A bombing at a vegetable market in Quetta, Pakistan has killed 81 people.
The attack left more than 180 others injured and the death toll is likely to rise as many wounded are in critical condition. Many victims are also buried in the rubble of the building. Continue reading
Six anti-Taliban tribe members have been killed and 26 wounded in a bomb assault in northwest Pakistan.
The Pakistani government has been funding tribes in the northern part of the nation who are willing to join in the battle to eradicate the Taliban. The tribes focus on driving the terrorists out of their individual communities. Continue reading
A bombing at a marketplace has killed at least six people in northern Pakistan.
Government officials say that dozens were also wounded in the attack in the Orakzai tribal region. The blast occurred close to government buildings but also near a group of anti-Taliban tribal members. Officials could not say if the government installation or the anti-Talibanists were the intended victims. Continue reading
A homicide bomber detonated a motorcycle full of explosives outside a mosque in Hangu, killing 21 and injuring dozens.
The attack was timed to hit worshipers as they were leaving the Friday prayers. Continue reading
The Pakistani Taliban has kidnapped 22 military police and killed two others in an attack on checkpoints in northwest Pakistan.
The Islamic terrorist group is claiming even more kidnapped than the official government figures. A rescue effort to save the kidnapped soldiers is currently underway. Continue reading
A drive to eliminate polio in Pakistan has been stopped after the Taliban executed five women who had been administering the vaccine in Karachi.
Four of the women were killed in a coordinated assault that occurred over a 20 minute time period that kept warnings from being issued to various clinics. Continue reading
A car bomb exploded outside a market in the Khyber tribal area of Pakistan killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 70.
Among the dead are many women and children. The explosion was in proximity of the tribal administration. Continue reading
Pakistani sources are telling media outlets that the most prominent field commander for Al-Qaeda has been killed in a drone strike. Continue reading
Police in Pakistan have told CNN that Rimsha Masih, the 14-year-old girl accused of blasphemy for allegedly burning a Koran, is innocent and was framed by a local imam.
“There was no legal evidence against Rimsha,” officer Munir Jafri said. Her case was moved from adult to juvenile court according to her lawyer.
The Pakistani director of Human Rights Watch hailed the news. Continue reading
Heavy monsoon flooding in Pakistan has destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and in one province more than 80% of the population has been forced to leave their homes and land.
Officials say that in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh about 120,000 homes have been confirmed as destroyed and they are distributing tents to homeless families. Continue reading