At least 16 stranded snow-tourists die at Pakistan hill station
At least 16 tourists died in freezing temperatures after being stranded in their vehicles in northern Pakistan, where thousands had flocked to enjoy the snow,...
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At least 20 killed in earthquake in southern Pakistan
At least 20 people were killed and about 300 injured on Thursday when a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck southern Pakistan in the early hours as...
Turkey and Pakistan: working in tandem
By Dr Yiorghos Leventis Often, the preoccupation with our national problem lacks international comparative analysis. It borders on navel gazing. In this article, I wish...
Afghan soldiers seek refuge in Pakistan after losing border military posts
Forty-six Afghan soldiers sought refuge in Pakistan after losing control of military positions across the border following advances by Taliban insurgents, Pakistan’s army said on...
Death toll from train collision in Pakistan rises to 36
The death toll from a head-on collision between two passenger trains in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has increased to 36 Monday morning with over 50...
Thousands attend Pakistani cleric’s funeral despite COVID-19 curbs
Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral of a hardline Pakistani cleric in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, defying a government ban on...
Blast at Pakistani religious school kills seven, wounds more than 80 (update)
A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80,...
Pakistan’s PM takes aim at Macron; asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Facebook to ban Islamophobic content on its platform, warning of a spike in radicalisation amongst Muslims, hours after...
Gunmen attack Pakistani stock exchange, seven killed – police
Gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in the city of Karachi on Monday killing two guards and a policeman before security forces killed all...
Pakistani airliner carrying 99 plunges into Karachi houses (Update 2)
By Syed Raza Hassan Pakistan International Airlines Airbus jet with 99 people aboard crashed into a crowded residential district of the city of Karachi on Friday...
Death toll in Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 15
The death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta rose to 15 on Saturday, officials said. The blast...
Pakistan’s Khan warns of ‘bloodbath’ when Kashmir curfew lifted
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warned on Friday there would be a bloodbath when India lifts its curfew in disputed Kashmir and that any all-out...
India scraps special status for Kashmir (Update)
By Aditya Kalra, Sanjeev Miglani and Danish Ismail India on Monday revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a...
Kashmir turmoil rises as India restricts movement, regional leaders fear arrest
By Fayaz Bukhari and Alasdair Pal SRINAGAR/ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The disputed region of Kashmir was thrown into further turmoil in the early hours of Monday...
Pakistani military plane crashes near garrison city, kills 17
By Saad Sayeed RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, July 30 (Reuters) – A Pakistani military aircraft on a training flight crashed in a built-up area in the garrison...
Pakistan arrests accused mastermind of Mumbai attacks
Pakistan authorities on Wednesday arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror...
Pakistan reopens airspace to civil aviation after India standoff
Pakistan re-opened its airspace to civil aviation on Tuesday following months of restrictions imposed after clashes with India, which forced lengthy detours that cost airlines...
Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Pakistan, killing at least one
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan, May 11 (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Pakistan’s southwestern port city of Gwadar on Saturday, killing at...
Gunmen kill 14 after kidnapping them from buses on Pakistani coast
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan, April 18 (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed 14 people in southwestern Pakistan after pulling them from several passenger buses, sifting...
Bomb in market kills 16 in southwest Pakistan
A bomb hidden among bags of potatoes at a Pakistani market killed at least 16 people, half of them ethnic Hazaras, officials said, in an...
