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World Mar 12

Pakistani officials say insurgent attack on train ended but some hostages are dead

Security officials said over 300 hostages were rescued, and that operation continued Wednesday. They gave no details about the hostages killed.

World Nov 09

At least 26 people killed by bomb blast at southwestern Pakistan rail station

A separatist group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, claimed the attack in a statement, saying a suicide bomber targeted troops present at the railway station. The outlawed BLA has long waged an insurgency seeking independence from Islamabad.

World Oct 11

Gunmen in southwest Pakistan kill 21 miners, injure 6 others ahead of major security summit

The gunmen stormed the accommodation at a coal mine in Pakistan’s Duki district late Thursday night, rounded up the men and opened fire, police official Hamayun Khan Nasir said. The province is home to several separatist groups who want independence.

World Aug 26

Gunmen kill at least 38 people in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province

The military said security forces killed 21 insurgents in response to attacks.

World Apr 13

Gunmen in southwest Pakistan killed 11 people in highway attacks on vehicles, police say

Pakistani police searched for gunmen who killed nine people after abducting them from a bus on a highway in the country’s southwest. The same attackers earlier killed two people and wounded six in another car they forced to stop.

World Feb 12

Pakistani premier defends delayed election results release, insists vote was fair

Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar said it took election authorities only 36 hours to count over 60 million votes while also grappling with attacks by militants.

World Feb 07

At least 29 are dead after bombings at Pakistani political offices, a day before elections

The attacks came the day before the country was set to elect a new parliament and raise concerns for the election in the troubled Western ally, where many voters are already disillusioned by political feuding and a seemingly intractable economic…

World Sep 29

At least 52 dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam’s prophet

Authorities in Pakistan say at least 52 people were killed and nearly 70 wounded after a suspected bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday in the southwest of the country.

Politics Jan 31

WATCH: Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

The Senate rejected a motion to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in a 51 to 49 vote, pushing the trial one step closer to acquittal vote.

World Apr 12

Suicide bombing at Pakistan open-air market kills at least 20

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni militant groups have claimed similar bombings in the past against Shiites, whom they view as apostates deserving of death.

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