Pakistan
Deposed Pakistani PM begins 2 days of rallies
Middle East
August 9, 2017
Deposed Pakistani PM begins 2 days of rallies
Pakistan’s deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif began two days of rallies Wednesday aimed at demonstrating his political strength, making stops…
Pakistani police kill militants in Lahore after bomb kills one
Middle East
August 8, 2017
Pakistani police kill militants in Lahore after bomb kills one
Pakistani security forces killed four Taliban militants in the eastern city of Lahore hours after a truck bomb killed one…
Charity run by Pakistani Islamist with $10M bounty launches political party
Middle East
August 7, 2017
Charity run by Pakistani Islamist with $10M bounty launches political party
A Pakistani charity that the United States accuses of being a front for anti-India militant group that staged the 2008…
Pakistani president swears in members of new Cabinet
World
August 4, 2017
Pakistani president swears in members of new Cabinet
Pakistan on Friday swore in its new Cabinet, following a week of turmoil that included the election of a new…
Pakistan extends house arrest of Islamist blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks
Middle East
August 1, 2017
Pakistan extends house arrest of Islamist blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks
Pakistan has extended by two months the house arrest of Hafiz Saeed, accused by the United States of masterminding 2008…
Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries
Middle East
July 31, 2017
Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries
It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan’s…
Pakistan: Ahead of PM vote, Islamabad crowds root for Khan
Middle East
July 31, 2017
Pakistan: Ahead of PM vote, Islamabad crowds root for Khan
Pakistan’s parliament will meet Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the disqualification of three-term prime minister Nawaz Sharif,…
Pakistani parliament to elect new PM on Tuesday
Middle East
July 30, 2017
Pakistani parliament to elect new PM on Tuesday
Pakistan’s parliament will meet Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the disqualification of three-term prime minister Nawaz Sharif.…
Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5
Middle East
July 29, 2017
Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5
A Pakistan government official says a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying villagers in a southwestern border town near…
Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor
Middle East
July 29, 2017
Pakistan party holds meeting to consider PM successor
A top leader from the ruling party of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says a meeting of the party’s lawmakers…