Suicide bomber kills five soldiers in northeast Nigeria: sources
- 16-Dec-2025
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: A suicide bomber struck a military position in northeastern Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, killing at least five soldiers, security and local defence sources said. The attacker targeted a military position in Firgi near Pulka, a remote town in Borno state, on Sunday, sources told AFP on Monday night and Tuesday morning. […]
Peshawar Police Lines blast: Cop who took Rs200,000 to facilitate attack arrested, says IG KP
- 12-Nov-2024
In a major breakthrough, KP IGP Akhtar Hayat on Tuesday said the cop who took Rs200,000 to facilitate attack on Peshawar Police Lines, has been arrested. Addressing a press conference, IG KP Police, Akhtar Hayat Khan said the police arrested the main facilitator behind the suicide bombing in Peshawar Police Lines. Hayat said police constable […]
Suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar kills three
- 21-Mar-2024
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, in an attack Taliban authorities said was carried out by the Islamic State group. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the interior ministry said a “preliminary report shows that this crime […]
Two citizens martyred, 10 injured in Bannu suicide bombing: ISPR
- 27-Nov-2023
RAWALPINDI: Two citizens were martyred and 10 others sustained wounds as a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported on Monday, quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the Pakistan military’s public relations wing, a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up near a security forces convoy in […]
Suicide bombing kills Indonesian policeman, wounds 10: authorities
- 07-Dec-2022
BANDUNG, Indonesia: A suicide bomber killed a police officer and wounded 10 others in an attack on a police station in Indonesia’s West Java province on Wednesday, police said. Police have not yet determined a motive for the attack but Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation, has long struggled with militancy. The blast occurred at […]
3 dead, 20 injured in Mastung suicide blast, police investigation underway
- 05-Sep-2021
QUETTA: At least three people have died while dozens have been injured in a suicide explosion on Sunday in Balochistan’s Mastung district, ARY News reported. More details are being sought as a police investigation is underway. The blast occurred at Mastung Road, rescue teams have reached the scene. CTD kills 11 suspected terrorists associated with […]
Attacks in Afghanistan leave dozens dead including 18 soldiers
- 24-Feb-2018
LASHKAR GAH: Taliban militants have attacked an Afghan army post and killed 18 government soldiers, the defence ministry said on Saturday, while a suicide bomber in the capital killed one person and wounded six. Violence has intensified in Afghanistan since U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a more aggressive strategy in August with U.S.-led forces carrying […]
Suicide bombing near Iraq embassy in Kabul, gunbattle on: Officials
- 31-Jul-2017
KABUL: A series of explosions and the sound of gunfire shook the Afghan capital on Monday, with a security source saying that a suicide bomber had blown himself up in front of the Iraqi embassy. “Civilians are being evacuated” from the area as the attack is ongoing, said the official, who declined to be named. […]
Pakistani religious scholars issue joint fatwa against suicide bombing
- 28-May-2017
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani religious scholars from all the sects have joined hands against terrorism and extremism and issued a joint religious decree on the advent of Ramadan proclaiming suicide bombing Haram (unlawful), ARY News reported. The scholars termed militancy and anarchy against Pakistan an unlawful act (Haram) in the joint fatwa (religious edict). “Those promoting suicide bombings […]
Jakarta suicide bombing kills three police officers
- 25-May-2017
JAKARTA: A suicide bombing attack outside a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday killed three police officers, the latest assault to hit the Muslim-majority country as it struggles with a surge of terror plots. Several other police officers and civilians were injured when two bombers launched the attack in a street […]