Pakistan
Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries
Middle East
July 31, 2017
Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries
It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan’s…
Pakistan: Ahead of PM vote, Islamabad crowds root for Khan
Middle East
July 31, 2017
Pakistan: Ahead of PM vote, Islamabad crowds root for Khan
Pakistan’s parliament will meet Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the disqualification of three-term prime minister Nawaz Sharif,…
Pakistani parliament to elect new PM on Tuesday
Middle East
July 30, 2017
Pakistani parliament to elect new PM on Tuesday
Pakistan’s parliament will meet Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the disqualification of three-term prime minister Nawaz Sharif.…
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…