Tag: IEDs

Bombs, blood and bravery: Defusing IEDs in KP

PESHAWAR: Every time the phone rings, it's bad news. An improvised explosive device (IED) has been found, or worse, it has already gone off. The...

Bahadur the brave: Afghan bomb disposal hero killed

KANDAHAR: Bahadur Agha, a bomb disposal technician wounded six times by the Taliban, joked the seventh would be his last. He was right: after...

Pakistan summons India’s diplomat over ceasefire violations at LoC

FO denies reports of an alleged incursion by Indian troops across Line of Control ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday summoned India’s acting deputy...

IEDs in South Waziristan pose challenge to returning tribesmen, govt

ISLAMABAD: At least 70 people have died in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) due to the rising incidents of blasts caused by improvised explosive devices...

FC recovers explosives during operation

QUETTA: The Frontier Corps (FC) on Thursday has recovered 105 kg explosives, six improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other weapons during an operation in Quetta’s...

Unknown men offer money to school-goers for placing IEDs

Unidentified men in Karachi offered money to school-going children for placing a bag carrying Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) inside their educational institutes, it was...