ISLAMABAD—Pakistani security forces killed eight insurgents in an overnight operation at a militant hideout near the Afghan border, the military said, and the shootout left one soldier dead and four wounded Wednesday. According to a military statement, the shootout took place in Shin Warsak area of South Waziristan, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
Pakistan Court Rules Election Commission’s Move to Delay Votes ‘Unconstitutional’
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the election commission’s (ECP) decision to delay voting for two key provincial assemblies was “unconstitutional” despite the country’s ongoing political turmoil. The ECP had previously announced that the elections in Punjab, the country’s most populated province, would be rescheduled from April 30 to Oct. 8 because it lacked the…
Stampede at Food Distribution Center Kills 12 in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan—Pakistani police on Saturday arrested eight people in the southern port city of Karachi after a stampede killed 12 people at a Ramadan food and cash distribution point a day earlier. Hundreds of women and children rushed to collect free food and cash outside a factory in an industrial area of the city on…
Pakistani Taliban Target Police, Kill 4 in Roadside Bombing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Terrorists in Pakistan targeted the country’s police force in two attacks in a volatile northwestern province on Thursday, killing four officers and wounding six, officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks. In one attack, police say a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying officers, killing four of them. The officers were…
Death Toll From Pakistan, Afghanistan Quake Rises to 21
ISLAMABAD—The death toll from a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan earlier this week rose to 21 on Thursday, after eight more deaths were reported in remote areas, officials said. Ten died in Afghanistan and 11 in Pakistan after the temblor rattled this South Asian region late on Tuesday. More…
13 People Dead After Powerful Earthquake Hits Afghanistan, Pakistan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled Pakistan and Afghanistan on March 21, killing at least 13 people and injuring hundreds of others, with strong tremors felt in several North Indian states. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.5, while the Pakistan Meteorological Department reported a 6.8 magnitude. The epicenter of the earthquake was Afghanistan’s…
Pakistan Urged to Cease Using ‘Abusive Measures’ Against Imran Khan’s Supporters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Pakistan’s authorities to refrain from using “abusive measures” against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan as protests escalated in the country. HRW said on Tuesday that police had charged protesters with batons and detained them under “sweeping counterterrorism laws.” Nearly 200 people have been arrested for arson, vandalism,…
Strong Magnitude 6.5 Quake Rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD—A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and frightening people even in remote villages. Twelve people were injured in northwest Pakistan in the quake, which was centered in Afghanistan and also felt in bordering Tajikistan. The tremors were so powerful that many people…
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Imran Khan Marks Court Presence as Supporters Clash With Police
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan officially marked his presence in court in the country’s capital on Saturday, his aide said, complying with judicial orders after a standoff with police that has led to intense clashes with his supporters. Local media Geo TV reported that the trial court in Islamabad cancelled the warrants for his…
Police Attempt to Arrest Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Sparks Violent Clashes
Pakistan police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed on Tuesday as police attempted to arrest Khan at his residence for failing to appear in court on corruption charges. Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd outside Khan’s house in Lahore while his supporters threw stones and “petrol bombs.”…
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