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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.

Pakistan air strikes kill 50 militants in tribal area: military
Pakistan provincial minister among 16 killed in suicide attack: officials

Two suicide attackers killed a Pakistani provincial minister, who had campaigned against militants, and at least 15 other people, after detonating a bomb at a meeting the minister was attending.

Pakistan provincial minister among 16 killed in suicide attack: officials
India summons Pakistan envoy over civilian deaths in Kashmir

India summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi Sunday to protest against civilian deaths in recent troop firings along their disputed border.

India summons Pakistan envoy over civilian deaths in Kashmir
Pakistan announces death penalty for six militants behind Peshawar school attack

Pakistan's army announced the death penalty for six militants linked to an assault on a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar that killed 151 people.

Pakistan announces death penalty for six militants behind Peshawar school attack
Pakistan's answer to 'The Onion' tackles tough topics with satire

From a mullah who wants a military operation against women wearing jeans to "uncircumcised" Islamic State fighters, a satirical Pakistani website is using humour to shine a light on current affairs in the turbulent nation.

Pakistan's answer to 'The Onion' tackles tough topics with satire
Pakistan foils Independence Day bomb plot: military

Pakistani security forces said they had foiled a plot to bomb Independence Day celebrations in Karachi after arresting a Taliban gang in the city.

Pakistan foils Independence Day bomb plot: military
More arrests in Pakistan child sex abuse scandal

Pakistani police arrested five more people over a major child sex abuse scandal after a lawyer for the victims accused them of protecting culprits.

More arrests in Pakistan child sex abuse scandal
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. ©RIA Novosti
Afghanistan slams Pakistan over wave of bloody Kabul attacks

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan on Monday of sending "messages of war" and harbouring bomb-making camps.

Afghanistan slams Pakistan over wave of bloody Kabul attacks
Pakistan province orders probe into huge child abuse scandal

A Pakistani province announced a judicial inquiry into a massive child abuse and extortion scandal allegedly involving hundreds of victims amid mounting calls for justice.

Pakistan province orders probe into huge child abuse scandal
Pakistan claims killing of major Al-Qaeda commander in country

Pakistani security forces have killed a senior Al-Qaeda commander and detained his wife in an overnight raid on his hideout in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

Pakistan claims killing of major Al-Qaeda commander in country
Rains, floods kill 81 in Pakistan: disaster agency

Torrential rains and flooding have killed 81 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks and affected almost 300,000, the disaster management agency said Tuesday, warning of more bad weather to come.

Rains, floods kill 81 in Pakistan: disaster agency
Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©Host Photo Agency
Kazakhstan supports accession of India and Pakistan to SCO

Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has supported the accession of India and Pakistan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Kazakhstan supports accession of India and Pakistan to SCO
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ©Reuters
India's Modi accepts invite for first Pakistan visit

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted an invitation from his counterpart Nawaz Sharif to attend a regional summit in Islamabad next year in what would be his first visit to Pakistan.

India's Modi accepts invite for first Pakistan visit
Death toll from Pakistan train accident rises to 17: army

The death toll from a Pakistan rail accident has risen to 17, the army said Friday, the day after a special military train fell into a canal when a bridge partially collapsed.

Death toll from Pakistan train accident rises to 17: army
Abbas says Palestinian govt to resign within 24 hours: Fatah

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced Tuesday that the Ramallah-based government would resign within the next 24 hours.

Abbas says Palestinian govt to resign within 24 hours: Fatah
China's Xi in Pakistan to unveil $46 bn investment plan

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Islamabad to unveil a $46 billion investment plan that Pakistan hopes will end a chronic energy crisis.

China's Xi in Pakistan to unveil $46 bn investment plan
Photo © Akorda press office
US Ambassador George Krol presents letter of credence to Nazarbayev

The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kazakhstan George Krol has delivered a speech in Kazakh language in Akorda.

US Ambassador George Krol presents letter of credence to Nazarbayev
Pakistan PM says 'no hurry' to decide on joining Yemen coalition

Pakistan is "not in a hurry" to decide whether to join the Saudi-led coalition against rebels in Yemen, the prime minister said.

Pakistan PM says 'no hurry' to decide on joining Yemen coalition
Pakistan evacuates more than 500 citizens from Yemen: officials

Pakistan evacuated more than 500 of its citizens from Yemen by jumbo jet and sent a naval frigate to rescue others stranded in the war-torn country.

Pakistan evacuates more than 500 citizens from Yemen: officials
Reuters reporter Maria Golovnina. ©REUTERS/DYLAN MARTINEZ
Reuters Pakistan bureau chief dies in Islamabad

The Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief for Reuters news agency died on Monday after collapsing in the office in Islamabad.

Reuters Pakistan bureau chief dies in Islamabad