Tag: Pakistan
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Teams search on foot for remains of climbers as weather grounds helicopters
Teams in Pakistan searched on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on the world’s 12th-highest mountain as poor weather kept helicopters ... -
Raid on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
The death toll from an overnight deadly militant attack on a police post in northwestern Pakistan rose to 11 early yesterday, police and a government official said. Security ... -
Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized land
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement yesterday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but challenges immediately ... -
US and Iran end ceasefire talks and Vance heads home without an agreement
The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks yesterday without an agreement to end the war, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt. U.S. officials said ... -
China says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to explore a ‘comprehensive solution’
China’s government said Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting between ... -
Taliban announces 3-day ceasefire after Pakistan, Afghanistan pause fighting ahead of Eid
A key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire yesterday ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan ... -
A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills seven people
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding 25, police said. ... -
Bride and groom among eight killed in gas cylinder blast at wedding in Pakistan’s capital
A gas cylinder explosion yesterday after a wedding reception at a home in Pakistan’s capital killed at least eight people, including the bride and groom, police and ... -
Pakistan, China call for ‘visible and verifiable’ steps against Afghan-based terror groups
Pakistan and China called for more “visible and verifiable” steps to eliminate terrorist organizations based in Afghanistan and to prevent Afghan territory from being used for ... -
Police investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court
Pakistan opened a probe yesterday into the suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court that left 12 dead the day before, underscoring the challenges facing the ... -
Police officer killed in attack by gunmen on a polio vaccine team
Suspected militants shot and killed a police officer guarding a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, the latest in a series of attacks on ... -
Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack on either nation as an attack on both — a key ... -
No handshakes between India and Pakistan players as political tension spills onto field
The strained political relations between India and Pakistan spilled onto the cricket field when no handshakes were exchanged between players — before or after their Asia ... -
Pakistan’s security forces kill 31 insurgents in overnight raids in northwest, military says
Pakistan’s security forces raided two separate militant hideouts in the country’s northwest, killing 31 insurgents, the military said yesterday. The overnight raids took place in the ... -
Half a million people flee their homes in Punjab to escape flooding
Rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing more than half a million people to flee their homes in the past 24 ... -
Pakistan, China and Afghanistan hold high-level meeting in Kabul to boost cooperation
Top diplomats from Pakistan,China and Afghanistan committed their countries to stronger anti-terrorism cooperation during a meeting yesterday [Macau time] in Kabul aimed at boosting political and ... -
Pakistan and US reach a trade agreement to develop oil reserves and reduce tariffs
The United States and Pakistan reached a trade agreement expected to allow Washington to help develop Pakistan’s largely untapped oil reserves and lower tariffs for the ... -
A week of heavy rains and floods kills 46 people including 13 family members
Nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan have killed at least 46 people and injured dozens as continuing severe weather similar ... -
After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along borders
Indian and Pakistani authorities said yesterday [Macau time] there was no firing reported overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries, the first time in ... -
India fires missiles on Pakistan in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’
India fired missiles at Pakistan early yesterday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act ... -
India and Pakistan ramp up tit-for-tat spat as tensions mount
India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their nationals to each other’s countries and Islamabad warned New Delhi for suspending a water-sharing treaty yesterday. The moves came ... -
Insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed: officials
Insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 passengers in restive southwestern Pakistan killed 21 hostages before security forces killed all 33 of the assailants, and ... -
Insurgents attack a train carrying hundreds of people and take hostages
Pakistani insurgents attacked a passenger train carrying several hundred people as it passed through a tunnel yesterday [Macau time] and claimed to have taken more than ... -
Pakistan’s president says extremist attacks won’t end friendship with China
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari said yesterday that his country’s friendship with China has “gone through ups and downs” but it won’t be broken down by extremist attacks that have ... -
Authorities suspend railway services in the country’s southwest after deadly train station bombing
Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services yesterday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed ... -
Gunmen kill 21 miners in the southwest ahead of an Asian security summit
Gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said this weekend, drawing condemnation from authorities as a search was launched ... -
A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed two Chinese near Karachi airport
A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility for a late night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside the country’s largest airport, killing two workers ... -
The IMF approves a $7 billion loan to country, which will get $1 billion immediately
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a new $7 billion loan for cash-strapped Pakistan, authorities said yesterday [Macau time], more than two ... -
Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors
The Pakistani Taliban yesterday denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors in the restive northwest, as authorities said ... -
Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join BRICS, says Russian deputy prime minister
Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the Russian deputy prime minister said yesterday while visiting the Pakistani capital. Pakistan ... -
Gunmen kill 31 people in two separate attacks
Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks yesterday and security forces killed 12 insurgents, officials said, in one of the ... -
Two separate bus accidents in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say
Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan yesterday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a ... -
Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan will affect 200,000 people: UN
An estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to bring heavier rains than usual, a top U.N. ... -
Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob died of injuries
A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob last month died of his injuries yesterday, a police official said. Police in eastern Punjab ... -
Pakistan’s election: Who’s running, what’s the mood and will anything change?
Pakistan’s 127 million voters get to elect a new parliament today [Macau time[. The elections are the twelfth in the country’s 76-year history, which has been ...
