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A street in Lahore during heavy rain, shown as a contextual image of monsoon weather in the city.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Lahore building collapse kills 10 as monsoon rains batter Punjab

A three-storey house collapsed in Lahore's Baghbanpura area, killing at least 10 members of a family, as monsoon-related deaths across Pakistan passed 100.

A contingent of Pakistan's Frontier Corps marching during a ceremony in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2016.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Security forces kill 32 militants in Khyber, Nushki operations

The military said troops killed 24 militants in Khyber district and eight in Nushki during intelligence-based operations, as Pakistan pressed its counter-terrorism campaign.

A road winding through Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, with hillside buildings, trees and parked vehicles.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

AJK election unrest deepens as JAAC claims 31 killed

Clashes during Azad Kashmir's phased assembly elections left a security official dead and the banned JAAC claiming 31 supporters killed, as the government branded them militants.

Aerial view of a walled security compound with a watchtower and solar panels.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Security forces foil suicide attack on South Waziristan check post

Security forces killed four militants, including a suicide bomber, and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle after foiling an attack on a check post in South Waziristan.

Pakistani soldiers standing in formation during a military review.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Tank check post attack martyrs 15, including 12 soldiers

Fifteen people, including 12 soldiers, two policemen and a Forest Department official, were killed when militants attacked a joint check post in Tank district.

Rain clouds over Islamabad during the monsoon season in Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Monsoon rains, flash floods kill 51 across KP and Punjab

At least 28 people died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 23 in Punjab as monsoon rains and flash floods hit both provinces, disaster authorities said on 24 July 2026.

Front view of the District and Sessions Court building in Quetta.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Sessions judge, guard gunned down on Quetta–Mastung road

A district and sessions judge and his guard were shot dead in Balochistan's Mastung on 23 July 2026, a day after a deadly bus attack and a curfew in the district.

A marching contingent of Pakistan's Frontier Corps paramilitary force in ceremonial formation.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Ten militants killed, two female suicide bombers held in Balochistan

Security forces killed 10 militants and detained two female suicide bombers over 48 hours in Balochistan's Surab and Mastung districts, the military's media wing said.

A dry, rocky landscape with scattered vegetation in South Waziristan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Security forces foil suicide bombing plot in South Waziristan

Officials said an explosives-laden vehicle was destroyed in Wana before it could be used, and that one militant was killed and five others injured in the operation.

A soldier providing rooftop security at the Torkham border crossing on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Security forces kill 24 militants in Bannu counter-terror operations

Pakistan's military said security forces killed 24 militants in Bannu over 24 hours, as police and the CTD pressed operations after a deadly police station bombing.

Frontier Corps personnel and a Pakistani official at the Chaman border crossing in Balochistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Militants ambush security convoy in Balochistan's Mastung

Security sources said three personnel were killed and 29 injured when militants attacked a Frontier Corps convoy on the Quetta-Kalat highway in Mastung.

A historic stone gateway framed by shops and traffic in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Militant attacks kill three police in northwest Pakistan

Twin attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed at least three police officers and wounded dozens, with a car bombing at a Bannu police station and an ambush in Lower Dir.