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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.

17 August 2015

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.

17 August 2015

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.

14 August 2015

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.

14 August 2015

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.

12 August 2015

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.

11 August 2015

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.

11 August 2015

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.

10 August 2015

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.

03 August 2015

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.

29 July 2015

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).

11 July 2015

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.

10 July 2015

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.

03 July 2015

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.

17 June 2015

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.

20 April 2015

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.

09 April 2015

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.

07 April 2015

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.

30 March 2015

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.

24 February 2015

Afghan-Pakistan ties 'never better': Pakistani minister Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have never been better, a top Pakistani minister said.

20 February 2015

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