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Karachi attack coverage renews debate over media bias in Pakistan

BOL News

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June 28, 2026

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KARACHI: A terrorist attack on a Pakistan Rangers camp that resulted in martyrdom of three security personnel and injuries to several others has reignited the debate over how international media outlets, particularly the BBC, report on terrorism in Pakistan. The June 28 assault, claimed by the proscribed Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group, was repelled by security forces who ... Read more The post Karachi attack coverage renews debate over media bias in Pakistan appeared first on BOL News.

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How other outlets are covering this story

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· Jul 10, 2026

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Ariana News

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DawnNews English

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· Jul 5, 2026

FULL Presser: Islamabad Police Arrest Suspect Within 9 Hours in PAF Officer Murder Case | Dawn News

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FairPlanet

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· Jul 10, 2026

The civilian cost of Pakistan’s counter-terrorism war in Afghanistan

In late February, Pakistan launched ‘open war’ on Afghanistan with Operation Ghazal lil-Haq (Wrath for the Truth), marking the most violent period of fighting between the two countries since the Taliban takeover in 2021. For Pakistan, it was a war of retaliation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban, or TTP, a militia sympathetic to the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of offering safe harbour to the TTP ‘Tashkeel,’ or administrative structures and combat units, and was fed up with inaction. (image) Would you like us to summarize articles for you? ARTICLE SUMMARY Pakistan’s counterterrorism operations along the Afghanistan border have increasingly placed civilians in the crossfire, with airstrikes and military actions killing women and children, destroying ...

Nowlebanon

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· Jul 7, 2026

Interrogations of journalist and academic trigger online backlash and renewed concerns over free speech in Lebanon

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