“A terrorist attack near the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan killed two consulate security guards and at least four others Monday, authorities said. The two consulate employees who died were Pakistani, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad said, and ‘a number of others were seriously wounded.’ At least six people were killed in all, a government [...]
“Twin blasts rocked Lahore today, hitting a high-security military district and killing at least 39 people. Unconfirmed reports put the death toll at up to 50, while more than 95 people were injured. The attacks, close to each other, struck a busy market inside the Lahore cantonment, home of the local army garrison. The suicide [...]
“Six Pakistani employees of the American Christian charity World Vision were gunned down Wednesday, and seven others were wounded in an attack on the aid group’s offices in a remote village in northern Pakistan. “ Pakistani authorities said about a dozen masked militants stormed the building at about 9:30 a.m., pulled the staff members out [...]
“A suicide car bombing at a building that houses terrorism investigations in Lahore killed at least 13 people and wounded 80 others Monday, the first terrorist strike to hit a major city in the country’s heartland this year. The blast targeted a special investigative unit that interrogates key terrorism suspects. The entire building had collapsed [...]
“Pakistani officials say three people are dead after an explosion rocks a vehicle in the country’s volatile northwest near the Afghan border. Local government official Wazir Gul and two intelligence officials say Monday’s blast in the North Waziristan tribal area was caused by a missile fired from a U.S. drone and identified the three killed [...]