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Pakistan Militant-Linked Violence Soars in Third Quarter: Report

Violence in Pakistan has surged over the past three months due to a spike in militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations, an Islamabad-based think tank said Monday.

Bombing Kills 10 Outside Pakistan Border Force Compound

Militants detonated a car full of explosives outside a border force headquarters in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday, killing six civilians and four troops.

At Least 25 Killed in Pakistan Attacks, Including 14 at Political Rally

At least 25 people were killed in attacks in Pakistan, including 14 who died after a suicide bomber targeted a political rally in Balochistan.

Militants Kill 9 Pakistani Soldiers in Balochistan: Govt Officials

At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed when dozens of militants staged an attack in the country's restive southwestern Balochistan province, government officials said.

Suicide Attack Kills 16 Soldiers in Pakistan: Security, Govt

A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians.

Bomb Blast Kills Three Police Officers in Southwest Pakistan: Officials

An explosion targeting a police bus in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province killed at least three officers and wounded 16 others on Tuesday, authorities said.

Baloch Separatists Kill Eight Pakistanis in Iran

Separatists killed eight Pakistanis in Iran, across the border from Pakistan's Balochistan province where there are regular deadly attacks.

Pakistan Separatists Claim Killing of Seven Punjabi Travelers

A separatist group in Pakistan's volatile southwest claimed responsibility for an attack in which seven bus passengers shot dead.

Bomb Blast Kills 10 Laborers in Southwest Pakistan

Ten laborers were killed on Friday when their vehicle was hit by a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) in southwest Pakistan.

Pakistan Separatist Militants Kill 18 Paramilitaries in Ambush

Pakistani separatist militants claimed an attack on a highway in a volatile southwestern province that killed 18 paramilitaries.

Three Pakistan Soldiers, 19 Militants Killed in NW Clashes: Military

Three soldiers and 19 militants were killed in the latest clashes in Pakistan's restive northwestern region, the military said.

Six Killed in Blast Claimed by Pakistan Separatists: Officials

At least six people, including Pakistani paramilitary troops, were killed and scores injured, in a bombing claimed by separatists in volatile southwestern Balochistan province.

Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Leave 20 Dead in 24 Hours

A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 12 soldiers, following a separate clash that left eight dead at the border with Afghanistan.

Pakistan Separatists Kill 7 Soldiers in Border Post Attack

Separatists fired on a paramilitary border post in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, killing seven soldiers, local authorities said Saturday, a week after the same militant group killed 26 people at a railway station.

Pakistani Separatists Kill 26 in Railway Station Blast

A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 26 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, a hospital spokesman said.

Gunmen Kill 39 in ‘Coordinated’ Attacks in Southwest Pakistan

Separatist militants killed at least 39 people in "coordinated" attacks in southwestern Pakistan that targeted ethnic Punjabis, government officials said.

11 Killed in Pakistan Suspected Separatist Raid

Gunmen killed 11 people in southwest Pakistan, officials said, with police searching for suspected separatist militants.

Pakistan Military Says It Killed 24 Militants

At least 24 militants were killed this week since Baloch separatists launched raids in a remote part of Pakistan's southwest, the military said.

Balochistan Battle Death Toll Rises to 15, Says Pakistan Military

Four Pakistan servicemen and two civilians were among 15 killed in an hours-long gun battle with Balochistan militants in the southwest of the country, the military said.

Five Pakistan Troops Killed by Blast in Balochistan

At least five Pakistan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a bomb blast following a clash with militants in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said.

Gunmen Kill Six Laborers in Southwest Pakistan

Gunmen killed six laborers in an overnight raid in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.

Pakistan Taliban Kill Four Police in Balochistan Attack

Four security officers were killed in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, in an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban.

13 Killed in Pakistan Security Base Hostage-Taking Attack

More than a dozen people were killed in an overnight battle between Pakistan paramilitary troops and militants who stormed their base.

Bomb Blast Kills at Least Four in Southwest Pakistan

A bomb blast in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan killed at least four people and wounded 15 others, officials said.