Pakistan

Pakistan army’s role in focus as Islamists end blasphemy blockade
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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