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.
Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain with condolences over the terrorist attack in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar.
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.
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.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned a "shocking" suicide bomb blast at the main Pakistan-India border crossing that killed at least 55 people.
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.