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Eight dead, 110 injured in blast at religious school in Peshawar

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Eight dead, 110 injured in blast at religious school in Peshawar

An explosion at a mosque and madrassa (religious seminary) in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday left at least eight people dead and more than 110 injured, several of them children.

The blast took place at around 8.30 am local time at the Speen (white) Jamaat mosque, which also serves as a religious school named Jamia Zubairia Madrassa, for the local community in the city’s Dir Colony.

“Students, including many adults, were studying the Quran when the explosion occurred,” Peshawar police chief Muhammad Ali Khan told reporters at the scene.

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Shafqat Malik, the chief of the bomb disposal unit of the provincial police, said the device used was sophisticated in design and involved a timed detonation. “The forensic evidence that we have collected shows that about 5 kg of explosives were detonated through a timed device,” Malik said. “It seems to be a high-quality device, which appears to use TNT. There has been a lot of damage, and this attack was carried out after proper planning,” he added.

Peshawar, close to the Afghan border, has seen some of the worst incidents of violence during the Taliban insurgency in recent years. The latest attack broke the period of relative calm. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to the seminary’s administration, more than 1,000 students are enrolled at the madrassa and nearly 130 people were inside the prayer hall at the time of the explosion. The majority of victims are children and teachers.

An eyewitness told police that he saw a man who entered the building with a suspicious bag shortly before the blast.

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Images from inside the prayer hall showed extensive damage.

Television footage from the scene showed smoke, bloodstained clothes, torn pieces of flesh, broken windows, prayer caps and debris strewn across the floor.

Most of the injured were taken to the nearby Lady Reading Hospital where at least seven were described as critical. Hospital officials confirmed receiving at least seven bodies and over 85 injured.

Another 36 were shifted to Naseerullah Babar Memorial Hospital, while two each were moved to Khyber Teaching Hospital and Hayatabad Medical Complex. Many of the injured had severe burns.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra, who visited the blast site, said the government’s primary focus was on providing the injured the best possible treatment to increase their chances of recovery.

Condemning the incident, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed regret over the loss of life and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

Recent media reports suggested that the Pakistan Taliban have been regrouping in areas which had been cleared. Various attacks have been reported, mainly targeting members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a Pashtun nationalist movement that accuses the military of protecting and supporting the militants. The PTM also accuses the army of widespread human rights abuse.

Islamist militants have long been seen by Kabul, Washington, New Delhi, and some analysts as proxies of the Pakistani security establishment, working to further its strategic aims in the region.

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SSC Exam Calendar 2025 revised, check CGL, CHSL, SI in Delhi Police, MTS, JE and other exam dates here

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SSC Exam Calendar 2025 revised, check CGL, CHSL, SI in Delhi Police, MTS, JE and other exam dates here
  • The updated Exam Calendar 2025 has been made public by SSC. Here, candidates can view the dates for the Delhi Police, MTS, JE, CGL, CHSL, and SI exams. The updated timetable for the SSC exams in the 2025–2026 session has been made public by the Staff Selection Commission, or SSC. The updated schedule is available on the official website at ssc.gov.in for candidates who wish to take any.
  • The updated calendar states that on June 5, 2025, the announcement for the Stenographer Grade “C” & “D” Examination, 2025, will be made, and registration will open that same day. The exam will take place from August 6 to August 11, 2025, and the application deadline is June 26, 2025. Similarly, registrations commission’s examinations.
  • The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the revised examination calendar for the 2025–26 session, detailing updated notification, registration, and examination dates for major recruitment exams such as CGL, CHSL, SI in Delhi Police, MTS, JE, and others. Candidates can access the complete schedule on the official SSC website at.

  • Key Exam Dates and Details
    1. Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 9, 2025
    Application Period: June 9 to July 4, 2025
    Exam Dates: August 13 to August 30, 2025

  • Mode: Computer-Based Examination (CBE)
    2. Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 23, 2025
    Application Period: June 23 to July 18, 2025
    Exam Dates: September 8 to September 18, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    3. Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 16, 2025
    Application Period: June 16 to July 7, 2025
    Exam Dates: September 1 to September 6, 2025

  • Mode: CBES
    4. Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 26, 2025
    Application Period: June 26 to July 24, 2025
    Exam Dates: September 20 to October 24, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    5. Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 30, 2025
    Application Period: June 30 to July 21, 2025
    Exam Dates: October 27 to October 31, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    6. Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 5, 2025
    Application Period: June 5 to June 26, 2025
    Exam Dates: August 6 to August 11, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    7. Selection Post Examination, Phase-XIII, 2025
    Notification Release: June 2, 2025
    Application Period: June 2 to June 23, 2025
    Exam Dates: July 24 to August 4, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    8. Combined Hindi Translators Examination 2025
    Notification Release: June 5, 2025
    Application Period: June 5 to June 26, 2025
    Exam Date: August 12, 2025

  • Mode: CBE
    9. Delhi Police Examinations (Constable, Head Constable, AWO/TPO) 2025
    Notification & Registration: July to September 2025
    Exam Dates: November to December 2025
    Mode: CBE

  • How to Download the Revised SSC Exam Calendar 2025–26 Visit the official SSC website Navigate to the “For Candidates” section and click on “Examination Calendar.” Click on the link titled “Revised Tentative Calendar of Examinations for the Year 2025–26.” The PDF will open; download and save it for future reference Additional Information.
  • The SSC examinations are conducted in Computer-Based Examination (CBE) mode across various centers nationwide. The revised calendar aims to provide candidates ample time to prepare and plan for the upcoming examinations. For detailed information on each examination, including syllabus, eligibility criteria, and application procedures, candidates are advised to refer to the official.
  • Notifications released on the SSC website For more details and updates, visit the , registration, and examination dates for major recruitment exams such as CGL, CHSL, SI the complete schedule on the official SSC.
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