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

By Abdul Sattar, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

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

Top cleric and 5 others killed in bombing at Pakistan seminary ahead of Ramadan

By Riaz Khan, Associated Press

An attacker blew himself up Friday in a mosque at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.

Pakistani airstrikes kill 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children, Taliban official says

By Riaz Khan, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

On Wednesday, the Pakistani military said security forces killed 13 insurgents in an overnight operation in an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan.

Lockdown in Pakistan’s capital ends after police disperse protestors demanding release of Imran Khan

By Associated Press

Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown.

Pakistani police fire tear gas as thousands protest for release of former prime minister Khan

By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

Authorities say at least one police officer was killed and several officers and demonstrators were injured in clashes.

At least 38 killed in northwest Pakistan as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims

By Riaz Khan, Associated Press

Thursday's attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites have killed dozens in recent months.

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

By Abdul Sattar, Associated Press

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.

Pakistan closes schools in Lahore due to dangerous air quality

By Associated Press

Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week.

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

By Abdul Sattar, Associated Press

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.