Pakistan
Pakistani anti-corruption court indicts ousted PM Sharif and daughter
Middle East
October 19, 2017
Pakistani anti-corruption court indicts ousted PM Sharif and daughter
A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Thursday indicted ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter over allegations linked to ownership…
Death toll from US drone strike in Pakistan rises to 26: officials
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Death toll from US drone strike in Pakistan rises to 26: officials
The death toll from a US drone attack on a compound used by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network has risen to…
Pakistan deports Turkish school network’s former director and family
Middle East
October 16, 2017
Pakistan deports Turkish school network’s former director and family
Pakistan has deported a former director of a chain of private Turkish schools along with his family, former school officials…
Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife
Freed hostage Joshua Boyle has told public broadcaster CBC his children are exploring their new home in Canada but are…
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers
A bomb Sunday killed four Pakistani soldiers as they searched for militants linked to the kidnapping of a US-Canadian family…
Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain
The freeing of a hostage US-Canadian family by Pakistan’s army has been hailed by officials as a positive step in…
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
World
October 14, 2017
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
Former hostage Joshua Boyle says the Haqqani network in Afghanistan killed his infant daughter and raped his American wife during…
Pakistani extremists oppose NYC terror suspect’s US extradition
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Pakistani extremists oppose NYC terror suspect’s US extradition
On Friday, US officials announced charges against Talha Haroon, a 19-year-old US citizen of Pakistani origin, and two other terror…
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Thousands of Pashtun tribal people who for decades ignored the invisible line that bisects their dusty villages and demarcates the…
Pakistani anti-corruption body arrests son-in-law of ousted PM Sharif
Middle East
October 9, 2017
Pakistani anti-corruption body arrests son-in-law of ousted PM Sharif
The son-in-law of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif was arrested at Islamabad airport on Monday by Pakistan’s anti-corruption body on…