Tag: casualties

Train inferno devours over 74 Raiwind pilgrims

--Railways Minister Rasheed claims fire caused by LPG cylinder explosion, eyewitness says it was caused by short circuit in fan --Rasheed admits failure on part...

26 dead, over 19 injured in Babusar Pass accident

-- Pakistan Army soldiers among passengers who perished in deadly accident  --Witness says death toll increased due to sluggish response of authorities  ISLAMABAD/CHILAS: At least 26...

2 suicide bombings, including at presidential election rally, kill 46 in...

KABUL: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a campaign rally by Ashraf Ghani in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people,...

Pakistan Army kills two Indian soldiers in retaliatory LoC fire

--Unprovoked firing by Indian troops kill two civilians in Hot Spring Sector  RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Sunday killed two Indian soldiers in retaliatory fire after...

12 killed in car bombing outside Kandahar police headquarters

KABUL: Twelve people were killed and more than 80 wounded when Taliban fighters detonated two car bombs at a gate outside police headquarters in the...

At least 23 reported dead in Neelum Valley flood

--At least 10 Tablighi Jamaat members from Punjab among dead; death toll may rise --Pakistan Army says it has rescued 52 people  ISLAMABAD: At least 23 people,...

5 dead, 36 injured as dust storm, gusty winds grip Karachi

--CM Murad directs hospitals, police to take emergency measures --Parts of Sindh likely to experience similar storms   KARACHI: At least five people died while 36 others were...

24 dead, 14 injured as bus catches fire near Hub

HUB: At least 24 passengers died and 15 others were seriously injured when a passenger bus caught fire after colliding with a truck carrying fuel...

Indian forces martyr woman, injure nine others in cross-border firing

In yet another incident of ceasefire violation, Indian troops martyred a woman and injured nine others, including two police constables, in Azad Jammu and...

Indian state terrorism claimed 355 lives in IOK in 2018: IFJ...

ISLAMABAD: The International Forum for Justice and Human Rights (IFJHRJK) has said that a total of 355 people, including a 10-year-old boy, a pregnant woman,...

Afghan casualties from air strikes rise by 39pc

NEW YORK: The number of Afghans killed or wounded by air strikes rose 39 per cent in the first nine months of 2018, the UN...

Pre-monsoon season continues in parts of country

--Six killed, over 80 injured in rain-related incidents   ISLAMABAD: Pre-monsoon season continues in different parts of the country and monsoon will begin from the first...

Four family members killed in collision with car of AC Swabi

SWABI: Four persons of a family including two real brothers were killed and one injured when car of Assistant Commissioner (AC) Swabi hit two motorcycles...

Drone strike kills two near Pak-Afghan border

PESHAWAR: At least two suspected militants, including a commander, were killed on Tuesday when a US drone targeted a house at Ghuaz Garhi, near to...

Three dead in Kabul suicide attack close to intelligence agency

KABUL: A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up close to a compound of Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency in the capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing...

Firing, landmine explosion in Dera Bugti leaves seven dead

DERA BUGTI: At least seven people were killed and four injured in firing and landmine explosion incidents on Thursday morning in Balochistan's Dera Bugti area, according...

Passenger train crashes onto motorway in Washington, multiple causalities reported

LOS ANGELES: "Multiple" people were killed early Monday when an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Washington state near the city of Tacoma, sending cars...