Pakistan
Pakistan army’s role in focus as Islamists end blasphemy blockade
Middle East
November 28, 2017
Pakistan army’s role in focus as Islamists end blasphemy blockade
When hardline Pakistani Islamists signed an agreement with the government on Monday to end a crippling blockade of the nation’s…
Islamist leader calls off Pakistan protests after minister resigns
Middle East
November 27, 2017
Islamist leader calls off Pakistan protests after minister resigns
The Islamist leader whose group clashed violently with Pakistani security forces and paralysed Islamabad for weeks called off the sit-in…
Pakistani police launch operation to end blasphemy ‘siege’
Middle East
November 25, 2017
Pakistani police launch operation to end blasphemy ‘siege’
After repeated orders from the Supreme Court, Pakistan’s civil administration finally moved to end an Islamist blockade in capital city…
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report
World
November 15, 2017
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report
The number of people killed in extremist attacks declined for the second successive year in 2016 but more countries were…
Pakistan airline sorry for forgetting two corpses in NY
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Pakistan airline sorry for forgetting two corpses in NY
Two corpses were left behind at a New York airport instead of being flown to Lahore, Pakistan’s national airline said,…
Men still killing women for ‘honour’ in Pakistan, despite new law
Society
October 31, 2017
Men still killing women for ‘honour’ in Pakistan, despite new law
A year since new laws came into force aimed at stemming the flow of “honour killings”, scores of young women…
Pakistani wife ‘kills’ husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Pakistani wife ‘kills’ husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi
A Pakistani woman who gave her husband poisoned milk ended up killing him and 12 of his family when the…
US worried about Pakistan government stability: Tillerson
Middle East
October 25, 2017
US worried about Pakistan government stability: Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday the United States is concerned that extremist groups are threatening the “stability and…
Pakistan gives Tillerson frosty welcome after US warns over Taliban havens
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Pakistan gives Tillerson frosty welcome after US warns over Taliban havens
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a frosty welcome to Pakistan Tuesday after Washington turned up the heat on…
Pakistan official: Bodies of 4 recovered from caved-in mine
Middle East
October 21, 2017
Pakistan official: Bodies of 4 recovered from caved-in mine
A Pakistani official says rescue workers have recovered the bodies of four mine workers who were buried under a landslide…