Principal dead in grenade attack in Pakistan
A man armed with a gun and grenades attacked a school in southern Pakistan during a prize distribution ceremony on Saturday, killing its principal and ...

In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king
A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan's largest city. By doling ...

Angry lawyer throws shoe at Pakistan's Musharraf
An angry lawyer threw a shoe at former President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court in southern Pakistan on Friday to face legal charges following ...

Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback
Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants.

Musharraf heads to Pakistan amid death threats
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile Sunday with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible ...

Ex-Pakistani strongman vows return ahead of vote
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said he doesn't fear arrest despite facing criminal charges as he vowed Saturday to return to his homeland ...

Pakistani Taliban withdraw peace talk offer
The Pakistani Taliban on Monday withdrew their offer of holding peace talks with the government, saying that the authorities were not serious about ...

Pakistani activist for poor shot dead in Karachi
Gunmen shot and killed a pioneering Pakistani activist in Karachi who helped bring services like sewer and water to the city's poorest neighborhoods, ...
Official: Bomb kills 3 soldiers in NW Pakistan
A roadside bomb killed three Pakistani soldiers in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, a local government official said.

Christian protesters, police clash in Pakistan
Hundreds of Christians clashed with police across Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by members of the minority ...
Pakistan political party calls off Karachi strike
A powerful political party in Pakistan's largest city is backing down from calls for a city-wide strike intended to pressure the government to arrest ...

Protests over Pakistan bombing turn deadly
Gunmen shot and killed two people returning from a funeral Monday for Shiite Muslim victims of a massive bombing in Karachi, highlighting escalating ...

Car bomb kills 37, wounds 141 in southern Pakistan
A car bomb exploded outside a mosque on Sunday, killing 37 people and wounding another 141 in a Shiite Muslim dominated neighborhood in the southern ...

Talk of peace with Pakistan Taliban angers victims
Hazratullah Khan, who lost his right leg below the knee in a car bombing, answers immediately when asked whether the Pakistani government should hold ...

Thousands of Shiites protest 89 killed in Pakistan
At least 15,000 Shiite Muslims took to the streets in southwest Pakistan on Monday in a second day of protests following a bombing that killed 89 ...

Shiites lash out after Pakistan bombing kills 81
Members of the Pakistani Shiite Hazara community Sunday threatened to hold widespread protests if the government did not arrest within 48 hours the ...

US ships military equipment out of Afghanistan
The United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan in earnest, officials said Monday, sending the first of what will be tens of thousands of ...

Eye-catching rickshaws promote peace in Pakistan
Pakistani youth leader Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi has a plan to counter the relentless message of violence spewed forth by radical Islamic groups in his ...

China poised to control strategic Pakistani port
China is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and ...

Roadside bomb kills 2 polio workers in NW Pakistan
A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on ...
Policeman protecting Pakistani polio team killed
Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern ...

Murder in Pakistan sparks anger at country's elite
More than 2,000 people were murdered in Pakistan's largest city last year, but the shooting death of 20-year-old Shahzeb Khan in one of Karachi's most ...

Pakistani truckers of NATO goods go on strike
Truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan have gone on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay, inadequate security and ...
21 missing Pakistani policemen found shot dead
Twenty-one tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban were found shot dead in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region early ...
Attack on Sunni cleric in south Pakistan kills 4
Police say gunmen have wounded a prominent Sunni cleric and killed his three guards and his driver in an apparently sectarian attack in southern ...