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Pakistan NewsTwo police officers guarding polio teams shot dead in Mohmand as four linked to vaccination drive abducted in Tank
Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead two police officers travelling to guard polio vaccination teams in Mohmand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a day after four people linked to the vaccination effort were abducted in Tank, during a nationwide campaign aiming to reach about 24 million children.
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Pakistan NewsShehbaz Sharif tells cabinet Rs160bn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa package is finalised, calling security the top priority
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has told the federal cabinet that a Rs160 billion development and security package for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been finalised, while stressing that Pakistan is continuing its efforts to restore peace in the Middle East.
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NewsTruck bomb near military base in Colombia’s Planadas kills four, including a two-month-old baby
A truck bomb detonated near a military base in Planadas, in Colombia’s Tolima department, on Sunday night, killing four people including a two-month-old girl and wounding at least 17 others.
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Pakistan NewsSurveillance drone crashes into Lahore CTD headquarters wall, bomb squad clears it as police open probe
A surveillance drone crashed into the outer wall of the Counter Terrorism Department headquarters in Lahore in the early hours of Sunday, police said, prompting a security alert, a bomb disposal clearance and an investigation into who sent it and why.
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Pakistan NewsPakistan saw 37% fewer terrorist attacks in October, but kidnappings rose to a 12-month high, PICSS reports
Pakistan recorded 143 terrorist attacks in October, down from 226 in September, with deaths falling 57% and injuries 71%, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies — but kidnappings rose 22% to 88, the highest monthly figure in a year.