Around 200 armed militants stormed the Achini police post jointly manned by the Peshawar Police and the Frontier Constabulary, killing a soldier and a cop early Monday.

A police official said the militants armed with heavy weapons and rocket launchers attacked the Achini post near Malukabad area of Bara, Khyber Agency. He added that the policemen and soldiers of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary fired back, resulting in an exchange of heavy fire. More contingents of police rushed to the spot to push back the attackers and the exchange of fire continued for almost an hour.

The Peshawar police rounded up 170 suspects during search operations.

The suspects were picked up from different areas of the city including Gul Bahar, Phandoo and Chamkanai.

During the raid, the police recovered 10 riffles , 10 Kalashnikovs, 14 pistols and 330 ammunition rounds.

Taliban militants blew up a government-run primary school for boys within the precincts of Urmur police station early on Tuesday, police said.

An official of Urmur Police Station said that militants had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in the school’s building in the Katako Pul area. The explosion damaged the school’s building and boundary walls.

PESHAWAR: Maulana Sufi Muhammad is being produced before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) today to face charges of sedition, conspiring against the state and encouraging terrorism.

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Suspected terrorists blew up a shrine on the outskirts of Peshawar on Monday, police said. No loss of life has been reported so far. An official of Chamkani police station said a huge blast occurred at about 3am that destroyed the shrine of Mian Umer Baba. Police said no arrest had been made so far in connection with the blast, however, a terrorism case has been registered against unidentified attackers. staff report

The American arrested in Pakistan who was on a solo mission to hunt down Osama bin Laden told police he was intent on avenging the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Authorities said Gary Brooks Faulkner, a construction worker who lived in Greeley, Colo., More >

Peshawar—Spirited Nowshera upset Peshawar Red by 2-0 and Mardan secured 4-3 win against Dir to reach into the quarter-finals of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter-District Hockey Championship being played here at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium on Monday.

PESHAWAR: Students of the Pak-German Model School visited the Peshawar Museum on Monday as part of the study tour to know about the rare collections housed at the building.

The visit was arranged by the school in connection with the World Museum Day, being observed today.The students were divided into four groups from grade one to four, respectively.

Mobile phone jammers have been installed in three central jails of Peshawar here on Monday.

In wake of terrorism, mobile phone jammers have been installed in all three central jails and district jails while further special equipments are being installed in this regard.

Jail administration said that held terrorists are being monitored strictly.

Baharul Haque, a former vice air marshal with the Pakistan Airforce has been identified as the father of NY car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad.

It begins in Peshawar:

All day, there was heavy traffic outside house number 139 on Street 6 in Peshawar’s posh locality of Hayatabad. More >