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Peshawar : Five persons including a child have been killed and 12 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up near Bara Qadeem check-post here on Thursday, police said.
The bomber detonated his explosive vest close to Bara Qadeem check-post, a border area of Peshawar and Khyber Agency. The check-post was jointly manned by Frontier Constabulary (FC) and police.
The children, who were playing in the area, also came under the attack. The injured were rushed to local hospitals and those with critical injuries were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital …
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Quetta : At least three people were killed including two security personnel and two others wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle here Friday evening.
According to the sources, a Frontier Constabulary’s vehicle was on routine patrol at Spiny Road area when it was struck by a remote control roadside bomb blast by unknown miscreants, leaving three people killed including two FC men and three other injured.
The deceased and the wounded personnel were rushed to Civil Hospital Quetta where one of the injured succumbed to the injuries.
Police cordoned off the …
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Mingora: An explosion ripped through a busy market area in Mingora, the main town of Swat Valley, killing at least ten people and wounding many others.
The blast occurred near Mingora Police Station at Nishat Chowk area of the city. Intense firing was also witnessed outside the police station.
Officials said a suspected suicide bomber attack on a security forces convoy in the market area. Items found at the scene of the attack suggested it may have been a suicide bombing, though an investigation would be needed to confirm it, Swat police …
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Hangu: More than 30 people were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide blast in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency.
According to commissioner Kohat Khalid Khan Umerzai, blast occurred in Akakhel mosque in Tirah Valley. More than 150 people were gathered in the mosque at the time of blast.
A bomb blast took place outside Dars mosque in Upper Tirah area. We have reports that 50 people, including a militant commander, were killed in the blast,” Rahat Khan, a local administrative official.
Officials were still investigating whether the explosion was caused by …
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Islamabad: At least three people have been killed while 14 others sustained injuries when an explosion occurred near Cinema Chwok Sunday.
Meanwhile, police claimed recovery of a head and body from the place of explosion.
DCO Dadu Raza Khoro has also confirmed 2 causalities and 8 injuries, adding that the nature of the blast is being determined thus far.
According to government officials the blast was suicide attack. The explosion was so powerful that it was heard miles away from the site, whereas the windowpanes of nearby buildings shattered and shops and …
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Bannu: At least 15 people have been killed including nine policemen and 30 others injured including District Police Officer (DPO) Iqbal Marwat in two powerful blasts outside the police line Thursday.
Casualties may rise after the second blast. DPO Bannu sustained severe injuries and declared critical by doctors. Rescue teams reached the blast site and started the relief activities. The injured are being shifted to nearby hospital. Police cordoned off the area and blocked the road for traffic. Bannu was declared a sensitive area where mobile system was jammed due to …




