Pakistan

Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism
Middle East

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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