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A member of the Airport Security Force ASF stands guard near the wreckage of vehicles after an explosion near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan on October 6. Photo: Reuters

China demands joint security of its citizens in Pakistan after Karachi attack

The plan to deploy Chinese security personnel faces resistance from Pakistani authorities.

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Recap | ‘Witch flies’ above China on broomstick, Taliban tourism boom and more latest videos

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Iran says world waiting for Trump government to stop wars in Gaza and Lebanon

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Asian Angle | Why India-Pakistan relations need a new era of engagement

Historical examples show that the South Asian rivals can navigate their differences when their leaders embrace imaginative diplomacy.

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) shakes hands with India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Islamabad last month. Photo: Pakistan’s Press Information Department / AFP

26 killed in Pakistan rail station suicide bombing, BLA claims responsibility

The attack occurred in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, as the BLA demands a halt on all Chinese-funded projects in Pakistan.

Bangkok shrine bombing suspect acquitted

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‘I’m glad it is over’: Thai woman acquitted over 2015 blast that killed 20

Wanna Suansan was accused of aiding the bombers, but a judge ruled that prosecutors failed to prove her connection to the suspects.

Wanna Suansan leaves the Bangkok South Criminal Court on Thursday. Photo: AP

Opinion | As Chinese citizens in Pakistan face terror threats, Beijing can do more to help

As terror attacks persist, Pakistan and China must work together with other countries in the region on a holistic solution to the violence.

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UK teen accused of killing 3 girls also had ricin, al-Qaeda manual, police say

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is allegedly behind murders at a Taylor Swift dance event in Southport that shocked Britain and provoked days of riots.

Boko Haram attack on Chadian troops near Nigerian border leaves 40 dead

The attack, which took place near Ngouboua in the Lake Chad region, targeted a garrison housing around 200 soldiers.

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Soldiers of the Chad Army stand next to a Land Cruiser 25km (16 miles) from N’Djamena, on January 3, 2020. At least 40 Chadian troops were killed during an attack by Boko Haram. Photo: AFP

8 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said.

Police stand guard at a checkpoint in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 13. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israelis remain in Sri Lanka surfing town despite terrorism warning

Israel’s national security council called on Israelis to get out of tourist areas in Sri Lanka’s south, claiming a terrorist threat.

Deadly attack at Bosnia police station is act of terrorism, prosecutors say

A teenager, 14, broke into a police station and stabbed officer, killing one and wounding another.

Turkey hits Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria after deadly attack on defence firm

The strike came hours after a male and female suspect set off explosives and opened fire at a Turkish state-run aerospace company.

Armed attackers on security camera footage. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | Can the US overcome its political polarisation, whoever wins the election?

Harris will have the support of the establishment but not Trump. The possibility of the the US going into terminal decline looms large.

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Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump watches a video featuring Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, during a campaign rally on October 18 in Detroit, Michigan. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Pair plead guilty in Canada to murder of man acquitted in 1985 Air India bombings

Ripudaman Singh Mali, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings, was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia in 2022.

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Singapore foils teen terror plot weeks before planned attack

The youth, 17, was less than a month away from executing his plan at the time of his arrest in August.

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Islamist militants dressed as women kill 4, including 3 policemen, in Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban claimed attack in which militants wearing suicide vests stormed remote police base. Police shot dead all 5 attackers.

An ambulance drives past a checkpoint leading to the site where Pakistani Taliban militants attacked police officers in Bannu, Pakistan on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | As attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan grow, how will Beijing respond?

In the wake of deadly attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan, Beijing looks likely to get more directly involved in counterterrorism.

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Pakistan’s militant violence and political unrest threatens security of SCO summit

The Indian Foreign Minister, the Russian Prime Minister, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be among senior regional government officials.

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Balochistan militants deny responsibility in attack on mine workers

The insurgent Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, condemned the violence that killed 21 mine workers.

Members of the Pakistan Mine Workers Federation shout slogans during a protest against the killings of coal miners in Balochistan’s Duki district, in Quetta on Friday. Photo: AFP

Pakistan frets over security ahead of SCO summit

Pakistan authorities have introduced laws to restrict protests in the capital while strengthening security ahead of the event.

Authorities in Pakistan are taking no chances ahead of the SCO summit in Islamabad. File photo: AFP

China sends security task force to Pakistan after Karachi terrorist attack

The team demands that the local authorities ‘properly handle the aftermath’ of an attack that killed two people.

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Gunmen in Pakistan kill 21 miners

40 armed men shot some miners as they slept, also firing rockets and hurling grenades in the attack on a cluster of coal mines.

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Swedish police arrest young suspect over shooting at Israeli company

No one was injured in the shooting at Israeli military technology firm Elbit Systems in Gothenburg.

Police patrol at the scene of a shooting at an office of Israeli military technology firm Elbit Systems in Gothenburg. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Exploding pagers expose worrying risks in Southeast Asia’s supply chains

For the small businesses dominating Southeast Asia’s consumer electronics industry, ensuring against external tampering would be a costly burden.

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A communication device lies on the ground as Lebanese forces prepare to destroy it in a controlled explosion, between the southern villages of Burj al Muluk and Klayaa, on September 19. Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in unprecedented attacks that spanned two days, killing 32 people and wounding more than 3,000 others. Photo: AFP

China pledges to combat terrorism after Pakistan attack kills Chinese nationals

Ministry of State Security says Chinese bodies will ‘guard against the infiltration of extremist violent ideologies’.

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Osama bin Laden’s son Omar banned from returning to France

Omar bin Laden lived in the country for several years before being ordered to leave over online comments that allegedly advocated terrorism.

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9 September, 2024
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