Islamabad: Two blasts ripped through as many mosques in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 15 people and injuring 25 others, security officials said. The blasts occurred during Friday prayers in the mosques at Bazdara area of Malakand district, an erstwhile stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.
Fifteen people were killed, officials of the Levies militia told the media. The mosques were damaged by the blasts.
Local residents took the injured to hospitals in nearby towns. Officials said many of the injured were in a critical condition.
Deputy Commissioner Amjad Ali said the death toll could rise. Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation....
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04:22 PM, May 17, 2013
Islamabad: Terrorists targeted senior politicians campaigning for Pakistan's upcoming General Election in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Tuesday, killing 22 people and injuring dozens more and triggering concern about security for the landmark polls. Six persons were killed and about 30 injured when PML-N leader Sanaullah Zehri's motorcade was targeted with a bomb in Khuzdar district of the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday afternoon. Zehri escaped unhurt but...
08:55 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Islamabad: A suicide bomber on Tuesdya targeted leaders of the secular Awami National Party in Peshawar city of northeast Pakistan, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more in the latest in a string of terrorist attacks ahead of May general election. The bomber struck when a car carrying senior ANP leaders reached Yakatoot neighbourhood, where they were to address an election rally on Tuesday evening. "The bomber detonated his explosives...
11:37 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Islamabad: Nine persons were killed and 15 others injured on Saturday when a powerful blast ripped through a minibus on the outskirts of Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan, police officials said. A bomb planted inside the minibus exploded as the vehicle was passing through a market in the suburb of Mattani this afternoon. Seven persons, including a woman, were killed instantly while two others died later in hospital, police officials...
06:28 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Islamabad: At least eight persons were killed and 10 others wounded on Saturday when a powerful blast ripped through a minibus on the outskirts of Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan, police and witnesses said. Police officials said a bomb planted inside the minibus exploded as the vehicle was passing through a market in the suburb of Mattani this afternoon. A woman was among those killed instantly by the blast, they...
05:13 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Four security personnel were killed and five persons injured when a powerful explosion ripped through a security forces vehicle in this southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Wednesday. The explosion occurred near an office of the Pakistan Rangers at Korangi area of Karachi at about 7:30 pm. ...
11:12 PM, Apr 03, 2013
A bomb blast ripped through a gathering at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Monday, killing four persons and injuring 12 others, police said. The explosion occurred at the Hajan Shah Mauri Dargah near Shikarpur when a large number of people were visiting the shrine. ...
10:49 PM, Feb 25, 2013
A powerful bomb went off at a busy intersection in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring at least 50, witnesses and police officials said. The blast occurred at Ayesha Manzil intersection, located a short distance from Jinnah Ground where the Muttahida Qaumi Movement had organised a rally on Tuesday afternoon. ...
09:02 PM, Jan 01, 2013
Islamabad: A powerful car bomb ripped through a bus terminal in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar city today, killing at least 12 people, including two children, and injuring 36 others. The bomb containing about 40 kg of TNT explosives was hidden in a car parked near the gate of the bus terminal, police officials said. The explosion, which was heard from several kilometres away, created a large crater at the site. "It...
01:42 PM, Feb 23, 2012
Islamabad: A blast went off outside the headquarters of a security agency near the airport in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Thursday. However, there were no reports of casualties, and rescue and emergency services were rushed to the site. According to officials, the blast occurred outside the headquarters of the Airport Security Force. A wall collapsed following the explosion though there were no reports of anyone being...
01:16 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Islamabad: The death toll in a devastating suicide car bomb attack in northwest Pakistan on Friday rose to 36 as more bodies were pulled out of the rubble of buildings that collapsed when the attacker detonated his explosives-laden vehicle in a congested area of Hangu city. Two more bodies were retrieved from the debris on Friday, officials in Hangu said. At least 10 policemen were among the dead. Over 50...
02:02 PM, May 27, 2011
Peshawar: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near a court complex and government offices at Hangu in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing 24 people, including policemen, and injuring dozens. The blast occurred at 6.15 pm in a high-security zone in the heart of Hangu where several government offices are located and a market as well. District administration chief Mohammad Siddique confirmed the attack was carried out by a...
07:41 PM, May 26, 2011
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03:50 PM, May 24, 2011
Lahore: A suicide bomber targeted a Shia procession in Pakistan's eastern Lahore city today, killing at least seven persons, including four policemen, and injuring nearly 40 others, officials said. The blast occurred at Lahori Gate near Karbala Gamay Shah, a Shia 'imambargah' or prayer hall. Superintendent of Police (Security) Faisal Rana told the media that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. "The attacker detonated his explosive vest...
07:08 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Islamabad: A suicide bomber struck a World Food Programme distribution centre in the restive Bajaur tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and injuring 72 others. A large number of people had gathered at the UN agency's food distribution centre when the attacker detonated a suicide vest. Officials were quoted by TV news channels as saying that 40 people were killed and 72 others injured....
11:25 AM, Dec 25, 2010
Kohat (Pakistan): A suicide bomber blew himself up beside a crowded bus in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, officials said. Pakistan's US-backed government faces Taliban insurgents who have sustained a campaign of suicide bombings in defiance of a series of military offensives launched last year against their strongholds in the northwest. "A boy between the ages of 18 and 20, who was carrying about 6 kg...
04:24 PM, Dec 08, 2010
Quetta, Pakistan: A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 59 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis. The attack on the Shi'ite rally expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people came as the United States said the devastating floods are likely to delay army offensives against Taliban insurgents. "Unfortunately the...
04:39 PM, Sep 03, 2010
Hundreds of devotees were visiting the marble shrine in the heart of the city when the attacks occurred. ...
01:09 AM, Jul 02, 2010
![Bomb blast outside Pak Navy office, 1 killed]( "Bomb blast outside Pak Navy office, 1 killed")
The bomb was hidden in a motorcycle that was in a parking area for two-wheelers outside the office. ...
02:00 PM, Jun 10, 2010
![Roadside bomb kills 11 in Pakistan]( "Roadside bomb kills 11 in Pakistan")
The explosion, which killed three police officers and eight civilians, struck the patrol in Dera Ismail Khan. ...
12:18 PM, May 18, 2010
