Pakistan
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
Middle East
February 2, 2018
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
About 90 people are feared drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday,…
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Afghanistan
Middle East
January 31, 2018
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of any…
Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacks
Middle East
January 28, 2018
Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacks
Afghanistan has endured a month of relentless attacks claimed by the Taliban and a rival Islamic State affiliate, capped by…
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
Middle East
January 24, 2018
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
An attack on Save the Children’s office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has ended with at least two people…
Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten
Shakil Afridi has languished in jail for years — since 2011, when the Pakistani doctor used a vaccination scam in…
Ahead of elections, Pakistan heads toward more political chaos
Middle East
January 19, 2018
Ahead of elections, Pakistan heads toward more political chaos
Pakistan’s top political parties have joined hands to topple the government, holding a major demonstration in Lahore city. But apart…
Gunmen kill mother, daughter polio workers in Pakistan
Middle East
January 18, 2018
Gunmen kill mother, daughter polio workers in Pakistan
Pakistani officials say gunmen have shot and killed a mother and her daughter who were taking part in an anti-polio…
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
Middle East
January 16, 2018
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due to…
US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’
Middle East
January 5, 2018
US suspends ‘security assistance’ to Pakistan after Donald Trump calls it terrorist ‘haven’
The US State Department on Thursday announced the White House’s decision to suspend security assistance to Pakistan worth significantly more…
Skepticism in Gilgit-Baltistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
World
January 3, 2018
Skepticism in Gilgit-Baltistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiative created euphoria in Pakistan, but in Gilgit-Baltistan, a disputed northern region, the locals are concerned…