Pakistan
Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 16: official
World
December 29, 2015
Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 16: official
A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than…
A hug and high tea: Indian PM makes surprise visit to Pakistan
World
December 26, 2015
A hug and high tea: Indian PM makes surprise visit to Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the…
India’s Modi on surprise Pakistan visit to meet PM
World
December 25, 2015
India’s Modi on surprise Pakistan visit to meet PM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on Friday in what…
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…