hafiz, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Liaquat Gilani, the DPO and Rescue 1122 officials rushed to the s…
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed and 13 others were injured after a suspected gas explosion triggered a residential building collapse in the Soldier Bazaar area of Pakistan’s Karachi, local media reported on Thursday, citing rescue services. The incident took place at a house in Gul Raza Colony of Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar area. The injured and deceased people were taken to Civil Hospital, Pakistan’s leading daily, Dawn, reported.A District Ea…
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 14 others injured after an explosion occurred near Miryan Police Station in Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported. According to a statement by the police, the blast took place as explosive material planted in a motorcycle detonated. The two deceased people include a child, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.Emergency teams reached the spot and took the bodies and injured people to hospitals…