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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said. Swat district ...
A police officer who saved a woman accused of blasphemy from a mob of 200 men in eastern Pakistan has described how she had to negotiate with the crowd to lead her to safety.
At around 3 a.m. local time (2200 GMT Sunday) militants attacked the police station with sniper fire and then entered the building, said police officers in Pakistan's Draban region in Khyber ...
[1] [2] The attack just come days after the Daraban police station attack, Pakistan's deadliest terrorist attack in 2023. Local police chief Iftikhar Shah stated that 5 police officers and 5 militants were killed in the exchange, with another 3 wounded. [3] In a statement, Shah stated, "Our force on guard engaged them in a gun battle for hours,".
Little over seven weeks later, on May 9, 2023, Khan was arrested — immediately triggering widespread, violent unrest across Pakistan, with tens of thousands of Khan's supporters participating in riots, demonstrations, vandalism, and clashes with police officers and soldiers. With protesters alleging that Khan's arrest was a response to his ...
[36] [37] Khan's sister, Aleema Khanum, urged Pakistanis to follow the protest call, relaying his message for a nationwide protest. [37] Separately, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur called on PTI supporters to prepare for the "final call." Gandapur stated that PTI members were ready to make the "ultimate sacrifice," adding ...
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the Red Zone area blocked with shipping containers ahead of a protest rally by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Islamabad (AFP via Getty)
Nearly 4,000 people arrested and at least seven people, including a police officer and members of security forces, lost their lives