Pakistan
At least 45 killed by suicide bomb near Pakistan-India border
A provincial Pakistani police chief says a bomb blast has killed nearly 45 people near the country’s eastern border with India.
Pakistan flood sinks boat carrying wedding party
Severe flooding sank a boat carrying a wedding party in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday, killing the groom and 17 others.
Pakistan protesters storm government ministry as PM refuses to step down
Protesters have hurled stones during running battles with police after breaking into an area which houses government ministries in Islamabad.
Two killed, 300 injured as police clash with protesters in Islamabad
Two people were killed and more than 300 wounded in clashes between police and protesters in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad as a fortnight-long political...
Thousands of Pakistan protesters claim victory as they march on parliament
Jubilant anti-government demonstrators in Pakistan have claimed victory after tearing down barricades and occupying a key road outside parliament.
Pakistan protest leaders vow no let-up until PM Sharif steps down
More than 20,000 anti-government protesters flooded the centre of Pakistan’s capital on Saturday, vowing to stay in the streets until Prime Minister...
Imran Khan leads thousands of anti-government protesters in Pakistan
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gathered outside the house of Imran Khan on Thursday in preparation of a huge march across the capital,...
New Pakistan anti-terror law raises fears over civil rights
Pakistan has passed a law giving security forces sweeping powers to clamp down on terrorism, but many activists and politicians have described the provisions...
Pakistan launches ground war against Taliban in Waziristan as 500K flee
Pakistan has launched a ground offensive against Taliban strongholds near the Afghan border after evacuating nearly half a million people from the tribal...
Displaced Pakistanis face Ramadan in camps
For half a million Pakistanis displaced by a military offensive, the prospect of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid severe food shortages...
Boyfriend arrested after Pakistan gang-rape victim ‘strangled and left in a tree’
The boyfriend of a woman found hanging from a tree after she was allegedly gang raped has been arrested in Pakistan.
Pakistani woman raped, killed and hanged from tree: Police
A 20-year-old woman has been gang-raped, killed and hanged from a tree in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Dozens killed in strikes on ‘terrorists’
Pakistani jets pounded insurgent hideouts in the country’s northwest Sunday, killing as many as 150 militants in an aggressive response targeting...
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