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Pakistan extends refugee status for Afghans
Pakistan has extended refugee status for over a million Afghans in the country by an additional six months, the government announced — a move likely ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan pursue peace despite attack
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are determined to press ahead with peace efforts after a meeting in Turkey, the country's president said ...
Crashes raise concern about Pakistani air force
Over a dozen Pakistani air force planes have crashed in roughly the past 18 months, raising concerns about the health of an aging fleet that officials ...
Karzai: Afghan spy chief bomber came from Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the recent assassination attempt on the country's intelligence chief was planned in Pakistan, but ...
Pakistan plans to hold national elections in May
Pakistan plans to hold landmark national elections in May, the country's information minister said Tuesday. The vote would mark the first time a ...
Pakistani TV anchor survives attempted bombing
Police on Monday found and defused a bomb planted under the car of a prominent Pakistani TV anchor threatened by the Taliban for his coverage of a ...
Bomb at Pakistan Shiite procession kills 7
A roadside bomb killed at least seven people, including three children, and wounded 30 others at a Shiite Muslim procession in northwestern Pakistan ...
Taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in Pakistan
A Taliban suicide bomber struck a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people in the latest of a series of bombings targeting ...
Suicide bomber kills 23 people in Pakistan
A state rescue official says a suicide bomber has attacked a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people. Deeba Shahnaz says ...
India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman
India secretly executed the lone surviving gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, four years after Pakistani gunmen blazed through India's ...
Pakistan court acquits Christian girl of blasphemy
A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said. The ruling was ...
Pakistan releases son of Afghan militant leader
The son of a legendary Afghan mujahedeen leader was among a group of Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan to help jumpstart peace negotiations with ...
Pakistan accuses Afghans of killing civilians
Pakistan on Monday accused Afghan forces of killing at least four civilians in a cross-border shelling attack, increasing tension just as a senior ...
Families await bodies after Pakistan factory fire
At the only morgue in Pakistan's largest city lie the blackened remains of 32 people killed in one of the worst industrial accidents in the country's ...
Pakistani ex-army, intel chiefs face legal action
Pakistan's top court recommended Friday that the government launch legal proceedings against a former army chief and head of intelligence for ...
Malala shooting shows challenge to girls education
A teenage activist recently shot and critically wounded by the Taliban risked her life to attend school, but the threat from the militant group is ...
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban now in UK for care
A teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by the Taliban arrived in Britain on Monday to receive specialized medical care and protection from ...
Arrests in Pakistani girl shooting
Pakistani police have arrested a number of suspects in the case of a 14-year-old girl shot and wounded by the Taliban for promoting education for ...
Shooting of Pakistan girl activist sparks outrage
Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils Wednesday to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban ...
Pakistan blocks anti-US protest in tribal region
The Pakistani military blocked a convoy carrying thousands of Pakistanis and a small contingent of U.S. anti-war activists from entering a lawless ...
Americans in Pakistan to protest drone strikes
A group of American anti-war activists are in Pakistan to join a march into the country's tribal belt to protest U.S. drone strikes in the rugged ...
Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria
Turkey sanctioned further military action against Syria on Thursday and bombarded targets across the border with artillery for a second day, raising ...
Turkish PM doesn't want war with Syria
Turkey doesn't want war with Syria but it's determined to protect its borders and its people, the country's prime minister declared Thursday.
Pakistan struggles with smuggled Buddhist relics
Lacking the necessary cash and manpower, Pakistan is struggling to stem the flow of millions of dollars in ancient Buddhist artifacts that looters dig ...