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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
Dressmakers bring touch of old Afghanistan to Pakistan
With ballgowns, Western-style bridal wear and cocktail dresses, Afghan tailors driven out of their homeland by the Taliban are carving a niche for themselves in Pakistan's capital city.
16 February 2015
Death toll in Pakistan Shiite mosque attack rises to 21
The death toll in a militant attack on a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan rose to 21 after an injured person died of his wounds.
14 February 2015
Nazarbayev sends condolences to Pakistan's President over terrorist attack
Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain with condolences over the terrorist attack in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar.
19 December 2014
Pakistan forces kill 27 militants in northwest: military
Pakistani forces killed 27 suspected militants in air strikes and a ground operation in the restive northwest hours after a roadside bomb killed three soldiers.
19 December 2014
Australia PM offers sympathy after Pakistan school raid
Prime Minister Tony Abbott offered sympathy to Pakistan after a deadly Taliban raid on a school, as Australia deals with the fallout from a cafe siege.
17 December 2014
Malala Yousafzai, 17, to receive Nobel Peace Prize
Malala Yousafza becomes the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate , adding yet another distinction to a long list.
10 December 2014
India PM condemns 'shocking' Pakistan border post bombing
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned a "shocking" suicide bomb blast at the main Pakistan-India border crossing that killed at least 55 people.
03 November 2014
Malala donates $50,000 children's prize to Gaza schools
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she is giving her entire winnings from a children's rights award to help rebuild schools in war-ravaged Gaza.
30 October 2014
Nobel laureate Malala wins World's Children's Prize
Girl's rights champion Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history, won the World's Children's Prize.
29 October 2014
Karateka Khrupovets brings final medal to Kazakhstan at Asian Games
Karateka Yekaterina Khrupovets has brought the last medal to Kazakhstan at the Asian Games in South Korean Incheon.
06 October 2014