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IED Blast Kills Seven Police in Northwest Pakistan; TTP Claims Responsibility

IED Blast Kills Seven Police in Northwest Pakistan; TTP Claims Responsibility

Rediff.com6 days ago

At least seven police personnel were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan. The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat district.

IED Blast Kills Seven Police Officers in Northwest Pakistan

IED Blast Kills Seven Police Officers in Northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com6 days ago

At least seven police personnel were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan, local police said.

Afghan Taliban Commander Killed in Pakistan Army Operation

Afghan Taliban Commander Killed in Pakistan Army Operation

Rediff.com4 Mar 2026

The Pakistan Army has killed an Afghan Taliban commander, Qahraman, and his associates in an operation near the Torkham border.

Pakistan Security Forces Neutralise Six Terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan Security Forces Neutralise Six Terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rediff.com4 days ago

Six terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The operation was conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department and the Kohat district police department. The terrorists were allegedly planning a large-scale attack in the Lachi tehsil district.

Six Police Officers Killed in Pakistan IED Attack

Six Police Officers Killed in Pakistan IED Attack

Rediff.com6 days ago

An IED blast targeting a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan's Lakki Marwat district killed at least six police personnel, prompting a search operation and condemnation from the Chief Minister.

Pakistan shuts 50 border schools after drone strike

Pakistan shuts 50 border schools after drone strike

Rediff.com2 Mar 2026

Over 50 educational institutions in districts bordering Afghanistan were shut down following a drone attack on a school in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

327 killed as flash floods lash northwest Pakistan in 48 hrs

327 killed as flash floods lash northwest Pakistan in 48 hrs

Rediff.com16 Aug 2025

Flash floods in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have resulted in a significant loss of life, with the death toll rising to 327 in the last 48 hours. The disaster has prompted relief efforts from the army and government agencies.

30 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

30 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

At least 30 militants have been killed in a clash with security personnel in the restive Orakzai tribal region of northwest Pakistan, officials said.

Blast kills 14 in northwest Pakistan

Blast kills 14 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com16 Jun 2012

A powerful explosion on Saturday ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and injuring over 20 others, officials said.

Blast kills 7 in northwest Pakistan

Blast kills 7 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com4 Apr 2012

At least seven persons were killed and nine others injured when a passenger van was targetted with a bomb in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.

33 killed in violence in northwest Pakistan

33 killed in violence in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

A total of 33 people, including 23 pro-Taliban militants, were killed in two separate incidents of violence in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said.

Suicide attack kills 31 in northwest Pakistan

Suicide attack kills 31 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com15 Sep 2011

At least 31 people were killed and another 60 were injured in a suicide bomb attack on a funeral of a member of a pro-government Pashtun tribe in a village in northwest Pakistan on Thursday.

Suicide bomber kills 20 in northwest Pakistan

Suicide bomber kills 20 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com6 Sep 2010

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including 11 policemen and four schoolchildren. The attacker targeted the main police station in Lakki Marwat, a key city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, shattering the premises. The police station, a nearby mosque and a government office collapsed while portions of two other government buildings were damaged in the blast.

12 killed in violence in northwest Pakistan

12 killed in violence in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com1 Jan 2012

A member of an anti-Taliban militia died in a bomb blast while 11 militants were killed in an operation by security forces in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, officials said.

15 killed in blast in northwest Pakistan

15 killed in blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

A powerful blast on Tuesday ripped through a packed commercial area in northwest Pakistan's Charsadda town killing at least five people, the latest in a series of terror attacks across the country amid a massive army operation against the Taliban in the restive tribal belt.

PML-N leader shot dead in northwest Pakistan

PML-N leader shot dead in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Suspected militants shot and killed a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader in the erstwhile Taliban stronghold of Swat in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, police said.

12  killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

12 killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com29 Mar 2013

A suicide bomber targeted the convoy of a senior security forces official in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing five persons and injuring over a dozen others, officials and witnesses said.

24 killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

24 killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com4 May 2012

A teenage suicide bomber targeted security personnel in a crowded market in the restive Bajaur tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 17 people and injuring 42 others, officials said.

4 killed in Taliban attack in northwest Pakistan

4 killed in Taliban attack in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com20 Jun 2011

Taliban fighters attacked the homes of pro-government tribesmen in Mohmand region of northwest Pakistan, killing four persons and injuring five more, officials said on Monday.

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

19 killed, 50 wounded in blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

At least 19 people, including women and children, were killed and 50 others injured on Monday when a powerful car bomb ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.

Blast in crowded market kills 20 in northwest Pakistan

Blast in crowded market kills 20 in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Jan 2012

A powerful bomb blast ripped through a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 30 others, officials said. The bomb was planted in a pick-up truck that was parked at a stand for trucks and buses at the market in Jamrud, one of the main towns of Khyber Agency. All the people sitting in the truck were killed instantly when the bomb went off, witnesses and officials said.

Terrorists gun down 10 people in northwest Pakistan

Terrorists gun down 10 people in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed on Wednesday when armed terrorists attacked houses of pro-government peace militia members in northwest Pakistan.

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 15

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 15

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed and over 30 injured when a powerful car bomb went off at a refugee camp at Nowshera in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, officials said.

52 killed in twin suicide blasts in northwest Pakistan

52 killed in twin suicide blasts in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com27 Jul 2013

At least 52 people were killed when twin suicide bombings ripped through a town in northwest Pakistan's restive tribal belt on Friday in a sudden surge in violence against the minority Shia community.

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 15

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills 15

Rediff.com16 Sep 2012

At least 15 people were killed and six others injured on Sunday when a van they were traveling in was targetted with a roadside bomb in Pakistan's troubled northwest.

At least 19 soldiers, 45 terrorists killed in Pakistan

At least 19 soldiers, 45 terrorists killed in Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Sep 2025

At least 19 soldiers and 45 militants have been killed in clashes in Pakistan's restive northwest, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowing to respond with full force against the terrorists. The Pakistan army reports clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Sharif alleges terrorist leaders operate from Afghan soil and calls for repatriation of illegal Afghan residents.

Blast kills 24 in Pak province, residents allege air strikes

Blast kills 24 in Pak province, residents allege air strikes

Rediff.com23 Sep 2025

The local administration denied the rumours about aerial strikes by the Pakistani fighter jets on the compound, saying the explosives used in bomb making exploded, causing the death of 24 people, including 14 militants.

India not to blame for Pakistan's devastating floods: Experts

India not to blame for Pakistan's devastating floods: Experts

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

Hydrology experts suggest that India cannot be directly blamed for the devastating monsoon flooding in Pakistan this year, citing greater destruction upstream of the border and lack of evidence for intentional action.

Is India Standing Alone in 2025?

Is India Standing Alone in 2025?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2025

The 2025 US National Security Strategy marks a major pullback, with America turning backward and effectively allowing China greater dominance in Asia. while long-time partners like India are left to face an increasingly unstable global order largely on their own, observes Rajeev Srinivasan.

Cyclone Shakhti Roars In Arabian Sea

Cyclone Shakhti Roars In Arabian Sea

Rediff.com4 Oct 2025

Cyclone Shakhti, the first cyclonic storm of the post-monsoon season in the Arabian Sea, has intensified.

22 killed in blast near mosque in northwest Pakistan

22 killed in blast near mosque in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Shia mosque in Pakistan's restive northwest region on Friday, killing 22 people and injuring over 50, officials said. The attacker detonated his explosives in a narrow alley near the Imambargah at Pat Bazar in Hangu town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

Suicide bomber kills 28 at mosque in northwest Pakistan

Suicide bomber kills 28 at mosque in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Sep 2016

At least 28 people, including five children, were killed and 30 others injured when a suicide bomber shouting 'Allahu Akbar' blew himself up inside a mosque packed with worshippers for Friday prayers in Mohmand Agency in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region.

1 killed, 8 injured in blast in northwest Pakistan

1 killed, 8 injured in blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com22 Nov 2011

A Pakistani policeman was killed and eight persons were injured while defusing two bombs planted outside a girls' school in the country's volatile northwest.

Tremors felt in J-K as 5.3-magnitude quake hits Pakistan

Tremors felt in J-K as 5.3-magnitude quake hits Pakistan

Rediff.com12 Apr 2025

The epicentre was located 60 kilometres northwest of Rawalpindi, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC).

Malala's book launch stopped in northwest Pakistan

Malala's book launch stopped in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

A ceremony to launch Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai's book was scrapped after the government of the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province said it could not provide security for the event.

1905: The Partition Before Partition

1905: The Partition Before Partition

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom.

10 killed in hotel blast in northwest Pakistan

10 killed in hotel blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

At least 10 people were killed when a bomb attached to a bicycle exploded near a hotel in Pakistan's northwestern Nowshehra city on Thursday, officials said.

10 killed in rocket fire in northwest Pakistan

10 killed in rocket fire in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

There has been an increase in violence in Bannu and other cities in the northwest ever since the Pakistan government stormed a radical pro-Taliban mosque in Islamabad recently.

13 soldiers killed as suicide bomber hits army convoy in Pak

13 soldiers killed as suicide bomber hits army convoy in Pak

Rediff.com28 Jun 2025

Among the 24 injured are 14 civilians, including women and children, with several said to be in critical condition.

19 killed in suicide blast in northwest Pakistan

19 killed in suicide blast in northwest Pakistan

Rediff.com20 Jul 2007

The attack took place during evening prayers in Kohat in North Western Frontier Province, some 70 kms from Peshawar.