Eight people were killed in North Waziristan, South Waziristan and Bajaur in Pakistan on Wednesday 22, including two security personnel and six civilians, reported The Dawn.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said that the "electoral alliance" between Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) will be more beneficial for his party in the upcoming general election.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has named a French translator from Uttar Pradesh along with another person of raising funds for furthering the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a proscribed terrorist organisation.
At least 10 terrorists were killed in a gun battle with the Security personnel in the Tank region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Pezu neighbourhood on Tuesday, ARY News reported citing the country's military media wing.
At least four soldiers were killed in an attempt to thwart an attack by the proscribed terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), ARY News reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday.
Chital, located in the remote north of Pakistan, has been a relatively stable area that has not witnessed major militant activity, except for the 2011 attack.
Pakistan security forces killed the former group commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat in an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Express Tribune reported.
Torkham border, a crucial border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained blocked for the seventh day on Wednesday, as discussions between the two parties remained stalled, stranding commercial convoys and travellers, according to ARY News.
The month of August saw a significant surge in terrorist attacks around the country, with 99 terror occurrences registered thus far. This is the greatest number recorded in a single month since November 2014, according to the data.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a “motorcycle-borne suicide bomber exploded himself on a military convoy”.