Pakistan

Suspect in France police killing had been sentenced for jihad links: sources

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A man suspected to have killed a French policeman and his partner in a terror-linked attack…

Boxing: ‘Proud British fighter’ Khan wants success for Pakistan, too

by Issam AHMED ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Boxer Amir Khan has denied betraying his British upbringing after being criticised for…

Possible Taliban leader successor, Sirajuddin Haqqani, may be even more deadly foe than Mansour

Reuters -- Afghan guerrilla commander Sirajuddin Haqqani, a possible successor to Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, would likely prove an…

Bus, truck collision kills 19 in Pakistan

MULTAN,Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 19 people including two children were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and…

Powerful quake rocks South Asia, one dead

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake rocked large parts of South Asia Sunday, with one person killed by falling…

Deep 6.6-magnitude quake rocks NE Afghanistan: USGS

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) --  A 6.6-magnitude quake struck northeast Afghanistan Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors also felt…

Gunmen attack university in northwest Pakistan

A group of militants stormed a university in volatile north-western Pakistan on Wednesday, police said, with firing inside the campus…

Pakistanis welcome return of YouTube

Internet users in Pakistan welcomed the return of YouTube on Tuesday (January 19), a day after the government removed a…

Pakistani PM meets Saudi King

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited Saudi Arabia on Monday (January 18) ahead of a trip to Iran. Sharif met…

Suicide bomber kills at least ten in northwest Pakistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday (January 19), killing at…

Pakistan seeks balance in Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions

Pakistan is trying to seek a balance between Saudi Arabia and Iran as senior Saudi officials paid recent visits to…

India tightens security on Pakistan border after Punjab attack

JULY 27 (Reuters) -- India tightened security on its border with Pakistan on Monday (July 27) after gunmen stormed a…

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