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What You Need to Know: The Islamic State– Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on Sunday that targeted a political rally of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, which left dozens dead and over 200 wounded. The Attack: https://twitter.com/journonabil/status/1685683085688377344?s=20 On Sunday, an ISKP militant detonated a...

At approximately 0730 EST initial reports began to emerge of an explosion at Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party workers' convention in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan  is a Deobandi Sunni political party in Pakistan. The initial explosion is shown here, where a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest near the stage of the rally. https://twitter.com/Zeshanpathan1/status/1685623268508663808 By...

According to Ary News, the People’s Republic of China has finally named a successor to Nong Rong as its ambassador to Pakistan. Nong Rong departed his post in January; since then, Pang Chen Shui has been coordinating diplomatic duties as the Charge d’affaires. https://twitter.com/ambnong/status/1615559602493616128?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA Zaidong is a career Chinese diplomat who...

Following various riots and protests throughout the country, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been released on bail after a hearing in Islamabad's High Court was held on May 12. The High Court granted Khan a two-week bail after stating on May 11 that Khan's arrest was unlawful....

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released a report detailing the militant group’s attacks against Pakistan for the month of March. The TTP claimed that it carried out 42 attacks, resulting in the deaths of 58 Pakistani security force members and wounding an additional 72. The vast majority of attacks...

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for an attack against a police station in Lakki Marwat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, that left four police officers dead, including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Iqbal Momand, early Thursday morning. According to Pakistani media, TTP militants attacked a police station with small arms fire, wounding...