The Taliban continued to attack political parties and civilian groups ahead of Pakistani elections, killing 8 and wounding at least 40 in a homicide bomb attack in Peshawar, Pakistan.
According to witnesses, the bomber passed a police vehicle and then donated his device next to a passenger bus. (more…)
Pakistan troops are rushing to a remote region of the Balochistan province to help with rescue efforts after a massive 7.8 magnitude quake.
The region is at least 10 hours from the provincial capital by car and the route is extremely dangerous. Rescue groups have been hesitant to travel because of Islamic extremists who routinely kidnap travellers on that road. (more…)
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Iran reached three countries resulting in fatalities in at least two.
The quake, centered near the Iranian cities of Khash (population 180,000) and Saravan (population 250,000), struck approximately 3:14pm local time Tuesday. The earthquake was measured at a depth of almost 60 miles. The Iranian Fars news agency said on the surface the quake had the impact of a 4.0 surface quake. (more…)
At least 40 are dead after a major earthquake struck Tuesday near the Iran-Pakistan border, Iranian state-run Press TV says. (more…)
The Pakistan army reportedly killed 15 Taliban terrorists yesterday in Tirah Valley as part of a military offensive aimed at forcing the Taliban from the region.
In the last week the army claims to have killed more than 100 terrorists. The Taliban had allied with a local militia and increased their presence in the region. (more…)
A homicide bomber attacked a convoy containing a senior police commander killing at least 10 people.
The target of the assassination, Frontier Constabulary Adbul Majeed Marwat, was not seriously injured in the assault. (more…)
Police in Pakistan have arrested an Islamic couple who have admitted killing their 18-year-old daughter in an “honor killing.”
The unmarried girl was pregnant. The parents chopped her up with an axe when they found out. (more…)
Violence in the form of car bombs and terrorist suicide bombers continue to ignite areas across the Middle East from Pakistan to Baghdad. This kind of human destruction seems to be an everyday occurrence.
Police sources told the BBC that Shia areas in Iraq were hit by deadly car bombs killing 48 in the capital of Baghdad and wounding more than 150 this week and the week has only just begun. (more…)
One day after Pakistan celebrated the first full term by a government in the country’s history, Islamic terrorists have killed at least four people in an attack on a court complex in Peshawar.
At least 29 have been injured in the assault by a homicide bomber. (more…)
Over this past weekend, Pakistani Police arrested about 150 people accused of burning dozens of Christian houses. Reportedly these attacks occurred after a non-Muslim (Christian) was accused of making offensive comments about Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
The police responded as Christians gathered together in protest against the massive destruction. The Christian demonstrators blocked a highway in Lahore, Pakistan demanding assistance from the government, as police fired teargas trying to disperse the crowd. (more…)
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