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Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceAJK police, JAAC clash in Rawalakot as polling begins
Clashes erupted in Rawalakot between police and the proscribed JAAC as AJK's first phase of legislative assembly polling concluded, with disputed casualty claims.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePTI to move court for permission to hold August 5 protest
PTI leaders said they will approach the courts for permission to hold their planned August 5 protest after Lahore's deputy commissioner did not respond to their request.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan issues glacial flood warning as Gilgit-Baltistan stays cut off
Pakistan warned that accelerating snowmelt could trigger glacial lake outburst floods in its northern mountains through early August, as key roads stayed severed.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSecurity 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan arrests facilitator of foreign-funded digital propaganda network
Law enforcement agencies arrested a suspect accused of running a foreign-funded digital propaganda network that targeted Pakistan's institutions, officials said.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceTank 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMonsoon 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceCourt clears PM Shehbaz, ministers in Nov 26 crackdown complaint
An Islamabad sessions court dismissed PTI's private complaint over the November 2024 protest crackdown, clearing PM Shehbaz Sharif and senior ministers.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSessions 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMonsoon death toll across Pakistan climbs to 72 as rivers rise
At least 72 people have died in monsoon-related incidents since late June, disaster officials said, as heavy rain pushed rivers higher across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceTen 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMonsoon flows swell Pakistan's rivers as Tarbela spillways opened
Heavy monsoon rain and upstream releases pushed Pakistan's major rivers higher on 20 July, triggering fresh flood alerts as officials operated Tarbela Dam's spillways.