“At least 19 members of Pakistan’s security forces were critically injured on May 27 when a suicide bomber with an explosive-laden motorcycle targeted their convoy in the restive tribal district in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan,” an official said. The security forces’ convoy were travelling to Asman Manza area of South Waziristan from DI Khan in … Read more
Paramilitary soldiers and police officers leave after conducting operation against attackers at a police headquarters, in Karachi, Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: AP Counter-terrorism personnel have killed two masterminds affiliated to the outlawed Pakistani Taliban outfit who orchestrated the audacious attack on the Karachi Police Office (KPO) here last month during a pre-dawn raid, media … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — The suicide bomber who targeted a mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar, killing more than 80 people, was a member of the Pakistani Taliban disguised as a policeman, a senior official said Thursday. CCTV footage shows the suspected bomber arriving at a police checkpoint on a scooter Monday, asking a … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — The death toll from a suspected suicide bomb that ripped through a mosque at a police compound in northwestern Pakistan Monday has risen to at least 88, as the Pakistani Taliban gave conflicting claims of responsibility for one of the deadliest attacks in the country in years. Mohammad Asim Khan, spokesperson … Read more
The U.S. embassy in Pakistan warned about a possible terrorist attack against American citizens at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. | File Photo | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. embassy in Pakistan has warned about a possible terrorist attack against American citizens at the Marriott Hotel here in the country’s capital and prohibited American staff … Read more