Pakistan
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
World
August 8, 2019
India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and…
Armed soldiers patrol silent streets after Kashmir curfew
World
August 7, 2019
Armed soldiers patrol silent streets after Kashmir curfew
Armed soldiers stand in front of coils of barbed wire in Indian Kashmir’s summer capital of Srinagar as a massive…
India detains Kashmir political leaders as threat to peace
World
August 6, 2019
India detains Kashmir political leaders as threat to peace
Indian authorities say they have detained three political leaders in Kashmir because they are a threat to peace, with the…
India abolishes Kashmir’s special status with rush decree
World
August 5, 2019
India abolishes Kashmir’s special status with rush decree
The Indian government on Monday rushed through a presidential decree to scrap Kashmir’s special status, tightening its grip on a…
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media
Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing…
Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
World
July 26, 2019
Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
His father was assassinated by a notorious Karachi hitman, while his police partner was murdered by the Taliban. Personal tragedy…
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
World
July 16, 2019
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with…
News IMF approves $6 bn loan for Pakistan
World
July 4, 2019
News IMF approves $6 bn loan for Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $6 billion, three-year loan for Pakistan to help right the South Asian…
‘In a zoo’: Pakistan’s Kalash battle tourism deluge
World
June 10, 2019
‘In a zoo’: Pakistan’s Kalash battle tourism deluge
In a remote valley in Pakistan dozens of Kalash minority women dance to celebrate spring’s arrival — but as a…
Sisi discusses counter-terrorism with Pakistan’s Prime Minister
Egypt
June 1, 2019
Sisi discusses counter-terrorism with Pakistan’s Prime Minister
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at his residence at the holy city of Mecca…