Pakistan
Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
Middle East
December 22, 2018
Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations,…
British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade
Travel
December 18, 2018
British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next year after a 10-year absence that followed a…
Kashmir shut down amid anger, strike over killings
Middle East
December 16, 2018
Kashmir shut down amid anger, strike over killings
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A security clampdown and a strike sponsored by separatists fighting against Indian rule shut most of…
China pledges to help Afghanistan and Pakistan bridge divisions
Middle East
December 15, 2018
China pledges to help Afghanistan and Pakistan bridge divisions
KABUL (Reuters) – China pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan overcome longstanding suspicions, as officials from the three nations…
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
Middle East
December 14, 2018
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
At the Tanjai Cheena school in northwest Pakistan students squeeze into makeshift classrooms where plastic tarps serve as walls…
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
Middle East
November 28, 2018
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
GENEVA (Reuters) – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating team to seek a peace agreement that…
Pakistani woman police commander led defense of Chinese mission
Middle East
November 25, 2018
Pakistani woman police commander led defense of Chinese mission
Pakistani policewoman Suhai Aziz Talpur heard of the attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi while driving to work.…
Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
Life & Style
November 24, 2018
Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets —…
Pakistani separatists storm Chinese Consulate in Karachi
Middle East
November 23, 2018
Pakistani separatists storm Chinese Consulate in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Armed separatists stormed the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday,…
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave: lawyer
Middle East
November 20, 2018
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave: lawyer
The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to…