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Pakistan, blast at religious school results in several dead

Rescue workers in the mosque after the blast, Peshawar, Pakistan

27 October 2020

Several people died and many were injured after a blast in a mosque in Peshawar, northern Pakistan

Cross border shelling persists in the Kashmir region contention

Relatives and friends mourn next to bodies of victims in cross border shelling in Pakistan's Neelum valley

Several soldiers and civilians were killed on both sides in one of the deadliest days since August for India and Pakistan.

Indian and Pakistani Inter-Border Conflict in Kashmir

Refugees take shelter at a relief camp after fleeing their villages

1 June 2018

Violence escalates in Kashmir, killing dozens and displacing thousands

A New Dialogue Process in Kashmir: Hopes and Skepticism

The body of a dead fighter carried by Kashmiris in a protest

15 January 2018
A new dialogue attempt began in the region disputed by India and Pakistan, surrounded by fears of radicalisation and hopes of peace.

25 dead and 50 injured in an explosion in Pakistan

Rescue workers move the body of a victim of the explosion.

3 August 2017
On July 24, an explosion in Lahore, Pakistan killed 25 people and wounded 50. The attack has been claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, a terrorist group.

Recruiting of Taliban fighters in Pakistan

20 July 2017
It has emerged that some Taliban militants, who previously fought against the Pakistan army and civilians, are forming a pro-government militia group.

Indian officer who used man as human shield is given an award

Farooq Dar was tied to jeep to be used as a shield against protesters who were attacking the military convoy

14 June 2017
The Indian army has given an award to an officer after he was accused of using a man as a human shield. This award has caused outrage amongst many.

Afghan refugees from Pakistan pressured to return to their war-torn homeland

13 April 2017
After more than thirty years of receiving refuge in Pakistan, pressure was put on Afghan refugees to return to their war-torn homeland.

Pakistan’s Forced Repatriation of Afghan Refugees

An Afghan girl stands by the doorway of her family's house in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.

30 September 2016
More than 2.6 million Afghan refugees to be repatriated back to Afghanistan by the end of 2016

Six killed, nineteen injured in Pakistan train attack

Chaos outside the train soon after the explosion.

7 October 2016
Two bombs targeting a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan killed at least six people and wounded 19, local media and officials said.

Twin blasts at a court in Pakistan kill 14

One of the court's rooms destroyed by the suicide bomber.

2 September 2016
At least 14 are killed and dozens injured after two bombs exploded at a court in northwest Pakistan

Suicide bomber outside mosque kills at least 25 in Pakistan

Medical personnel attend to a victim after a suicide bomb attack at a mosque, at a hospital in Bajaur Agency, outside Peshawar, Pakistan

26 September 2016
The end of the Eid-ul-Adha festival is marred by a suicide bomber outside a village mosque

13 Civilians Injured in Suicide Bombing Attack in Quetta, Pakistan

Security officials gather at the site of a bomb explosion in Quetta, Pakistan, August 11, 2016.

11 August 2016
On 11 August 2016, a roadside bombing devastated the city of Quetta in Pakistan wounding over 13 citizens.

Families Killed in Easter Celebration in Lahore

Rescue workers move a body from the blast site

28 March 2016
Mostly women and children were killed in a suicide bomb at park with people celebrating Easter Sunday that killed at least 70 people and wounded more than 300 others.