At least 20 miners were killed and at least seven injured after armed men stormed a small private coal mine in southwest Pakistan Friday morning (Oct 11). The attack in Balochistan province mainly targeted people from Pashtun-speaking areas of the province.

So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack but media sources said the blame was likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP.

The attackers allegedly fired rockets and threw grenades at the mine as well.

Humayun Khan, the police station house officer for the town, located east of the city of Quetta, said in a statement, “A group of armed men attacked the Junaid Coal company mines in the Duki area in the wee hours using heavy weapons.”

“We have received 20 bodies and six injured so far at the district hospital,” said Johar Khan Shadizai, a doctor in Duki.

Earlier on Monday (Oct 7), militant group Baloch Liberation Army said it had carried out an attack on Chinese nationals.

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Pakistan hosts thousands of Chinese nationals who are employed in various projects being built under Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative.

On Wednesday (Oct 9), gunmen in the area opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers, killing at least two officers and injuring two others.

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The Friday attack came days ahead of a key Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit being held in capital Islamabad next week. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is also due to visit the country to hold multilateral summits.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, closely linked to Afghanistan’s Taliban, has been outlawed in Pakistan and is believed to be behind a series of deadly attacks across the South Asian country in recent months.

At least 20 miners were killed and at least seven injured after armed men stormed a small private coal mine in southwest Pakistan Friday morning (Oct 11). The attack in Balochistan province mainly targeted people from Pashtun-speaking areas of the province.

At least 20 miners were killed and at least seven injured after armed men stormed a small private coal mine in southwest Pakistan Friday morning (Oct 11). The attack in Balochistan province mainly targeted people from Pashtun-speaking areas of the province. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack but media sources said the blame was likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP. The attackers allegedly fired rockets and threw grenades at the mine as well. Humayun Khan, the police station house officer for the town, located east of the city of Quetta, said in a statement, “A group of armed men attacked the Junaid Coal company mines in the Duki area in the wee hours using heavy weapons.” “We have received 20 bodies and six injured so far at the district hospital,” said Johar Khan Shadizai, a doctor in Duki. Earlier on Monday (Oct 7), militant group Baloch Liberation Army said it had carried out an attack on Chinese nationals. Also read: Militant attacks in Pak`s Balochistan: Death toll over 70, CM issues strong warning to terrorists Pakistan hosts thousands of Chinese nationals who are employed in various projects being built under Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. On Wednesday (Oct 9), gunmen in the area opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers, killing at least two officers and injuring two others. Also read: Pakistan Army hit hard as Balochistan separatists kill its 50 members The Friday attack came days ahead of a key Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit being held in capital Islamabad next week. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is also due to visit the country to hold multilateral summits. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, closely linked to Afghanistan’s Taliban, has been outlawed in Pakistan and is believed to be behind a series of deadly attacks across the South Asian country in recent months.

Pakistan: 20 dead as armed men storm private coal mine in Balochistan

One Chinese-Pakistani dual national was shot dead and two others left injured after an armed attacker posing as a patient opened fire at a dental clinic in Karachi, Pakistan. The three dual nationals had been operating the dental clinic in the area for 40 years. Investigators said that the attacker, in his early 30s, "didn't hurt Pakistanis" in Wednesday's incident.

The victims have been identified as Ronald Chow, who worked as an assistant to dentist Richard Hu, 74, and his wife Margaret, 72. The incident left the couple wounded, while Chow lost his life. The suspect escaped on a motorbike with the help of an accomplice.&nbsp;

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Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah condemned the attack and said such incidents were "intolerable".

"The security of Chinese residents should be ensured in every way," he tweeted.

The motive behind the shooting isn't clear yet. While no one has claimed responsibility for the incident, it is important to note that Chinese nationals have faced similar attacks in the country in the past as well.

Last April, three Chinese language teachers and their Pakistani driver were killed in an alleged suicide bombing in Karachi. The separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) had said it attacked the vehicle. Notably, BLA opposes Chinese investment in Pakistan saying that it doesn't benefit locals.&nbsp;

China runs large infrastructure projects across Pakistan, including the Balochistan province where insurgency has been a problem for years.

(With inputs from agencies)

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One Chinese-Pakistani dual national was shot dead and two others left injured after an armed attacker posing as a patient opened fire at a dental clinic in Karachi, Pakistan.

One Chinese-Pakistani dual national was shot dead and two others left injured after an armed attacker posing as a patient opened fire at a dental clinic in Karachi, Pakistan. The three dual nationals had been operating the dental clinic in the area for 40 years. Investigators said that the attacker, in his early 30s, "didn't hurt Pakistanis" in Wednesday's incident. The victims have been identified as Ronald Chow, who worked as an assistant to dentist Richard Hu, 74, and his wife Margaret, 72. The incident left the couple wounded, while Chow lost his life. The suspect escaped on a motorbike with the help of an accomplice. Also Read | Pakistan Army helicopter crashes in Balochistan, killing all six on board Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah condemned the attack and said such incidents were "intolerable". "The security of Chinese residents should be ensured in every way," he tweeted. The motive behind the shooting isn't clear yet. While no one has claimed responsibility for the incident, it is important to note that Chinese nationals have faced similar attacks in the country in the past as well. Last April, three Chinese language teachers and their Pakistani driver were killed in an alleged suicide bombing in Karachi. The separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) had said it attacked the vehicle. Notably, BLA opposes Chinese investment in Pakistan saying that it doesn't benefit locals. China runs large infrastructure projects across Pakistan, including the Balochistan province where insurgency has been a problem for years. (With inputs from agencies)

One Chinese national shot dead in Karachi, two others injured

Four Pakistani security personnel were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan&#39;s southwestern city of Quetta, Balochistan, on Saturday.

&quot;Three paramilitary soldiers and one policeman have been killed while a passerby has been injured in an attack on the paramilitary troops,&quot; local police official Syed Zahid Hussain told AFP.

Al-Alami faction of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) group, which has links with the Middle East-based jihadist organisation Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The group had said it had worked with IS last month to carry out the deadliest attack on a Pakistani military installation, which had left 61 people dead.

Mineral-rich Balochistan province, of which Quetta is capital, has been plagued for decades by a separatist insurgency and sectarian killings.

In August, a suicide bombing at a Quetta hospital claimed by the Islamic State group and the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar wing of the Pakistani Taliban killed 73 people, including many of the city&#39;s lawyer community who had gone there to mourn the fatal shooting of a colleague.

(WION with inputs from AFP)

The shooting was claimed by the Al-Alami faction of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a group that has previously worked with IS

Four Pakistani security personnel were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, Balochistan, on Saturday. "Three paramilitary soldiers and one policeman have been killed while a passerby has been injured in an attack on the paramilitary troops," local police official Syed Zahid Hussain told AFP. Al-Alami faction of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) group, which has links with the Middle East-based jihadist organisation Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for the attack. The group had said it had worked with IS last month to carry out the deadliest attack on a Pakistani military installation, which had left 61 people dead. Mineral-rich Balochistan province, of which Quetta is capital, has been plagued for decades by a separatist insurgency and sectarian killings. In August, a suicide bombing at a Quetta hospital claimed by the Islamic State group and the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar wing of the Pakistani Taliban killed 73 people, including many of the city's lawyer community who had gone there to mourn the fatal shooting of a colleague. (WION with inputs from AFP)

Pakistan: Militants kill four security personnel in restive Balochistan

An armed man tried to fire outside a private school in Haroonabad area of Bahawalnagar in Pakistan&#39;s Punjab province today, Pakistan daily the Express Tribune reported.&nbsp;

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As panic gripped the area, heavy contingents of police reached the site and safely evacuated the school.

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A similar incident was reported earlier this year in the vicinity near Viqar-un-Nisa School and College for Girls in Rawalpindi.&nbsp;

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Heavy contingents of police, however, reached the site and safely evacuated the school

An armed man tried to fire outside a private school in Haroonabad area of Bahawalnagar in Pakistan's Punjab province today, Pakistan daily the Express Tribune reported. As panic gripped the area, heavy contingents of police reached the site and safely evacuated the school. A similar incident was reported earlier this year in the vicinity near Viqar-un-Nisa School and College for Girls in Rawalpindi. (WION)

Panic ensues as gunman attacks school in Pakistan

Five members of the same family&nbsp;including a woman were killed, and six others injured, when unknown assailants opened fire today at a Shia religious gathering&nbsp;in Pakistan.

The incident took place outside&nbsp;the home of a Shia Muslim doctor in Karachi&#39;s Nazimabad area, where people had gathered for a religious meeting.

&quot;Four men wearing helmets and riding on motorcycles came to the house where the religious gathering was taking place in the month of Muharram and they opened indiscriminate firing on the people standing at the gate,&quot; a senior police official said.

Dawn reports that the dead and injured were taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, located nearby.

The hospital&#39;s Dr Roohina said&nbsp;six other injured people were also brought with bullet wounds, and the condition of&nbsp;two patients was critical.

The Sindh police&#39;s&nbsp;Nasir Aftab told&nbsp;media that the residents of the house had not sought security for having the private Majlis (a place of sitting, often for social or religious purposes in Islamic countries).

&quot;The police was not informed about this religious gathering and there was no security,&quot; he said.

As it happens, the house outside which the firing took place is located in a lane just behind the Nazimabad police station and is also close to a Rangers (police) checkpoint.

Inspector General&nbsp;Sindh and&nbsp;AD Khawaja said that the Majlis was taking place at the house of Dr Asad Kohati who was targeted first by the gunmen who came and opened fire and fled away.

The attack took place despite the security agencies and law enforcement agencies being on high alert during the month of Muharram when Shia Muslims hold religious gathering throughout the month.

Earlier in October, a boy was killed and injured were&nbsp;15 other people, among them women and children, after an&nbsp;explosion was said to have taken&nbsp;place outside Dar-i-Abbas Imambargah, in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi.

(With inputs from PTI)

The five killed were members of the same family. As of yet the assailants, who fled on motorcycles, are unknown

Five members of the same family including a woman were killed, and six others injured, when unknown assailants opened fire today at a Shia religious gathering in Pakistan. The incident took place outside the home of a Shia Muslim doctor in Karachi's Nazimabad area, where people had gathered for a religious meeting. "Four men wearing helmets and riding on motorcycles came to the house where the religious gathering was taking place in the month of Muharram and they opened indiscriminate firing on the people standing at the gate," a senior police official said. Dawn reports that the dead and injured were taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, located nearby. The hospital's Dr Roohina said six other injured people were also brought with bullet wounds, and the condition of two patients was critical. The Sindh police's Nasir Aftab told media that the residents of the house had not sought security for having the private Majlis (a place of sitting, often for social or religious purposes in Islamic countries). "The police was not informed about this religious gathering and there was no security," he said. As it happens, the house outside which the firing took place is located in a lane just behind the Nazimabad police station and is also close to a Rangers (police) checkpoint. Inspector General Sindh and AD Khawaja said that the Majlis was taking place at the house of Dr Asad Kohati who was targeted first by the gunmen who came and opened fire and fled away. The attack took place despite the security agencies and law enforcement agencies being on high alert during the month of Muharram when Shia Muslims hold religious gathering throughout the month. Earlier in October, a boy was killed and injured were 15 other people, among them women and children, after an explosion was said to have taken place outside Dar-i-Abbas Imambargah, in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi. (With inputs from PTI)

Gunmen open fire at Shia religious gathering in Pakistan, 5 killed