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Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A senior cleric and five other worshippers were killed Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, police said.

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Pakistan’s leader meets survivors of deadly train hijacking and the commandos who ended the siege

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister on Thursday commended the country’s armed forces for successfully rescuing 339 passengers after a deadly train hijacking by insurgents in the southwest. A total of 25 people were killed by the attackers.

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A suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in Pakistan, killing 5

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people — including three girls — and wounding 53 others, mostly children, officials said, the latest attack in tense Balochistan province.

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Days of monsoon rains and flash floods kill at least 72 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Ten days of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan killed at least 72 people and injured more than 130, the National Disaster Management Authority and local officials said Monday.

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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said Thursday.

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Pakistan resumes forced expulsions of 1.4 million Afghan refugees despite UN concerns

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan have resumed the forced deportations of Afghan refugees after the federal government declined to extend a key deadline for their stay, officials said Monday.

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The death toll from flash floods in northwest Pakistan has jumped to 157, officials say August 15, 2025 The latest fatalities bring the total number of rain-related deaths to 556 since June 26, according to disaster management officials.

Read more     Death toll after monsoon floods in Pakistan rises to more than 320 The death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern Pakistan has risen to at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, the country’s disaster authority said on Saturday. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/16/pakistan-monsoon-floods-death-toll?

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Pakistan sees deadliest year in a decade, report says

Pakistan experienced its deadliest year in over a decade in 2025 as combat-related deaths surged 74%, with militants accounting for more than half the death toll, according to a new report released by an independent think tank. Read more.

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