PESHAWAR: At least three school children and a woman were injured when an Improvised explosive device(IED)planted on the busy Warsak Road went off in Peshawar this morning, sources said on Tuesday. They said that the explosion took place when children and servents were in a rush to reach their schools and offices. “It was a
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Two persons gunned down in Tirah
BARA: Unidentified armed men killed two persons in Zaoddin area in Bara tehsil of the Khyber tribal district on Thursday, official sources said. They said that Shahid Khan and Mirak Khan were on their way to offer funeral prayer of their relative when unknown gunmen sparyed bullets on them in the Zaoddin area in upper
Read moreTribal Elder, two sons killed in an IED blast
PESHAWAR: Presidential award winner and renowned tribal elder Malik Aslam Noor Wazir along with his two young sons killed in a terrorists attack were laid to rest in their native graveyard at Leva Kanda in Lower South Waziristan district on Thursday. Despite a large number of near and dears one,relatives and others, Deputy Commissioner South
Read moreCTD releases List Of 128 Wanted Terrorists
PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has released the third list of wanted terrorists in which they included the names and photographs of 128 terrorists who were wanted in a numbers of terrorism cases. According to the statement issued by CTD, the price of the head money of wanted terrorists have also been
Read moreMilitary burst gun manufacturing syndicate in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Safe Haven have arrested a gun manufacturing syndicate in Kaduna State and recovered a total of 26 weapons from them. The media officer for the Special Military Taskforce, Captain Oya James, disclosed this in a statement issued in Jos on Friday. James added that the discovery followed a week-long intelligence operation that
Read moreScores kidnapped as Bandits invade students’ hostels in Zamfara
Many students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State have been kidnapped by Bandits who reportedly invaded the village in the early hours of Friday (today). The Daily Vendor gathered that a significant number of students were abducted during the invasion. An indigene of Sabon Gida village, Abubakar Sani, revealed that the bandits, who were
Read moreTroops kill 23 terrorists, arrest 137 criminals
The Defence Headquarters has said troops in various operations across the country killed no fewer than 23 terrorists and arrested 137 criminals. The arrested criminals consist of five kidnappers; 22 oil thieves; one informant among others. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen Edward Buba, in a statement on Friday, said the operations were conducted
Read moreTroops neutralize bandits, rescue kidnap victims in Sokoto, Katsina
The Nigerian Army has said that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have neutralised more bandits, rescued kidnap victims, recovered items, and destroyed bandits’ hideouts in some States in the North-West. A post on its verified Twitter handle explained that on 3rd August, 2023, armed bandits attempted to infiltrate and attack Isa Local Government Area of
Read more3 Cops Martyr, 2 civilians injured in Khyber suicide attack
KHYBER: Three policemen martyred while nine other including two civilians were injured when two suicide bombers who tried to enter the official compound of Bara tehsil administration offices blew themselves up at main enterance gates on Thursday, police said. Police said a Suzuki car came and tried to enter the official compound where offices of
Read more11 villagers burnt to death as terrorists attack Plateau
No fewer than eleven villagers were on Tuesday night burnt to death by suspected terrorists who attacked Chisu village in Mangu Local Government of Plateau State. The Daily Vendor gathered that the victims ran to a house in the village for safety after they heard sporadic gunshots in the community around 11 pm but the assailants pursued
Read moreBrigadier Martyred in Wana Terrorists Attack
WANA: Pakistan Army media Wing Inter Services Public Relation(ISPR)on Tuesday issued a statement that during an encounter with the hard-core terrorists in Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan Lower a senior Army officer embraced martyrdom. It is said that Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Burki from Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was leading the encounter when he embraced
Read more6 killed, soldiers injured as herders attack Benue communities
…before the latest attack, the herders had attacked and killed two persons on February 3 No fewer than six people were killed while three soldiers were injured when suspected armed herders launched another attack on some communities in Benue State over the weekend. The incident, according to locals, occurred at a border between the Tse-Abwa
Read moreJihadists Attack: 18 die in Burkina Faso in two separate incidents
Attacks blamed on suspected jihadists are on the rise in Burkina Faso Eighteen people have been killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso, sources briefed on the incidents as violence rages in the Sahel nation. The country faces a jihadist insurgency that swept in from neighbouring Mali in 2015, with thousands of civilians, troops and
Read moreAbduction: Army rescue 30 victims in Kaduna
…The gallant troops rescued 30 kidnapped victims, recovered 2 motorcycles The Nigerian Army on Thursday said troops of I Division dislodged kidnappers and rescued 30 kidnapped victims along Birnin Gwari Road in Kaduna State. Lt Col Musa Yahaya, acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, NA, in a statement in Kaduna said the troops who
Read moreKP Mosque Blast death toll hits 100, PM calls for Unity
PESHAWAR: Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged all the political forces to unite against the hostile elements as the death toll from a suicide attack on a mosque in Peshawar surged to 100. Peshawar on Monday saw one of the worst massacres when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque at a
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