Bomb Attack on Pakistan Lawmaker’s Convoy Kills Dozens
The politician, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, had minor injuries, but his driver and an aide were among those killed in the attack, in remote Baluchistan.
View ArticleSuicide Bomber Kills Dozens at Pakistani Hospital in Quetta
A lawyers’ group had gathered to condemn the killing of a prominent colleague only hours earlier in the violence-torn city in Baluchistan Province.
View Article3 Suspects in 2009 Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team Are Killed in Pakistan
The police said the men, and a fourth militant, had died in a shootout when another group of militants tried to free them from custody.
View ArticleAt Least 59 Die as Militants Storm Police College Near Quetta, Pakistan
Three armed attackers attacked a police training school, trapping at least 250 cadets and staff members.
View ArticlePakistan Reels After Attack on Police Training College Leaves 61 Dead
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, outside Quetta, but Pakistani officials had blamed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Taliban affiliate.
View ArticleDeath Toll in Pakistan Suicide Bombing Rises to 128
The country is preparing for elections, but political turmoil and a spate of terrorist attacks on candidates threaten to undermine the credibility of the vote.
View ArticleViolent Extremist or Political Candidate? In Pakistan Election, You Can Be Both
Pakistani courts have cleared a number of candidates to run in national elections this month, despite their ties to extremism and their inclusion on terrorism watch lists.
View ArticleIn Balochistan, Dying Hopes for Peace
Increasing attacks by the Islamic State in Balochistan are connected to Pakistan’s failed strategy of encouraging and using Islamist militants to crush Baloch rebels and separatists.
View ArticlePakistan Market Bomb Blast Kills at Least 16 People in Quetta
The bombing in the southwestern city took the lives of nine Hazaras, a Shiite Muslim minority group that has repeatedly been the target of Sunni extremists.
View ArticlePakistani Politician’s Son, Abducted 5 Years Ago, Is Found Alive
The Pakistani police and intelligence agencies found Shahbaz Ali Taseer, the son of a former governor who was assassinated eight months before the kidnapping.
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