Pakistani forces clashed violently with hardline religious protesters in Islamabad Saturday, with at least one person killed, more than 130 injured and small demonstrations spreading to other cities after police cracked down on an Islamist sit-in.
Thousands of security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets as the demonstrators blocked roads and burned police vehicles around the site of theRead more
Pakistan paramilitary troops killed a wanted "terrorist commander" and his two accomplices in clashes in the country's commercial center of Karachi early Thursday, officials said.
Commander Noor Mohammad alias Baba Ladla and members of his criminal armed gang showed stiff resistance but was killed after 35-minute exchange of firing, a spokesman for the paramilitary force, Rangers, said.
One paramilitaryRead more
Pakistani forces killed three militants at the start of a crackdown on sectarian militant group in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said on Thursday, following a spate of attacks targeting security forces.
The extremist Sunni Muslim group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), whose roots are in Punjab province, claimed responsibility for gunning down four policemen on Tuesday and four soldiers of theRead more
Fire exchange between Afghan and Pakistani forces at the border town of Torkham have claimed the lives of five Afghans including three soldiers and two civilians since Sunday, spokesman for Nangarhar provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said Wednesday.
"Since eruption of conflict and fire exchange at Torkham border, three Afghan Border Police personnel and two children have been killed," Khogiani toldRead more