20 Killed In Stabbings At Muslim Shrine, Pakistani Police Say

A custodian and four other suspects have been arrested after 20 people were killed at a Muslim shrine, authorities in Pakistan said Sunday. Three more people are hospitalized in critical condition after the attack in Punjab province, said Liaqat Chattah, deputy police commissioner for Sargodha city, where the attack happened. Custodian Abdul Waheed drugged and … Read more

Pakistan Launches Nationwide Anti-Militant Offensive

Pakistan’s military on Wednesday launched a nationwide anti-terrorist operation days after a series of bloody extremist assaults killed dozens of people across the country, the military said. “Pakistan army launches ‘Operation Radd-ul-Fassad’ (elimination of violence) across the country,” a military statement said. The announcement came after army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa chaired a high-level … Read more