Pakistan: Suicide blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 8 dead, 35 injured
The suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle in the Lakki Marwat district of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle in the Lakki Marwat district of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
At least 12 police personnel were killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a police installation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, official sources said on Sunday.
Rising losses and multiple security challenges are putting pressure on Pakistan’s intelligence system, with leadership signalling tougher accountability and possible internal changes in the coming weeks.
Pakistan has reopened the Torkham border crossing in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to facilitate the return of Afghan refugees to their home country, officials said Saturday.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Pakistan on late Sunday night, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
According to the NDMA report, 69 men, 32 women and 72 children died in rain-related incidents in the country.
According to local police, unidentified gunmen shot the teachers in the staffroom of Government High School Tari Mangal, as per the news report.
According to the outgoing Chief Minister, both parties agreed on and finalised Khan for the role from the five nominees under consideration.
The official said that a heavy contingent of police and bomb disposal squad immediately arrived at the site. The bomb disposal squad's preliminary investigations have revealed that it was an IED explosion.
"Leaving national security at the mercy of [Asif] Zardari's politically-immature son is criminal stupidity," The News International quoted Imran Khan as saying.
