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Twin Bombings and Gunfire Kill More Than Dozen in Pakistan’s Northwest | Vantage with Palki Sharma

February 17, 2026, 10:54 PM ISTVantage by Palki Sharma

Twin Bombings and Gunfire Kill More Than Dozen in Pakistan’s Northwest | Vantage with Palki Sharma

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Two bomb attacks and a gunfight in northwest Pakistan have killed at least 14 security personnel and three civilians. The incidents occurred in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which borders Afghanistan and has witnessed a surge in militant violence in recent months. Earlier this month, a massive suicide blast at a mosque in Islamabad killed 31 people and injured more than 150 others.

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