Pakistan
Pakistan deports Turkish school network’s former director and family
Middle East
October 16, 2017
Pakistan deports Turkish school network’s former director and family
Pakistan has deported a former director of a chain of private Turkish schools along with his family, former school officials…
Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife
Freed hostage Joshua Boyle has told public broadcaster CBC his children are exploring their new home in Canada but are…
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers
A bomb Sunday killed four Pakistani soldiers as they searched for militants linked to the kidnapping of a US-Canadian family…
Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain
The freeing of a hostage US-Canadian family by Pakistan’s army has been hailed by officials as a positive step in…
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
World
October 14, 2017
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
Former hostage Joshua Boyle says the Haqqani network in Afghanistan killed his infant daughter and raped his American wife during…
Pakistani extremists oppose NYC terror suspect’s US extradition
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Pakistani extremists oppose NYC terror suspect’s US extradition
On Friday, US officials announced charges against Talha Haroon, a 19-year-old US citizen of Pakistani origin, and two other terror…
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Afghan-Pakistan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Thousands of Pashtun tribal people who for decades ignored the invisible line that bisects their dusty villages and demarcates the…
Pakistani anti-corruption body arrests son-in-law of ousted PM Sharif
Middle East
October 9, 2017
Pakistani anti-corruption body arrests son-in-law of ousted PM Sharif
The son-in-law of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif was arrested at Islamabad airport on Monday by Pakistan’s anti-corruption body on…
Death toll rises to 24 in Pakistan shrine suicide bombing
Middle East
October 7, 2017
Death toll rises to 24 in Pakistan shrine suicide bombing
The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shia shrine in the country’s southwest increased to 24 after four…
Pakistan’s ousted PM Sharif ‘back with full force’ as party chief
Middle East
October 3, 2017
Pakistan’s ousted PM Sharif ‘back with full force’ as party chief
Pakistan’s ruling party on Tuesday re-elected ousted premier Nawaz Sharif as its leader, saying he was “back with full force”,…