The first Sikh-only school will soon be established in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakthunkhwa, authorities have announced.&nbsp;

The provincial Auqaf Department of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government decided to approve building the school and has allocated Rs 22 lakhs for its construction in the Peshawar city.

"The elected representatives of the Sikh community had requested the establishment of a separate school for their community," the department said.

As part of the annual budget 2019-20, the provincial government has allocated a total of Rs 5.5 crores for minority affairs, the Express Tribune reported.

The Provincial Government has allocated Rs 86 lakhs for holding festivals of the minority communities.&nbsp;

The first Sikh-only school will soon be established in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakthunkhwa, authorities have announced. The provincial Auqaf Department of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government decided to approve building the school and has allocated Rs 22 lakhs for its construction in the Peshawar city.

The first Sikh-only school will soon be established in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakthunkhwa, authorities have announced. The provincial Auqaf Department of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government decided to approve building the school and has allocated Rs 22 lakhs for its construction in the Peshawar city. "The elected representatives of the Sikh community had requested the establishment of a separate school for their community," the department said. As part of the annual budget 2019-20, the provincial government has allocated a total of Rs 5.5 crores for minority affairs, the Express Tribune reported. The Provincial Government has allocated Rs 86 lakhs for holding festivals of the minority communities.

Pakistan's provincial government approves its first Sikh only school

Two security personnel were killed and two others were injured following an IED blast at a check post in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, sources said.

The explosives, which were planted close to the check post in Sheva tehsil of North Aaziristan District bordering Afghanistan, went off when the levies personnel reported for duty, eye witnesses said.

The deceased, identified as Ameer Zaman and Abdul Wali, were local residents, they said.

Two security personnel were killed and two others were injured following an IED blast at a check post in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, sources said. The explosives, which were planted close to the check post in Sheva tehsil of North Aaziristan District bordering Afghanistan, went off when the levies personnel reported for duty, eye witnesses said.

Two security personnel were killed and two others were injured following an IED blast at a check post in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, sources said. The explosives, which were planted close to the check post in Sheva tehsil of North Aaziristan District bordering Afghanistan, went off when the levies personnel reported for duty, eye witnesses said. The deceased, identified as Ameer Zaman and Abdul Wali, were local residents, they said.

IED blast kills two security personnel in Pakistan

<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pashtuns-support-freedom-of-baloch-from-pakistan-195246&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi3zNzUjdThAhUKRo8KHXJMAbUQFggFMAA&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;usg=AOvVaw01zBWBaJrWLMa7J63MDfD6">Pakistani security forces</a> raided a militant hideout in a residential compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar triggering a 15-hour shootout in which a police officer and at least five suspected terrorists were killed.

Three other police officers were also injured in the operation, which has been continuing since Monday night against terrorists hiding in a three-story residential building in Hayatabad area.

The terror suspects were wanted for attacks on a judge and additional inspector-general of police, security sources said.

The operation was carried out on the basis of an intelligence tip-off regarding the presence of terrorists in the three-story residential building.&nbsp;

The operation saw the exchange of heavy fire between security forces and the terrorists.&nbsp;

The security forces blew up the main boundary walls of the house and entered the building.

The terror suspects were asked to surrender but instead, they opened fire on the security forces.&nbsp;

Police say the suspects also threw grenades, which killed an officer.&nbsp;

Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in a residential compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar triggering a 15-hour shootout in which a police officer and at least five suspected terrorists were killed.

Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in a residential compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar triggering a 15-hour shootout in which a police officer and at least five suspected terrorists were killed. Three other police officers were also injured in the operation, which has been continuing since Monday night against terrorists hiding in a three-story residential building in Hayatabad area. The terror suspects were wanted for attacks on a judge and additional inspector-general of police, security sources said. The operation was carried out on the basis of an intelligence tip-off regarding the presence of terrorists in the three-story residential building. The operation saw the exchange of heavy fire between security forces and the terrorists. The security forces blew up the main boundary walls of the house and entered the building. The terror suspects were asked to surrender but instead, they opened fire on the security forces. Police say the suspects also threw grenades, which killed an officer.

Pakistan: One police officer, five terrorists killed in shootout in Peshawar

At least eight persons, including two children, were killed in a flash <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/record-rains-turn-pakistan-citys-roads-into-rivers-six-dead-148797&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjmy8C_7MzhAhXLtY8KHbpxDQIQFggEMAA&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;usg=AOvVaw18-8mX1U6HiDxCZYxKk8pX">flood</a> in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

The incident happened when a vehicle carrying them was heading to a wedding party and it drowned in Wana tehsil of South Waziristan District bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, according to district administration officials.&nbsp;

Six children remain missing and a search operation is underway to find them, the officials said.

The rescue team retrieved six bodies of women and two children. Pakistan Army and district administration officials are continuing a search for the missing individuals.&nbsp;

At least eight persons, including two children, were killed in a flash flood in northwest Pakistan, officials said. The incident happened when a vehicle carrying them was heading to a wedding party and it drowned in Wana tehsil of South Waziristan District bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, according to district administration officials.

At least eight persons, including two children, were killed in a flash flood in northwest Pakistan, officials said. The incident happened when a vehicle carrying them was heading to a wedding party and it drowned in Wana tehsil of South Waziristan District bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, according to district administration officials. Six children remain missing and a search operation is underway to find them, the officials said. The rescue team retrieved six bodies of women and two children. Pakistan Army and district administration officials are continuing a search for the missing individuals.

Pakistan: Flash flood kills eight people

Pakistan partially re-opened its airspace Friday, the aviation authority said, after thousands of passengers were left stranded worldwide when Islamabad shut down air travel as tensions with neighbouring India soared.

A spokeswoman for the Civil Aviation Authority said airspace was "partially re-opened", adding that it would be fully restored by Monday.&nbsp;

Earlier, she said flights would be allowed in and out of Pakistan's major airports at Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta only starting Friday, with the rest of the airspace to be re-opened "gradually".

Authorities have urged passengers to check for more information with their airlines.&nbsp;

The decision to close airspace on Wednesday came after a rare aerial dogfight between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the skies over the disputed territory of Kashmir ignited fears of all-out conflict, with world powers rushing to urge restraint.

Both sides claimed to have shot each other's warplanes down, and one Indian pilot was captured. Pakistan has vowed he will be returned to India on Friday in an overture towards New Delhi.&nbsp;

The airspace closure disrupted major routes between Europe and South Asia, with mounting frustration from passengers stranded at international airports.&nbsp;

Thai Airways cancelled nearly 30 flights, affecting 5,000 passengers. The decision affected services to London, Munich, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Vienna, Stockholm, Zurich, Copenhagen and Oslo.

Singapore Airlines was also forced to divert Europe-bound flights to Mumbai and Dubai to refuel, while a flight to Frankfurt was cancelled.&nbsp;

Emirates, Qatar Airways, Saudi Airlines, and Air Canada were all also among other carriers forced to cancel and divert flights.&nbsp;

Pakistan's civil aviation authorities said they had allowed some flights to depart on Thursday.

They were an Emirates service from Peshawar to Dubai, an Air Arabia flight from Peshawar to Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE and a Qatar Airways flight from Peshawar to Doha.

Pakistan partially re-opened its airspace Friday, the aviation authority said, after thousands of passengers were left stranded worldwide when Islamabad shut down air travel as tensions with neighbouring India soared.

Pakistan partially re-opened its airspace Friday, the aviation authority said, after thousands of passengers were left stranded worldwide when Islamabad shut down air travel as tensions with neighbouring India soared. A spokeswoman for the Civil Aviation Authority said airspace was "partially re-opened", adding that it would be fully restored by Monday. Earlier, she said flights would be allowed in and out of Pakistan's major airports at Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta only starting Friday, with the rest of the airspace to be re-opened "gradually". Authorities have urged passengers to check for more information with their airlines. The decision to close airspace on Wednesday came after a rare aerial dogfight between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the skies over the disputed territory of Kashmir ignited fears of all-out conflict, with world powers rushing to urge restraint. Both sides claimed to have shot each other's warplanes down, and one Indian pilot was captured. Pakistan has vowed he will be returned to India on Friday in an overture towards New Delhi. The airspace closure disrupted major routes between Europe and South Asia, with mounting frustration from passengers stranded at international airports. Thai Airways cancelled nearly 30 flights, affecting 5,000 passengers. The decision affected services to London, Munich, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Vienna, Stockholm, Zurich, Copenhagen and Oslo. Singapore Airlines was also forced to divert Europe-bound flights to Mumbai and Dubai to refuel, while a flight to Frankfurt was cancelled. Emirates, Qatar Airways, Saudi Airlines, and Air Canada were all also among other carriers forced to cancel and divert flights. Pakistan's civil aviation authorities said they had allowed some flights to depart on Thursday. They were an Emirates service from Peshawar to Dubai, an Air Arabia flight from Peshawar to Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE and a Qatar Airways flight from Peshawar to Doha.

Pakistan partially re-opens airspace: Aviation authority

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of Pakistan on Saturday, the meteorological department said.&nbsp;

However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage.&nbsp;

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department's National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the epicentre of the quake was Hindu Kush, a mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan border -- from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan.

The earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale took place at a depth of 208 kilometres in the Hindu Kush Region in Afghanistan, it said.&nbsp;

The tremors were felt in various cities of Pakistan, including Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Kohat, Swat, Mianwali and Sargodha, the Dawn News reported.&nbsp;

Earlier in the day, a mild tremor was also felt in Karachi at 7:38 am. According to the Met department, it was recorded at a 2.9 magnitude on the Richter scale.&nbsp;

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of Pakistan on Saturday, the meteorological department said. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage.

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of Pakistan on Saturday, the meteorological department said. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department's National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the epicentre of the quake was Hindu Kush, a mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan border -- from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan. The earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale took place at a depth of 208 kilometres in the Hindu Kush Region in Afghanistan, it said. The tremors were felt in various cities of Pakistan, including Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Kohat, Swat, Mianwali and Sargodha, the Dawn News reported. Earlier in the day, a mild tremor was also felt in Karachi at 7:38 am. According to the Met department, it was recorded at a 2.9 magnitude on the Richter scale.

5.8 magnitude earthquake hits several Pakistan cities

Peshawar High Court on Thursday stopped the Archaeology Department of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from vacating Panj Tirath, a Hindu religious site which has been declared as the national heritage.

Deputy Director Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) Peshawar Humayun Khan said that the provincial archaeology department had given notice for vacating Panj Tirath. 
&nbsp; 
Pakistan's Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB), which manages the shrines of Hindus and Sikhs, had challenged the notice in the court. 
Panj Tirath is a property of the EPTB, he said.

Peshawar High Court on Thursday stopped the Archaeology Department of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from vacating Panj Tirath, a Hindu religious site which has been declared as the national heritage.

Peshawar High Court on Thursday stopped the Archaeology Department of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from vacating Panj Tirath, a Hindu religious site which has been declared as the national heritage. Deputy Director Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) Peshawar Humayun Khan said that the provincial archaeology department had given notice for vacating Panj Tirath. Pakistan's Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB), which manages the shrines of Hindus and Sikhs, had challenged the notice in the court. Panj Tirath is a property of the EPTB, he said.

Pakistan court stops provincial department from vacating Panj Tirath

India Sunday strongly hit back at Pakistan for the “preposterous allegation” its Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made at the UN that terrorists behind the 2014 attack on a Peshawar school were “supported” by India, saying the “despicable insinuation” dishonours the memory of the children killed in the assault.

Indian diplomat from the country’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Eenam Gambhir, exercised India’s Right of Reply and rejected Qureshi’s baseless allegation made during his General Assembly address last night.

“Among the most outrageous was the preposterous allegation relating to the horrific terror attack on a Peshawar school four years ago,” Gambhir said. She reminded the new Pakistan government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, that there was an outpouring of sorrow and pain in India following the massacre of children in 2014. She said both Houses of India’s Parliament had expressed solidarity while paying respects to those killed. “Schools all over India had observed two minutes of silence in their memory. The despicable insinuation made by the foreign minister of Pakistan dishonours the memory of the innocent lives lost to terrorists that day,” Gambhir said.

She said the allegation was a “desperate attempt” to look away from the monster of terror Pakistan has created in its quest to destabilise its neighbours and covet their territory. Qureshi had said that Pakistan will never forget the mass murder of more than 150 children in the Peshawar school, the Mastung attack and many others that “have links with terrorists supported by India.”

The Peshawar attack was carried out by heavily-armed 8-10 Taliban suicide bombers who stormed the army-run school and took several hostages. The attackers wearing paramilitary Frontier Corps uniforms had entered the school and started indiscriminate firing. Gambhir also took a dig at Qureshi’s emphasis on a “new Pakistan” under Khan, saying while the Indian delegation had come to listen to Pakistan’s “new” foreign minister outline the vision of a new Pakistan, “what we heard is a ‘New Pakistan’ cast in the mold of old.”

Gambhir tore into Pakistan’s claim that it has turned the tide against terrorism, saying a fact-check of this claim will give a different picture. She asked if Pakistan can deny the fact that it is the “host and patron” of 132 of the UN-designated terrorists and 22 terrorist entities listed under the UN Security Council Sanctions regimes. “Will Pakistan deny that the UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed enjoys a free run inside Pakistan and spews venom and sets up candidates for electoral offices,” she said. With Qureshi again raking up the Kashmir issue, Gambhir asserted that India is making it clear to the “new government” of Pakistan that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir is and will remain an integral part of India.

India also ripped through efforts of the ‘New Pakistan’ to champion human rights. “This is vintage verbal duplicity,” Gambhir said, citing the example of Princeton economic professor Atif Mian. The economist was appointed and removed by Khan’s government from the Economic Advisory Council on the grounds that he belongs to a minority. Mian is an Ahmadi, a religious minority of Pakistan. “Before preaching to the world, championing of human rights should begin at home,” Gambhir said.

She said a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Kashmir, which Qureshi mentioned and welcomed in his speech, is a publication that no UN member-state had asked for or supported and on which no action was taken. India lambasted Pakistan’s assertion that New Delhi had called off the proposed foreign minister-level talks on flimsy grounds. “The new foreign minister of Pakistan chose to term the gruesome killing of our security personnel by Pakistani-sponsored terrorists as ‘flimsy grounds’,” she said. She said Qureshi’s speech was made up of “fake allegations and fake facts” which can only make for a “fake vision.”

Qureshi had said Pakistan desires a relationship with India based on sovereign equality and mutual respect and sought resolution of disputes through a serious and comprehensive dialogue that covers all issues of concern. He said Pakistan was to meet on the sidelines of this UNGA Session to talk about all issues with India but New Delhi called off the dialogue for the third time on flimsy grounds. “They preferred politics over peace,” he had said. India had called off the meeting, citing the brutal killings of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir and after Islamabad released postage stamps glorifying Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani. “For a new vision to materialise, Pakistan must demonstrate that it has moved beyond a narrative of deception, deceit and distortion,” Gambhir said.

Exercising its Right of Reply, Pakistan said the claims of religious superiority are perpetrated through state patronage all across India. The Pakistani representative made a reference to Farook Ahmad Dar, saying he was tied to an army vehicle and used as a human shield in the Valley. He said members from India’s minority communities are publicly lynched at the hands of Hindu zealots. He said Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally-recognised dispute and the UN has called for holding of a impartial plebiscite to ascertain the wishes of the Kashmiri people. He said Jammu and Kashmir is not a part of India, adding, “India cannot hide behind semantics anymore.”

India Sunday strongly hit back at Pakistan for the “preposterous allegation” its Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made at the UN that terrorists behind the 2014 attack on a Peshawar school were “supported” by India, saying the “despicable insinuation” dishonours the memory of the children killed in the assault.

India Sunday strongly hit back at Pakistan for the “preposterous allegation” its Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made at the UN that terrorists behind the 2014 attack on a Peshawar school were “supported” by India, saying the “despicable insinuation” dishonours the memory of the children killed in the assault. Indian diplomat from the country’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Eenam Gambhir, exercised India’s Right of Reply and rejected Qureshi’s baseless allegation made during his General Assembly address last night. “Among the most outrageous was the preposterous allegation relating to the horrific terror attack on a Peshawar school four years ago,” Gambhir said. She reminded the new Pakistan government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, that there was an outpouring of sorrow and pain in India following the massacre of children in 2014. She said both Houses of India’s Parliament had expressed solidarity while paying respects to those killed. “Schools all over India had observed two minutes of silence in their memory. The despicable insinuation made by the foreign minister of Pakistan dishonours the memory of the innocent lives lost to terrorists that day,” Gambhir said. She said the allegation was a “desperate attempt” to look away from the monster of terror Pakistan has created in its quest to destabilise its neighbours and covet their territory. Qureshi had said that Pakistan will never forget the mass murder of more than 150 children in the Peshawar school, the Mastung attack and many others that “have links with terrorists supported by India.” The Peshawar attack was carried out by heavily-armed 8-10 Taliban suicide bombers who stormed the army-run school and took several hostages. The attackers wearing paramilitary Frontier Corps uniforms had entered the school and started indiscriminate firing. Gambhir also took a dig at Qureshi’s emphasis on a “new Pakistan” under Khan, saying while the Indian delegation had come to listen to Pakistan’s “new” foreign minister outline the vision of a new Pakistan, “what we heard is a ‘New Pakistan’ cast in the mold of old.” Gambhir tore into Pakistan’s claim that it has turned the tide against terrorism, saying a fact-check of this claim will give a different picture. She asked if Pakistan can deny the fact that it is the “host and patron” of 132 of the UN-designated terrorists and 22 terrorist entities listed under the UN Security Council Sanctions regimes. “Will Pakistan deny that the UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed enjoys a free run inside Pakistan and spews venom and sets up candidates for electoral offices,” she said. With Qureshi again raking up the Kashmir issue, Gambhir asserted that India is making it clear to the “new government” of Pakistan that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir is and will remain an integral part of India. India also ripped through efforts of the ‘New Pakistan’ to champion human rights. “This is vintage verbal duplicity,” Gambhir said, citing the example of Princeton economic professor Atif Mian. The economist was appointed and removed by Khan’s government from the Economic Advisory Council on the grounds that he belongs to a minority. Mian is an Ahmadi, a religious minority of Pakistan. “Before preaching to the world, championing of human rights should begin at home,” Gambhir said. She said a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Kashmir, which Qureshi mentioned and welcomed in his speech, is a publication that no UN member-state had asked for or supported and on which no action was taken. India lambasted Pakistan’s assertion that New Delhi had called off the proposed foreign minister-level talks on flimsy grounds. “The new foreign minister of Pakistan chose to term the gruesome killing of our security personnel by Pakistani-sponsored terrorists as ‘flimsy grounds’,” she said. She said Qureshi’s speech was made up of “fake allegations and fake facts” which can only make for a “fake vision.” Qureshi had said Pakistan desires a relationship with India based on sovereign equality and mutual respect and sought resolution of disputes through a serious and comprehensive dialogue that covers all issues of concern. He said Pakistan was to meet on the sidelines of this UNGA Session to talk about all issues with India but New Delhi called off the dialogue for the third time on flimsy grounds. “They preferred politics over peace,” he had said. India had called off the meeting, citing the brutal killings of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir and after Islamabad released postage stamps glorifying Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani. “For a new vision to materialise, Pakistan must demonstrate that it has moved beyond a narrative of deception, deceit and distortion,” Gambhir said. Exercising its Right of Reply, Pakistan said the claims of religious superiority are perpetrated through state patronage all across India. The Pakistani representative made a reference to Farook Ahmad Dar, saying he was tied to an army vehicle and used as a human shield in the Valley. He said members from India’s minority communities are publicly lynched at the hands of Hindu zealots. He said Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally-recognised dispute and the UN has called for holding of a impartial plebiscite to ascertain the wishes of the Kashmiri people. He said Jammu and Kashmir is not a part of India, adding, “India cannot hide behind semantics anymore.”

Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s remarks on Peshawar school attack dishonour memory of children killed: India

A clash between Pashtun activists and local militants today killed two people and wounded 25 others in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Rustam Bazar of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan where the military has in the past conducted a string of punishing offensives to hunt down Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

Supporters of the Pashtun Protection Movement (PTM), which is led by young activist Manzoor Pashteen, wanted to hold a rally to protest against growing corruption in the tribal regions.

"The clash erupted after supporters of Manzoor Pashteen were stopped from holding a protest rally by local militants belonging to Maulvi Nazir group " a senior local administration official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The Pashtun activists torched two offices of the militants, which led to an exchange of fire, killing two people and wounding 25 others, the offical said. Authorities were not immediately able to ascertain the identities of those killed and injured.

Maulvi Nazir Wazir was a pro-government militant commander who carried out attacks on US troops deployed in Afghanistan. He was killed in a drone strike in 2013.&nbsp

The incident occurred in the Rustam Bazar of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan where the military has in the past conducted a string of punishing offensives to hunt down Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants

A clash between Pashtun activists and local militants today killed two people and wounded 25 others in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. The incident occurred in the Rustam Bazar of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan where the military has in the past conducted a string of punishing offensives to hunt down Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants. Supporters of the Pashtun Protection Movement (PTM), which is led by young activist Manzoor Pashteen, wanted to hold a rally to protest against growing corruption in the tribal regions. "The clash erupted after supporters of Manzoor Pashteen were stopped from holding a protest rally by local militants belonging to Maulvi Nazir group " a senior local administration official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The Pashtun activists torched two offices of the militants, which led to an exchange of fire, killing two people and wounding 25 others, the offical said. Authorities were not immediately able to ascertain the identities of those killed and injured. Maulvi Nazir Wazir was a pro-government militant commander who carried out attacks on US troops deployed in Afghanistan. He was killed in a drone strike in 2013.

Two killed as activists clash with militants in Pakistan tribal area

Gunmen shot a Sikh peace activist on Tuesday in Peshawar on Tuesday, killing him on the spot. The gunman fired shots at Scheme Chowk, Budhbir area.&nbsp;

Charanjeet Singh, a human rights activists, and Sikh community leader was shot by bike-borne assailants on Tuesday morning. Singh had been living in Peshawar with his family for more than 20 years and was a respected&nbsp;leader in the region.&nbsp;

As per reports, Singh, at the time, was sitting in his shop when the attackers came on a bike and opened fire on him and fled.&nbsp;

Although the exact motive behind the incident is still unknown, community and local political leaders suspect the hand of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hand in the attack.

In the run-up to the upcoming general election, which is scheduled for July 25, the political atmosphere of the country is getting increasingly turbulent. While the Pakistan Army and the ISI have been covertly supporting the extremism, a few players are contesting to bring a more liberal government in Islamabad.

The police have launched an investigation after lodging a case at Inqalab Police Station.&nbsp;

About 60,000 Sikhs live&nbsp;in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including 15,000 in&nbsp;Peshawar&nbsp;alone, who have time and again raised the issue of discrimination.&nbsp;

Charanjeet Singh, a human rights activists, and Sikh community leader was shot by bike-borne assailants on Tuesday morning

Gunmen shot a Sikh peace activist on Tuesday in Peshawar on Tuesday, killing him on the spot. The gunman fired shots at Scheme Chowk, Budhbir area. Charanjeet Singh, a human rights activists, and Sikh community leader was shot by bike-borne assailants on Tuesday morning. Singh had been living in Peshawar with his family for more than 20 years and was a respected leader in the region. As per reports, Singh, at the time, was sitting in his shop when the attackers came on a bike and opened fire on him and fled. Although the exact motive behind the incident is still unknown, community and local political leaders suspect the hand of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hand in the attack. In the run-up to the upcoming general election, which is scheduled for July 25, the political atmosphere of the country is getting increasingly turbulent. While the Pakistan Army and the ISI have been covertly supporting the extremism, a few players are contesting to bring a more liberal government in Islamabad. The police have launched an investigation after lodging a case at Inqalab Police Station. About 60,000 Sikhs live in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including 15,000 in Peshawar alone, who have time and again raised the issue of discrimination.

Sikh human rights activist shot dead in Pakistan

The law enforcement agencies of Pakistan have arrested at least nine suspects in connection with the terrorist attack that killed 11 people at a hostel inside the Directorate of Agriculture Extension on University Road in Peshawar on Friday.

The Dawn quoted police sources as saying that the police has begun investigating yesterday&#39;s attack on the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and a first investigation report (FIR) was registered against unknown persons.

The suspects were arrested during a pre-dawn search operation carried out on the outskirts of Peshawar. A team comprised of large number of police and other security forces conducted raids in Badhber, Telaband and other areas outside the provincial capital.

Reportedly, different kind of weapons were recovered from the suspects. Yesterday, all the terrorists were neutralized by the security forces after launching an operation.

The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to reports, a police official said that the attackers&#39;&nbsp;first target was the security guard of the premises, following which they made their way inside towards the students&#39;&nbsp;hostel.

&quot;They could have wreaked havoc but the police and army successfully neutralised the threat,&quot; he added. University Road, the major artery of the city, was closed down for traffic after the attack.

The injured were shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), located next to the directorate.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan condemned the terrorist attack in a tweet.&quot;Saddened by condemnable terrorist attack in Peshawar this morning. My prayers to the victims and their families. Commend the rapid response of KP police and army that helped in containing damage and concluding the operation,&quot; Imran tweeted.

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He also lauded the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police for its timely action against the terrorists.

&quot;The reformed professional KP police force with its special rapid response unit has made a difference in dealing with acts of terrorism in a timely, holistic and coordinated manner,&quot; he said in a tweet.&nbsp;

The suspects were arrested during a pre-dawn search operation carried out on the outskirts of Peshawar

The law enforcement agencies of Pakistan have arrested at least nine suspects in connection with the terrorist attack that killed 11 people at a hostel inside the Directorate of Agriculture Extension on University Road in Peshawar on Friday. The Dawn quoted police sources as saying that the police has begun investigating yesterday's attack on the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and a first investigation report (FIR) was registered against unknown persons. The suspects were arrested during a pre-dawn search operation carried out on the outskirts of Peshawar. A team comprised of large number of police and other security forces conducted raids in Badhber, Telaband and other areas outside the provincial capital. Reportedly, different kind of weapons were recovered from the suspects. Yesterday, all the terrorists were neutralized by the security forces after launching an operation. The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to reports, a police official said that the attackers' first target was the security guard of the premises, following which they made their way inside towards the students' hostel. "They could have wreaked havoc but the police and army successfully neutralised the threat," he added. University Road, the major artery of the city, was closed down for traffic after the attack. The injured were shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), located next to the directorate. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan condemned the terrorist attack in a tweet."Saddened by condemnable terrorist attack in Peshawar this morning. My prayers to the victims and their families. Commend the rapid response of KP police and army that helped in containing damage and concluding the operation," Imran tweeted. Saddened by condemnable terrorist attack in Peshawar this morning. My prayers to to the victims and their families. Commend the rapid response of KP police and army that helped in containing damage and concluding the operation. — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 1, 2017 × He also lauded the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police for its timely action against the terrorists. "The reformed professional KP police force with its special rapid response unit has made a difference in dealing with acts of terrorism in a timely, holistic and coordinated manner," he said in a tweet.

9 suspects arrested in Peshawar terrorist attack

A top Pakistan police official was killed in a suspected suicide blast in Peshawar&#39;s Hayatabad area on Friday.

According to Dawn, the attacker, who was on a motorbike, rammed into the police vehicle carrying the Additional Inspector General (AIG) Headquarters, Ashraf Noor, and other officials.

The blast, which left the police vehicle in flames, appeared to be a suicide attack, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Tahir Khan said.

The blast occurred near the Zarghooni Mosque when the police officials were on their way to work this morning, the CCPO added.

Tahir Khan, confirming the death of the AIG, said at least six policemen were injured and shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex.

The police have cordoned off the blast site and further investigation is underway.

Earlier in October, the deputy governor of Afghanistan&#39;s Kunar province, Muhammad Nabi Ahmadi, was abducted by unidentified gunmen in the Dabgari area of Peshawar 15th century mosque.

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A top Pakistan police official was killed in a suspected suicide blast in Peshawar's Hayatabad area on Friday

A top Pakistan police official was killed in a suspected suicide blast in Peshawar's Hayatabad area on Friday. According to Dawn, the attacker, who was on a motorbike, rammed into the police vehicle carrying the Additional Inspector General (AIG) Headquarters, Ashraf Noor, and other officials. The blast, which left the police vehicle in flames, appeared to be a suicide attack, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Tahir Khan said. The blast occurred near the Zarghooni Mosque when the police officials were on their way to work this morning, the CCPO added. Tahir Khan, confirming the death of the AIG, said at least six policemen were injured and shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex. The police have cordoned off the blast site and further investigation is underway. Earlier in October, the deputy governor of Afghanistan's Kunar province, Muhammad Nabi Ahmadi, was abducted by unidentified gunmen in the Dabgari area of Peshawar 15th century mosque.

Top Pakistan police official killed in suicide blast in Peshawar

Two people were killed in the northwestern&nbsp;Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a hospital, local media reported, the latest attack in a new surge in militant violence.

Local Geo and Express TV channels cited police sources saying the bomb went off near the Hayatabad medical complex in Peshawar.

Pakistan&#39;s main opposition leader Imran Khan was due to visit the hospital, but he was unharmed in the explosion, TV channels reported.

(WION)

Media reports citing police sources said the bomb went off near the Hayatabad medical complex in Peshawar

Two people were killed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a hospital, local media reported, the latest attack in a new surge in militant violence. Local Geo and Express TV channels cited police sources saying the bomb went off near the Hayatabad medical complex in Peshawar. Pakistan's main opposition leader Imran Khan was due to visit the hospital, but he was unharmed in the explosion, TV channels reported. (WION)

Blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city, 2 killed: Report

Four suicide bombers struck Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people and unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple Taliban blasts this week.

The latest assault happened in the north-western city of Peshawar, said police, after a bomber rode a motorcycle into a van carrying several judges which&nbsp;was travelling through an upmarket neighbourhood.

&quot;It was a suicide attack,&quot; senior police official Sajjad Khan said.

Khan said the van driver was killed in the attack, which was claimed by the umbrella group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or Pakistani Taliban).&nbsp;Five people - including at least four judges, three of them female - were injured, he added.

Earlier in the day, two suicide bombers launched an assault on a government compound in the Mohmand tribal region in the north-west, killing five people and wounding seven. One was shot dead before he could detonate the bomb while the other blew himself up at the gate of the compound, local officials said.

Later, police said, another suicide bomber blew himself up when security forces surrounded him during a search operation in the area.&nbsp;Wednesday&#39;s attacks came two days after a powerful suicide bombing rocked the Punjab provincial capital Lahore, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens more.

Also on Monday, two members of a bomb disposal unit were killed in Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province, when a device they were defusing went off. It was unclear if the Quetta bomb was related to the other attacks.

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, has claimed the attacks in Lahore and Mohmand. Last week the group vowed a fresh wave of assaults on government installations.

Spokesman for both Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and the main TTP warned the attacks would continue.&nbsp;The deadly assaults prompted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to convene a security review with the powerful military chief and senior government officials.

They &quot;reiterated the national resolve of complete physical and ideological annihilation of terrorism and extremism&quot;, according to a statement from the PM&#39;s office.

(AFP)

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Peshawar was hit by suicide attacks including in the restive Balochistan province, unnerving citizens shaken by attacks this week

Four suicide bombers struck Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people and unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple Taliban blasts this week. The latest assault happened in the north-western city of Peshawar, said police, after a bomber rode a motorcycle into a van carrying several judges which was travelling through an upmarket neighbourhood. "It was a suicide attack," senior police official Sajjad Khan said. Khan said the van driver was killed in the attack, which was claimed by the umbrella group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or Pakistani Taliban). Five people - including at least four judges, three of them female - were injured, he added. Earlier in the day, two suicide bombers launched an assault on a government compound in the Mohmand tribal region in the north-west, killing five people and wounding seven. One was shot dead before he could detonate the bomb while the other blew himself up at the gate of the compound, local officials said. Later, police said, another suicide bomber blew himself up when security forces surrounded him during a search operation in the area. Wednesday's attacks came two days after a powerful suicide bombing rocked the Punjab provincial capital Lahore, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens more. Also on Monday, two members of a bomb disposal unit were killed in Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province, when a device they were defusing went off. It was unclear if the Quetta bomb was related to the other attacks. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, has claimed the attacks in Lahore and Mohmand. Last week the group vowed a fresh wave of assaults on government installations. Spokesman for both Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and the main TTP warned the attacks would continue. The deadly assaults prompted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to convene a security review with the powerful military chief and senior government officials. They "reiterated the national resolve of complete physical and ideological annihilation of terrorism and extremism", according to a statement from the PM's office. (AFP)

Suicide bombers strike Pakistan, 6 killed

Death toll from Friday&#39;s suicide bomb attack on a mosque in northwest tribal Pakistan has gone up to 36, including eight children, officials told AFP on Sunday. 
 
&quot;We have now compiled a list of victims of the blast which includes 36 dead and 27 injured. At least eight children below the age of 10 are among the dead,&quot; Naveed Akbar, deputy chief of the Mohmand tribal district administration, told AFP. 
 
&quot;Many children were hit in the blast because they were praying in the last rows in the mosque where the bomber struck,&quot; Akbar said. 
 
The bombing, claimed by Taliban, took place in Butmana&nbsp;village, a tribal area of Mohmand district bordering Afghanistan. 
 
&quot;The Friday prayer was in progress at the mosque when a suicide bomber blew himself up killing at least 16 worshippers and wounding 35 others,&quot; a senior tribal administration official told AFP.

&quot;The area is remote and so far I have received only this information from our sources via wireless,&quot; he said.

Another local government official confirmed the information from the Taliban-hit region.

No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

Taliban militants had stormed a school in Peshawar in December 2014, killing more than 150 people, mostly children.

The army in June 2014 launched an operation to wipe out militant bases in the northwestern tribal areas. Taliban-led insurgency has cost Pakistan thousands of civilian lives since 2004.

(WION with inputs from AFP)

The bombing took place on Friday in a village close to Afghan border where the army has been fighting against Taliban militants

Death toll from Friday's suicide bomb attack on a mosque in northwest tribal Pakistan has gone up to 36, including eight children, officials told AFP on Sunday. "We have now compiled a list of victims of the blast which includes 36 dead and 27 injured. At least eight children below the age of 10 are among the dead," Naveed Akbar, deputy chief of the Mohmand tribal district administration, told AFP. "Many children were hit in the blast because they were praying in the last rows in the mosque where the bomber struck," Akbar said. The bombing, claimed by Taliban, took place in Butmana village, a tribal area of Mohmand district bordering Afghanistan. "The Friday prayer was in progress at the mosque when a suicide bomber blew himself up killing at least 16 worshippers and wounding 35 others," a senior tribal administration official told AFP. "The area is remote and so far I have received only this information from our sources via wireless," he said. Another local government official confirmed the information from the Taliban-hit region. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. Taliban militants had stormed a school in Peshawar in December 2014, killing more than 150 people, mostly children. The army in June 2014 launched an operation to wipe out militant bases in the northwestern tribal areas. Taliban-led insurgency has cost Pakistan thousands of civilian lives since 2004. (WION with inputs from AFP)

Pakistan mosque attack: Death toll rises to 36

Explosions were reportedly heard in the area, an eyewitness?claimed, and a helicopter was seen surveilling the area

One civilian and four suicide bombers were killed after gunmen wearing bomb-vests attacked Peshawar's Christian Colony early on Friday morning, the Dawn reported. A gunbattle ensued between security forces and the attackers at around 6 am, security sources told the Dawn. Director General, Inter-Services Intelligence, Public Relations, Asim Bajwa tweeted about the operation. Terrorist attacked Christian Colony Warsak Road, Peshawar.Sec forces Promptly responded,all 4 suicide bombers killed.Search in progress. — Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) September 2, 2016 The colony lies close to the Pak-Afghan border and the Warsak dam. Explosions were reportedly heard in the area, an eyewitness claimed, and a helicopter was seen surveilling the area. The area has reportedly been cordoned off. Contingents of police, Frontier Corps, and Pakistan Army commandos have been deployed in the area and an operation is ongoing, reported the Dawn. (WION with inputs from PTI)

One civilian, 4 suicide bombers killed in attack on Peshawar's Christian Colony

The mastermind of the Pakistani Taliban attack on an army school here that left over 140 school children dead in 2014 has been killed in a US drone strike in neighbouring Afghanistan, security officials said. 
 
Officials said Umar Mansour, alias Umar Naray, had been killed along with another militant leader Qari Saifullah, in the US drone attack in the Bandar area of Afghanistan&#39;s Nangarhar province on Saturday. 
 
An official said they had credible reports of Mansour having been killed with Saifullah, who was in charge of Taliban suicide bombers, the Dawn reported. 
 
&quot;What we have is pretty credible,&quot; he was quoted as saying in the report. 
 
The massacre on December 16, 2014, left 144 students and staff members dead after seven gunmen of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stormed the Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. 
 
The US State Department had on May 25 designated Umar Mansour as a global terrorist, clearing the path for his inclusion in its hit-list. 
 
There was no official confirmation of Mansour&#39;s death from either the TTP or any independent source. If true, his death would be a severe blow to the terror group. 
 
Mansour, because of his violent and major terrorist attacks, was regarded by Pakistani security agencies as a major threat. 
 
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There was no official confirmation of Umar Mansour's death, which can be a severe blow to the terror group, from Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan

The mastermind of the Pakistani Taliban attack on an army school here that left over 140 school children dead in 2014 has been killed in a US drone strike in neighbouring Afghanistan, security officials said. Officials said Umar Mansour, alias Umar Naray, had been killed along with another militant leader Qari Saifullah, in the US drone attack in the Bandar area of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday. An official said they had credible reports of Mansour having been killed with Saifullah, who was in charge of Taliban suicide bombers, the Dawn reported. "What we have is pretty credible," he was quoted as saying in the report. The massacre on December 16, 2014, left 144 students and staff members dead after seven gunmen of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stormed the Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. The US State Department had on May 25 designated Umar Mansour as a global terrorist, clearing the path for his inclusion in its hit-list. There was no official confirmation of Mansour's death from either the TTP or any independent source. If true, his death would be a severe blow to the terror group. Mansour, because of his violent and major terrorist attacks, was regarded by Pakistani security agencies as a major threat. (PTI)

Peshawar school massacre mastermind killed in US drone attack in Afghanistan

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