Pakistan
Death toll jumps to 50 in Kandahar airport siege: officials
World
December 10, 2015
Death toll jumps to 50 in Kandahar airport siege: officials
The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, Afghan officials said on Thursday,…
Egypt eyes Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder jets
Egypt
December 6, 2015
Egypt eyes Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder jets
Egypt is interested in purchasing Pakistani-made multi-role JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, Pakistani newspaper Dawn has reported. Egypt’s ambassador to Pakistan, Sherif…
Pakistan hangs four convicted of Taliban massacre at school
World
December 2, 2015
Pakistan hangs four convicted of Taliban massacre at school
Pakistan executed four men on Wednesday for involvement in the massacre of 134 children at an army-run school in the…
China’s new Silk Road: boom or dust for Pakistan?
World
November 15, 2015
China’s new Silk Road: boom or dust for Pakistan?
A glossy highway and hundreds of lorries transporting Chinese workers by the thousands: the new Silk Road is under construction…
Blaming the Kalash for calamity in north-west Pakistan
World
November 10, 2015
Blaming the Kalash for calamity in north-west Pakistan
Conservative Muslims in Pakistan's northwest are blaming the animist Kalash for a powerful earthquake that flattened entire villages in October,…
Election violence kills 11 in Pakistan: officials
World
October 31, 2015
Election violence kills 11 in Pakistan: officials
An armed clash between supporters of rival political parties left at least 11 people dead during local government elections in…
Taliban urge rescuers ‘not to hold back’ on Afghan quake relief
World
October 27, 2015
Taliban urge rescuers ‘not to hold back’ on Afghan quake relief
The Taliban urged aid agencies on Tuesday to push ahead in delivering emergency relief supplies after a major earthquake hit…
Landslides leave thousands stranded in northern Pakistan
World
October 26, 2015
Landslides leave thousands stranded in northern Pakistan
Landslides in mountainous northern Pakistan caused by unseasonably heavy rain and snow have left thousands of tourists stranded, officials said…
UPDATE 2: Rescuers race to quake zones as toll nears 300
World
October 26, 2015
UPDATE 2: Rescuers race to quake zones as toll nears 300
Rescuers on Tuesday rushed to deliver relief aid to victims of a massive earthquake that hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan,…
Indian girl who wandered into Pakistan arrives home after 13 years
Life & Style
October 26, 2015
Indian girl who wandered into Pakistan arrives home after 13 years
A deaf-mute Indian girl stranded in Pakistan for 13 years after wandering over one of the world's most militarized borders…