Pakistan
Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5
Middle East
July 29, 2017
Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5
A Pakistan government official says a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying villagers in a southwestern border town near…
Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor
Middle East
July 29, 2017
Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor
A top leader from the ruling party of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says a meeting of the party’s lawmakers…
Nawaz Sharif formally steps down as Pakistan’s PM
World
July 28, 2017
Nawaz Sharif formally steps down as Pakistan’s PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stepped down despite having reservations about the court order that disqualified him from serving,…
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
A strike by Pakistani fuel tanker owners entered a third day on Wednesday, with panicked buyers forming huge queues around…
Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing
Middle East
July 24, 2017
Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing
Update: Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing attack in eastern city of Lahore.…
Pakistan court ends hearing on corruption allegations of PM
Middle East
July 22, 2017
Pakistan court ends hearing on corruption allegations of PM
Pakistan’s top court on Friday concluded its hearing into corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family, but it wasn’t…
Christian teenager detained in Pakistan for blasphemy
Middle East
July 15, 2017
Christian teenager detained in Pakistan for blasphemy
Pakistani police say a Christian teenager has been detained on blasphemy charges for allegedly using derogatory remarks against Islam’s prophet…
India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel’s death anniversary
World
July 8, 2017
India puts Kashmir in lockdown on rebel’s death anniversary
Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir clashed with government forces Saturday as they defied a stringent curfew on the anniversary of the…
Burn victims overwhelm Pakistani hospitals after tanker fire kills 146
World
June 26, 2017
Burn victims overwhelm Pakistani hospitals after tanker fire kills 146
Pakistani hospitals on Monday struggled to treat scores of severely burned victims of a fuel tanker explosion that killed at…
Pakistan oil tanker explosion kills at least 120
Middle East
June 25, 2017
Pakistan oil tanker explosion kills at least 120
At least 120 people died and 130 were injured when an oil tanker truck exploded in Bahawalpur city in eastern…