Pakistan

Pakistan interior minister recovering after gun attack

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan's interior minister was recovering in the hospital Monday after being shot in a suspected assassination…

Malala makes first trip to Pakistan since Taliban attack

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit…

Trump could freeze $2 billion of Pakistan aid over militant havens

by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse President Donald Trump's freeze on aid to Pakistan could be worth almost two billion…

US suspends security assistance to Pakistan

by Dave Clark  Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States added bite to its increasingly public spat with Pakistan…

Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday, a rare public rebuke after Donald Trump…

Man charged with plot to kill British PM

LONDON, United States (AFP) -- A 20-year-old man appeared in court on Wednesday charged with plotting to assassinate British Prime…

Delhi restricts vehicles as smog envelopes India and Pakistan

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - New Delhi banned all construction, barred lorries from entering the city and announced stringent restrictions on…

Ex-PM Sharif returns to Pakistan for court hearing

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif appeared in court on Friday, a day after returning from…

Tillerson heads to Pakistan as US warns over Taliban havens

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was to arrive in Islamabad Tuesday as Washington turns up the heat…

Fear and sweating in Pakistan’s hottest cities

by Maaz Khan Agence France-Presse   SIBI, Pakistan (AFP) - After hours toiling at construction sites in 50 degree-plus heat,…

Cricket: Sri Lanka board clears first Pakistan tour since 2009 attack

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's cricket board has approved a tour to Pakistan, eight years after a deadly militant attack against…

Pakistan to elect new prime minister on Tuesday

by Sajjad TARAKZAI Agence France Presse ISLAMABAD. Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan's parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect a new…

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