Pakistan: Karachi bomb attacks kill four, including three Rangers

By Asif Mahmood KARACHI (Dawn & Agencies): Three bomb blasts including a suicide attack targeting security personnel in Karachi killed at least four people on Wednesday, officials said. The dead included three paramilitary Rangers and a private security guard, while … Continued

India: Luxury bus collides with oil tanker, 7 charred to death in Thane district

Mumbai, (Hindustan Times ): At least seven people were charred to death and 11 others injured when a luxury bus collided with a diesel tanker near Thane district’s Kude village on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway early on Wednesday, police said. According to the … Continued

Pakistan: Two killed, four injured in Orakzai coalmine blast

ORAKZAI AGENCY, (Dawn): At least two labourers were killed and four others were injured Wednesday when an explosion occurred in a coalmine in Orakzai Agency, DawnNews reported. According to sources, the blast took place in a coalmine in the Doli … Continued

Pakistan: No way out: With the only route blocked, Shi’a Muslim pilgrims fly to Quetta

By Shezad Baloch   QUETTA, (Express Tribune): After the Mastung bombing last week left 28 Shia pilgrims dead, the provincial government of Balochistan suspended movement across the 700-kilometre long Quetta-Taftan route. In view of the security situation, the hundred or so … Continued

Pakistan: Three killed in Budh Bair firing in Peshawar

PESHAWAR, (The News): Three persons were killed and one other was injured when unidentified attackers opened fire in Budh Bair area of Peshawar Monday morning, Geo News reported.   According to police, the incident occurred in Mashokhel area of Budh … Continued

Pakistan: 11 killed, four injured as jeep plunges into ravine in Chitral

CHITRAL, (Dawn): At least 11 people were killed and four others injured when a Chitral-bound jeep fell into a ravine in the Marwai area of the district here on Saturday, DawnNews reported. According to District Police Officer (DPO), Ghulam Hussain, … Continued

Pakistan: Mastung aftermath: 27 new graves in Alamdar Road graveyard

QUETTA, (Express Tribune): Twenty seven graves were dug in a cemetery on the Alamdar Road, Quetta for the burial of the victims of Mastung bus bombing, Express News reported on Friday. On January 21, Shia pilgrims were killed when a suicide … Continued

Pakistan: Mastung blast: Bereaved families stage sit-in along with dead bodies

Pakistan: 33 Uzbek, 3 German among militants killed in army operation in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, (Xinhua): At least 36 foreign national militants and important Pakistan Taliban commanders were among the over 40 militants killed in the operation launched by Pakistani forces in the country’s northwestern tribal region, local media reported on Wednesday. Local media … Continued

Pakistan: Four tortured bodies recovered from Gulshan-e-Hadeed

KARACHI, (The News): Four bodies bearing torture marks were found from Gulshan-e-Hadeed area of Karachi Wednesday morning, Geo News reported.   According to the sources, four bodies were found from Link Road in Gulshan-e-Hadeed today morning who were tortured before … Continued

Pakistan: Polio security team attacked in Charsadda; seven dead

By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least seven people were killed and nine others were injured in an explosion near a police mobile van which was on its way for security duty for polio immunisation workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s … Continued

Pakistan: Four killed, three injured in Karachi violence

KARACHI, (Dawn): Four people were killed whereas three others were injured in different incidents of violence in Karachi on Monday, DawnNews reported. Three trussed-up bodies were discovered near Wilayat Shah Mazaar in Malir. According to the police, the victims had … Continued

Pakistan: Shi’a Ulema Council district president shot, guard injured

Multan, (Tribune Express): Muzaffargarh president of the Shia Ulema Council, Syed Altaf Hussain Bukhari, and his security guard were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at them on Thursday night. Police said the men were taken to a rural health … Continued

Pakistan: Protest against targeted killings at University Road, Karachi

  KARACHI, (The News): Demonstrators gathered on University Road and protested against the targeted killing of Mufti Usman Yar, Secretary General of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Samiul Haq Group on Saturday morning, Geo News reported.   The religious leader, Mufti Usman Yar … Continued