News about Pakistan

India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China.

27 June 2016

Art not sex, Pakistan's dancers take a stand With her arms stretched out and her hands elegantly curved, the young dancer stamps her feet with aplomb, defying prejudice.

12 May 2016

Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown Pakistan asks Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond more than 150 years after it was taken from Lahore.

10 February 2016

Pakistan concludes search for factory collapse victims A rescue operation to pull people from the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory ended after nearly a week, with the death toll at 45 and more than 100 survivors plucked from the debris.

10 November 2015

Death toll in Pakistan factory collapse set to rise: official Rescue crews resumed digging through the rubble of a collapsed factory in Pakistan as officials said they expected to find at least two dozen more bodies, with the death toll standing at 23.

06 November 2015

Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped At least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.

05 November 2015

Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid Desperate survivors appealed for food and blankets after a devastating earthquake killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

28 October 2015

Pakistan premier urges US to take its side against India Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged the United States to take Pakistan's side in its long-standing dispute with rival nuclear power India or run the risk of escalating conflict.

24 October 2015

At least 11 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials At least 11 people were killed and many more wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province.

20 October 2015

The illicit wine-makers of Pakistan's north The hems of his jeans rolled, Rehmat Ali climbs barefoot up a tree to pick the grapes dangling from climbing vines, defying hostile religious injunctions against alcohol to celebrate a wine-making tradition.

19 October 2015

Seven children among 13 killed in Pakistan landslide Thirteen people including seven children were crushed to death in Karachi Tuesday when a rare landslide struck their thatch huts as they slept.

13 October 2015

Afghanistan's Ghani condemns Pakistan air base attack Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned last week's deadly attack on a Pakistani air force base and said Afghanistan will never allow its land to be used against Pakistan.

22 September 2015

Pakistan detains 22 after Taliban air base attack Twenty-two suspects have been detained in connection with a deadly attack on a Pakistan air force base claimed by the Taliban.

19 September 2015

Whisky, clubs, music: Karachi's nightlife behind closed doors Karachi, Pakistan's biggest and most diverse city, was once home to a famous nightclub scene where alcohol flowed freely and luminaries from the world of jazz played to packed crowds eager for a taste of Western culture.

11 September 2015

Bin Laden doctor languishes in Pakistan prison as appeal lingers The lawyer for a Pakistani doctor who was jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden accused the government of deliberately delaying his appeal after the case was adjourned for the sixteenth time.

10 September 2015

Ditch English for Urdu, Pakistan court orders government Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the government to implement Urdu as the country's official language, replacing English in all communications.

09 September 2015

Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war amid tensions Pakistan marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with arch-rival India, weeks after the two nuclear powers faced off in some of their deadliest skirmishes for over a decade.

07 September 2015

Fear and despair in Kashmir as India-Pakistan talks falter India and Pakistan aborted rare talks on their festering conflict in Kashmir this weekend under a cloud of recriminations.

26 August 2015

Kazakhstan listed in Top 10 World's Riskiest Sovereign Debt? Kazakhstan has been put on the map of the world's riskiest sovereign debt by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Really?

20 August 2015

Pakistan air strikes kill 50 militants in tribal area: military At least 50 militants were killed and their ammunition dump destroyed Monday in air strikes on hideouts in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border.

18 August 2015

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