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4 killed, 20 injured in suicide bombing at church in Pakistan

At least four worshippers were killed and 20 others injured today in a suicide bombing at a church in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province.

Dec 17, 2017, 14:14 PM IST

AIG among 3 officers killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan

A suspected suicide bomber on Thursday killed an Additional Inspector General and two other police officers in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province in a targeted attack, officials said.

Nov 09, 2017, 14:41 PM IST

Quetta coal mine collapse: Seven bodies recovered, search for remaining two on

Rescue workers recovered the bodies of seven mine workers who were buried under a landslide in the country's southwest, officials said on Saturday. 

Oct 22, 2017, 05:52 AM IST

CPEC security nightmare returns: Grenade attack in Gwadar injures 26 workers

There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, one of three on Thursday in the gas-rich southwestern province of Baluchistan.

Oct 20, 2017, 16:17 PM IST

Suicide bombing at southwestern Pakistani shrine kills six

A suicide bombing at a shrine in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday killed six people and left many wounded, a provincial government spokesman said.

Oct 05, 2017, 22:57 PM IST

US aware of Taliban's presence in Peshawar, Quetta: Nato chief

The US commander said the issue of terrorist sanctuaries outside Afghanistan was serious and needed to be addressed.

Aug 27, 2017, 15:25 PM IST

Roadside bomb blast kills eight soldiers in southwest Pakistan

A roadside bomb killed eight soldiers in a remote district in Pakistan`s southwestern province of Baluchistan, a government official said on Tuesday, the second attack within days in the troubled region.

Aug 16, 2017, 12:17 PM IST

Bomb kills at least 15 in Pakistani city of Quetta

The powerful blast hit as a paramilitary patrol passed by on the road, Baluchistan provincial home minister Sarfraz Bugti said, adding the patrol may have been the target.

 

Aug 13, 2017, 10:12 AM IST

Balochistan National Party's leader shot dead in Quetta

Naveed Dehwar, a leader of Balochistan National Party (BNP), and his guard were shot dead in Quetta city, police said.
 

Jul 06, 2017, 18:28 PM IST

Death toll from Pakistan attacks rises to 73

The death toll from multiple attacks in Pakistan rose to 73, officials said Saturday, a day after the bomb and gun assaults in three cities shook the country as it prepared to mark the end of Ramadan, Islam`s holiest month.

Jun 24, 2017, 18:27 PM IST

United Nations chief condemns separate bomb attacks in Pakistan

Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured in the two separate attacks.

 

Jun 24, 2017, 09:57 AM IST

Twin blasts at Pakistan's Parachinar: Blasts death toll rises to 25, over 100 injured so far

The explosions targeted people shopping in the area and those heading out of the city ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, local political administration officials said.

Jun 23, 2017, 22:41 PM IST

Car bombing in southwest Pakistan kills 13, at least 20 wounded

A suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car near the office of the regional police chief in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province today, killing at least 13 people, including six policemen, and injuring 20 others.

Jun 23, 2017, 16:40 PM IST

At least 11 dead in Pakistan's Quetta explosion

An explosion targeting a police vehicle in Pakistan`s southwestern Quetta city on Friday killed at least 11 people and injured around 20 others, officials said.

Jun 23, 2017, 10:21 AM IST

Pakistan has made Balochistan ''hell on Earth'': Baloch activist Munir Mengal

Mengal noted that Balochistan remained closed for much of 2016 and 2017 amid heavy military operations.
 

Jun 17, 2017, 19:02 PM IST

Balochistan Govt allocates unspecified funds for completing CPEC projects

The Balochistan Government plans to spend over a quarter of its Rs.325.238 billion budget for year 2017-18 on the development of social and economic infrastructure linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Jun 16, 2017, 13:40 PM IST

Chinese killed by Islamic State were preachers, says Pakistan

Pakistan identified on Monday two Chinese nationals recently abducted and killed by the Islamic State and, in a new twist, said the two were preachers who had posed as business people to enter the country. 

Jun 14, 2017, 19:45 PM IST

Search on to find bodies of Chinese nationals killed by Islamic State

Sarfaraz Bugti told reporters that security forces were now conducting search operations to find the bodies Lee Zing Yang and Meng Li Si.

Jun 14, 2017, 00:05 AM IST

Slain Chinese duo were 'preaching' in Quetta: Pak Interior Ministry

Lee Zing Yang, 24, and Meng Li Si, 26, were abducted from Jinnah Town Quetta in the restive Balochistan province on May 24 and later murdered. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility for their killing.

Jun 12, 2017, 22:45 PM IST

Bizarre! These three 'super fertile' Pakistani men fathered almost hundred kids

"The more Muslims grow, the more their enemies will fear them. Muslims should go for more and more children," the father says.

Jun 10, 2017, 20:53 PM IST