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At least eleven people were killed during a gun battle between two groups in Upper Dir over land dispute, officials said on Sunday. According to...

The death toll from a suicide bombing that targeted members of an anti-Taliban militia attending funeral prayers in northwest Pakistan has risen to 46,...

The death toll from a suicide bombing that targeted members of an anti-Taliban militia attending funeral prayers in the Peero Samarbagh village of Lower...

The authorities have claimed that after flushing militants from certain border regions of Upper Dir on Sunday, the situation in the area is under...

Pakistani security forces and volunteers from a tribal militia succeeded in flushing out militants hiding in several parts of Barawal in Upper Dir on...

At least 30 miscreants were killed in recent clashes between security forces and militants in Nusrat Dra town of Lower Dir, according to a...

Afghan militants crossed the border into Pakistan and attacked the village of Nusrat Keley in Barawal Tehsil of Upper Dir in the early hours...

At least seven people were killed and several others injured when more than 200 militants attacked a police post in the Shal Talu village...

KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has condemned the bomb blast in Lower Dir in which several people lost their lives and many others were injured.
According to a press statement issued on Monday, Hussain expressed his heartfelt condolences and said that the terrorists want to create utter lawlessness and chaos in the country by carrying out such blasts. He said that the terrorists have the wicked plans to harm the national security.
"The brutal and

PESHAWAR - At least nine people were killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide bomb attack at Munda Bazaar, a border town of Lower Dir district on Monday. The deceased included two leading tribal elders from Bajaur Agency - Malik Akbar Khan and Malik Karim Khan - who had played a key role in the formation and organisation of traditional peace lashkars against militants.
The two tribal elders appeared to be the targets of the bombing. District Police Officer Salim Marwat said