A car bomb exploded outside a market in the Khyber tribal area of Pakistan killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 70.
Among the dead are many women and children. The explosion was in proximity of the tribal administration. Continue reading
Pakistani sources are telling media outlets that the most prominent field commander for Al-Qaeda has been killed in a drone strike. Continue reading
Police in Pakistan have told CNN that Rimsha Masih, the 14-year-old girl accused of blasphemy for allegedly burning a Koran, is innocent and was framed by a local imam.
“There was no legal evidence against Rimsha,” officer Munir Jafri said. Her case was moved from adult to juvenile court according to her lawyer.
The Pakistani director of Human Rights Watch hailed the news. Continue reading
Heavy monsoon flooding in Pakistan has destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and in one province more than 80% of the population has been forced to leave their homes and land.
Officials say that in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh about 120,000 homes have been confirmed as destroyed and they are distributing tents to homeless families. Continue reading
A terrorist attack on a busy road in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 9 and wounded at least 20.
The bomb was intended to take out a van belonging to the Pakistani Air Force but also destroyed two other vehicles including a passenger bus. The attack happened in Peshawar, a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaeda forces. Continue reading
A mentally challenged Pakistani girl who had been released on bail after being accused of blasphemy for burning pages of the Koran is in fear for her life after neighbors threatened to burn her and her family alive inside their home. Continue reading
A teenage suicide bomber struck at a government check post killed 19 people including two government officials. Hospital officials reported the attack resulted in 57 wounded.
The Taliban said the two officials had been targeted in retaliation for the death of an Al Qaeda commander in 2011. Continue reading
