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The Latest Breaking News from Peshawar

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan

Authorities have called on emergency services to remain on high alert, with more severe weather on the way.

Al Jazeera

At least two killed in motorcycle blast in Pakistan’s Peshawar city

The blast in Peshawar’s Board Bazaar area also wounded one person believed to be in a critical condition.

Al Jazeera

Who cooked up butter chicken? A court seeks the answer. Plus: Madhur Jaffrey's recipe

Two families are battling for bragging rights as the inventor of the wildly popular dish. Will the truth come out? Or it could be there's another origin story involving ... British tastebuds?

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Pakistan: Peshawar police refuse to provide security to candidates ahead of general elections

Ahead of the February 8 general elections to be held in Pakistan, the Peshawar police has decided not to provide security to electoral candidates. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles much of Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan but no damage is reported

Officials say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and parts of neighboring Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Four children among seven injured in Pakistan blast near Peshawar school

No group has claimed responsibility yet in a city that witnessed one of the world’s worst school attacks in 2014.

Al Jazeera

A roadside bombing in the commercial center of Pakistan's Peshawar city wounds at least 3 people

Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb went off near a school in the country's northwest on Tuesday, wounding at least three passersby and damaging windows of a nearby bank and several shops The bombing happened in the commercial center of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, a…

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‘In tents again’: Life comes full circle for Afghans expelled from Pakistan

Many Afghans fled to Pakistan after Soviet invasion in 1970s – only to be forcefully returned to a homeland in crisis.

Al Jazeera

Deaths from IS bombing at Islamist rally in Pakistan rise to 63 after more wounded people die

Pakistani officials say the death toll from the IS-claimed weekend suicide bombing at a rally of a pro-Taliban Islamist party has jumped to 63 after eight more wounded people died at hospitals

The Independent UK

Pakistan urges the Afghan Taliban to prevent militants from crossing the border and staging attacks

Pakistan’s prime minister is asking neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to do more to prevent militants from crossing the border to stage attacks like the massive suicide bombing earlier this week that killed dozens in a border region

The Independent UK

ISIL claims responsibility for Pakistan bombing that killed 54 people

Funerals held for the victims of Sunday’s suicide attack, which also wounded nearly 200 people.

Al Jazeera

The death toll in the Pakistan suicide bombing rises as families hold funerals

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.

WEKU

Pakistan holds funerals as government vows to hunt down those behind the weekend's suicide bombing

Pakistan is holding funerals for victims of a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric over the weekend

The Independent UK

Pakistani diplomat summoned to MoE over attacks on Sikhs

A senior Pakistani diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs on June 26 and told that Islamabad should ensure safety of the Sikhs who have several pilgrimage centres on Pakistani territory. This came a day after Manmohan Singh, a Sikh resident of Peshawar was killed on June 25.

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Dynamite News

Second attack on Sikh community in Pakistan, victim shot dead in Peshawar

In the second attack on the Sikh community in two consecutive days in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital, a victim was shot dead after unidentified armed men opened fire at him. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Why are people protesting in Pakistan? Former PM Imran Khan arrested by paramilitary forces

Thousands take to the streets across places such as the capital Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar

Al Jazeera

Protests erupt in Pakistan cities after Imran Khan arrest

Thousands take to the streets in the capital Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and other cities.

AFP

Seven killed, 44 wounded in blasts inside Pakistan police station

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in an attack inside a counter-terrorism police station in Pakistan on Monday, causing the building to collapse, officials said.

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Roadside bomb attack by Pakistan Taliban kills four police

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Four policemen were killed by a roadside bomb as they scrambled to protect a police station under siege by Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

More Clashes in Pakistan as Police Try to Arrest Imran Khan

Clashes between Pakistan's police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan persisted for a second day outside his home in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, a day after officers went to arrest him for failing to appear in court on graft charges. There have also been clashes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan Taliban Warn of More Attacks against Police after Compound Raid

Pakistan's Taliban warned Saturday of more attacks against law enforcement officers, a day after four people were killed when a suicide squad stormed a police compound in Karachi. The police are often used on the frontline of Pakistan's battle with the Taliban and frequently a target of militants who accuse…

AFP

Pakistan 'to agree' to tough IMF conditions as crisis worsens

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are "beyond imagination", as it battles a spiralling economic crisis.

AFP

Pakistan 'will have to agree' to IMF conditions for bailout: PM

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are "beyond imagination".

France 24

Old photos of unrelated blast attributed to Pakistan mosque bombing

Some social media users and media publications are using photos from a 2022 blast that claim to show the aftermath of the suicide bombing that killed at least 100 people in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday. We tell you where these photos are really from in this edition…

WEKU

Pakistan is roiled by multiple crises at once, with little end in sight

A storm of global issues, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, has exposed and exacerbated Pakistan's political, economic and security fault lines.

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