What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.
Pakistan PM Visits Quetta as Militants Behind Train Hijack Say Standoff Still On
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the 9th May will always be remembered as Black Day in the history of Pakistan. Chairing a meeting on law and order situation in Lahore on Sunday, he ...
The president’s praise of the Pakistani government for its role in capturing a “top terrorist” signaled a possible ...
At least nine persons were killed and 16 injured as two explosive-laden vehicles rammed into the boundary wall of the main cantonment in Bannu in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday while the army ...
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