Car bomb attack kills 27 in northwest Pakistan
The Pakistani Taliban said four suicide bombers carried out the assault in the country’s northwest.

The Pakistani Taliban said four suicide bombers carried out the assault in the country’s northwest.





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Both sides face pressure points that could make a protracted war painful.
The 14-team 2027 ODI tournament in Africa will have a Super Seven stage but no quarterfinals.
At least 28 people have been killed since protests began in June, as the region braces for a major protest march.
Islamabad is still urging dialogue, but analysts say it has few tools to halt the latest round of US-Iran escalation.
Aid groups warn a record-strength El Niño could unleash flooding and hunger from Somalia to Pakistan.

Islamabad cites national security concerns, returns thousands of undocumented migrants.
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.
Rescuers have located submerged wreckage from the aircraft that disappeared as it approached Karachi.
Military spokesman warns fighters ‘we will chase you, we will hurt you’ amid the spate of deadly ambushes.
Karachi-bound aircraft lost contact with air traffic control after reporting navigation system fault.