Pakistan
US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’
Middle East
January 5, 2018
US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’
The US State Department on Thursday announced the White House’s decision to suspend security assistance to Pakistan worth significantly more…
Skepticism in Gilgit-Baltistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
World
January 3, 2018
Skepticism in Gilgit-Baltistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiative created euphoria in Pakistan, but in Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed northern region, the locals are concerned…
Pakistan summons US ambassador after Trump’s angry tweet
World
January 2, 2018
Pakistan summons US ambassador after Trump’s angry tweet
Pakistan summoned the US ambassador in protest against US President Donald Trump’s angry tweet about Pakistan’s “lies and deceit”, while…
China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor
World
December 26, 2017
China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor
China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town
Middle East
December 17, 2017
Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town
China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a…
Twin suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta ahead of Christmas, killing eight
Middle East
December 17, 2017
Twin suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta ahead of Christmas, killing eight
Two suicide bombers attacked a packed Catholic church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least eight people and wounding…
Russia urges India to line up behind China’s Belt and Road initiative
World
December 11, 2017
Russia urges India to line up behind China’s Belt and Road initiative
Russia threw its weight behind China’s massive Belt and Road plan to build trade and transport links across Asia and…
China warns of imminent attacks by ‘terrorists’ in Pakistan
Middle East
December 8, 2017
China warns of imminent attacks by ‘terrorists’ in Pakistan
China on Friday warned its nationals in Pakistan of plans for a series of imminent “terrorist attacks” on Chinese targets…
What is Pakistan’s militancy issue all about?
Middle East
December 1, 2017
What is Pakistan’s militancy issue all about?
Who’s fighting whom in Pakistan? Why does the country’s powerful army continue to support some militant groups? DW examines the…
Nine killed as Taliban disguised in burqas attack Pakistani college
Middle East
December 1, 2017
Nine killed as Taliban disguised in burqas attack Pakistani college
Pakistani Taliban gunmen disguised in all-enveloping burqas stormed the campus of an agriculture college in Pakistan on Friday, killing at…