Gunmen kill 21 miners in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest, a po...
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Gunmen kill 31 people in 2 separate attacks in southwestern Pakistan; 12 insurgents also killed
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate at...
Iran’s top diplomat seeks to deescalate tensions on visit to Pakistan after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday for talks on deescalating tension...
Thousands of mourners in Islamabad attend funeral for Pakistani cleric gunned down in broad daylight
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral Saturday for a Pakistani Sunni Muslim cler...
Pakistani police free 290 Baloch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police Monday freed 290 Baloch activists who were arrested when they atte...
Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s police used water cannons, swung batons, and arrested dozens of activist...
Separatist leader in Pakistan appears before cameras and says he has surrendered with 70 followers
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The leader of the main insurgent group in southwestern Pakistan appeared bef...
Court overturns conviction of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif ahead of parliamentary election
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court overturned Tuesday the 2018 conviction of former Prime Minister N...
UN agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter if there’s no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter ...
As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without valid documents h...
Pakistan acquits ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif in a graft case. He’s now closer to running in elections
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case on W...
Pakistan court rules the prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is illegal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court ruled Tuesday that the closed-door prison trial of former Prime M...
Tens of thousands of religious party supporters rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters from Pakistan’s main religious political par...
Roadside bomb kills 3 people in Pakistan’s insurgency-hit Baluchistan province
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, ki...
Taliban minister attends meeting in Pakistan despite tensions over expulsions of Afghans
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Cabinet minister from Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government attended a trade meeti...
Thousands rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s main politico-religious party rallied in the ...
Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A federal court in Pakistan’s capital on Thursday restored the right of former prim...
Pakistani court extends protection from arrest in graft cases to former premier Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has extended protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawa...
Pakistan’s thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s thrice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was returning home Sat...
Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted several days of protection from arrest to f...