7 soldiers killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan

STORY: 7 soldiers killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: June 9/10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mourning and funeral STORYLINE: Seven soldiers were killed when terrorists targeted security forces in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said on Sunday. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said that an improvised explosive device exploded near a vehicle of the security forces in Lakki Marwat district of the province, killing seven army personnel, including a senior officer. A clearance operation was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area, the statement said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

25 killed, 145 injured in rain-related incidents in NW Pakistan

STORY: 25 killed, 145 injured in rain-related incidents in NW Pakistan DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site 2. various of injured person STORYLINE: At least 25 people have been killed and 145 others injured in different rain-related incidents in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of KP said. According to the reports, 15 people lost their lives and 100 others were injured in Bannu district of the province, the local authorities reported on Saturday night, adding that 68 houses were damaged. Five people were reported to be killed and 42 injured in Lakki Marwat district of the province, said the PDMA. In Karak district, four people were killed and another injured, the authorities said, adding that one person was killed and two others suffered injuries in Dera Ismail Khan district of KP. The total deceased in the province included 17 men, one woman

18 killed in trailer-coach collision in NW Pakistan

STORY: 18 killed in trailer-coach collision in NW Pakistan DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: At least 18 people were killed and several others were injured Thursday night when a passenger coach collided with a trailer in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The accident took place late Thursday night near Kohat Tunnel on Indus Highway in the Kohat district, when a passenger coach collided with a trailer coming from the opposite direction, according to the police. Rescue teams had to cut the ill-fated passenger coach to recover the bodies and rescue those trapped inside the vehicle, said the police, adding that the accident happened due to the over-speeding of the trailer. The passenger coach was traveling from the northwest Lakki Marwat district to Peshawar, the provincial capital. Following the accident, rescue teams and police reached the scene and shifted the injured people to a nearby ho