Peshawar School Attack

IDs to fingerprints: Pakistan tightens cellphone control after Peshawar killings

Pakistanis have been lining up at cellphone stores and in front of mobile vans and kiosks around the country to scan their fingerprints and verify their identities in order to keep their phones.

Most Peshawar school attackers have been killed or arrested: Pakistan army

Most of the terrorists, who were involved in the brutal attack on an army school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar in December last year have either been killed or arrested, the Pakistani army said.

Pakistan: Parents protest slow probe into Peshawar school attack

Agitated over a sluggish investigation process, hundreds of parents and students protested outside the Peshawar school where terrorists killed over 140 students and teachers last December.

Pakistan executes 2 more militants; 19 since moratorium lifted

Pakistan on Thursday hanged two militants convicted by an anti-terrorism court, taking the number of executions to 19 since the government lifted a self-imposed moratorium on death penalty.

Photos: With prayers and defiance, students return to schools in Peshawar

Students in green uniforms and their families were returning to the Army Public School in Peshawar on Monday after the horrific attack by Taliban in December which left 160 students dead. We take a look at the photos.

Children, staff return to Peshawar school for first time after horrific Taliban attack

Pakistani children and staff were returning to a school in northwestern Pakistan where Taliban gunmen nearly a month ago killed 150 people — almost all of them students.

Pakistan announces Rs 760 mn bounty for 615 militants including Taliban chief

The government of Pakistan's restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday announced a combined bounty of Rs 760 million for 615 high-profile militants, including a Rs 10 million bounty for information leading to the arrest or death of Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah.

Militants set two primary schools ablaze as Pakistan extends winter break

No one was hurt in Tuesday's attack as schools are closed for winter vacations, which authorities have extended until January 12 after the Peshawar massacre amid threats of more violence.

Over 100 million mobile phone users in Pakistan may lose connections

A huge number of pre-paid mobile phone users in Pakistan may lose their connections since telecom operators have expressed their "inability" to re-verify the subscribers within a 28-day deadline set by the government.

Pakistan PM Sharif calls high-level meeting on anti-terror plan

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review progress on the National Action Plan (NAP) to curb terrorism.