Umar Bacha

Islāmābād Capital Territory, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Multimedia Journalist at Dawn

Multimedia Journalist @dawn_com | Past; Aaj TV, e-Tribune, Dawn Tv, Express News I Recipient EAJ-2021, Hostwriter award 2023 | Alumni @ICFJ, @CEJ

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Two terrorists killed as Lakki Marwat police rescue three hostages

3 days ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

Lakki Marwat police on Sunday thwarted a kidnapping bid by terrorists in the Landewa Gorabai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with three people rescued, two terrorists killed and a cop injured in the rescue operation, according to a senior police official. Khanzala Khan, spokesperson to Bannu regional police officer (RPO) Sajjad Khan, told Dawn.com that terrorists attempted to abduct three locals in the Landewa Gorobai area of Lakki Marwat.
No casualties reported as 5.3-magnitude quake hits KP

4 days ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

DAWN.COM E-Paper | May 10, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck various cities across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, according to a statement by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD said the quake struck at a depth of 230 kilometres, with its epicentre located in the Hindukush region.
Gunmen kill cop in KP’s Bannu: police

1 week ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

DAWN.COM E-Paper | May 06, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x A policeman was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the limits of the Mandan police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Tuesday morning.
8 family members killed as car plunges into ravine in KP’s Lower Kohistan

1 week ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

DAWN.COM E-Paper | May 01, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications Eight members of a family died when a Rawalpindi-bound Suzuki car plunged into a deep ravine in the Matta Banda area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower Kohistan district on Thursday afternoon, police said.
3 CTD police personnel martyred, 2 injured in Bannu in exchange of fire with terrorists

1 week ago | dawn.com | Tahir Khan |Umar Bacha

Three Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police personnel were martyred and two injured early on Thursday morning in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Bannu, officials said. According to a statement issued from the office of Bannu Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sajjad Khan, the gun battle took place in the Spin Tangi area of Chashmi, Bannu. Bannu CTD personnel Assistant Sub-Inspector Benyamin Khan, Constable Inam Khan and Constable Musawar were martyred.
Rising militancy, democratic backsliding headline HRCP’s human rights report

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday released its annual State of Human Rights in Pakistan report, which highlighted the country’s deteriorating security situation and democratic backsliding. Amnesty International, in a statement last year, observed that human rights abuses remained “rampant” in Pakistan.
One assailant killed as police team comes under gun attack in KP’s Bannu

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 30, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications One unidentified assailant was killed and another escaped with injuries when a police team they attacked retaliated by firing gunshots at them in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, according to an official. The incident took place in the vicinity of Saddar police station near Kot Adil.
Five of a family die as jeep plunges into ravine in Mansehra

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

Five members of a family died and seven others were injured when a Jabori-bound jeep plunged into a ravine in the Sundi area of Mansehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, police said. Most parts of Battal, Shenkiari, and Upper Mansehra in the district comprise of mountainous, hard terrain with roads with sharp turns, and traffic accidents frequently occur on these roads due to their bad condition.
Businesses across country remain closed in solidarity with Palestinians

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha |Abdullah Zehri |Imtiaz Ali |Imran Gabol

Various cities across the country on Saturday observed a shutter-down strike called by the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) against the ongoing Israeli assault in Gaza and to show solidarity with the Palestinians. The strike was announced by JI central chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, as he delivered a fiery speech to the party’s ‘Palestine Solidarity March’ in Islamabad. The demonstration protested against the Israeli atrocities in Gaza and took place on the Islamabad Expressway.
6 locals rescued after chairlift gets stuck over Indus River in KP’s Torghar

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umar Bacha

Six people were successfully rescued on Friday after the supporting cable of a chairlift broke midway over the Indus River between Shangla and Torghar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Cable cars and rickety rope bridges are commonly used in the mountainous regions of KP, offering the quickest means of travel between neighbouring villages separated by deep ravines and valleys.