Government of Pakistan
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif Names Brother Shahbaz As Successor
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his...
Pakistan Hunts For New PM As Sharif’s Ousting Divides Country
Pakistan's ruling party was to meet with parliamentarians Saturday to begin nominations for an interim prime minister...
Does PM Sharif’s Ouster Mean Chaos For Pakistan?
The ousting of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has left a power vacuum at the top of the nuclear-armed country,...
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Resigns After Probe Into His Family’s Wealth
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns after probe into his family’s wealth Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of...
Pakistan Victims Call For Attack Masterminds To Hang
Anger was growing in Pakistan Tuesday as the grief-stricken relatives of 26 people killed by a suicide bomber in Lahore...
Pentagon Blocks Some Pakistan Military Payments
The US Defense Department has withheld $50 million in Pakistan military payments after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis...
Two Suspected Rebels, Indian Soldier Killed In Kashmir
Two suspected rebels and an Indian soldier were killed Tuesday in disputed Kashmir along the de facto border with...
India Defends Shelling After 4 Pakistan Troops Killed
India has defended shelling across a disputed border that allegedly killed four Pakistani soldiers, saying Monday it...
‘Taliban’ Suicide Bomber Kills Two In NW Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Pakistan's northwest on...
Pakistan Says India Cross-Border Fire Kills Four Soldiers
Pakistan's military on Sunday accused India of hitting a military vehicle and killing four soldiers in cross-border...
Border Attack From Pakistan Kills 2 Iranians
Two Iranian civilians were killed in a cross-border attack by Pakistani insurgents, the Revolutionary Guards said. "On...
Four Policemen Killed In Southwest Pakistan
Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles killed four policemen in southwest Pakistan Thursday, the latest attack to target...
Bomb Kills Police Chief, Guard In Southwest Pakistan
A bomb Monday killed a police chief and his guard, and wounded 11 others in a southwestern Pakistani town bordering...
McCain Calls For Pakistani ‘cooperation’ Against Extremists
US Senator John McCain visited Kabul Tuesday and warned neighbouring Pakistan that Washington was counting on its...
McCain-Led Delegation Visits Pakistan For Security Talks
A high-level US Senate delegation met Pakistan's top foreign affairs official and powerful military chief in Islamabad...
Pakistani Journalist Held Over Facebook Posts Criticising Army
A Pakistani reporter has been detained and charged under cybercrime laws for criticising security forces on social...
Pakistani Journalist Held Over Facebook Posts Criticising Security…
A Pakistani reporter has been detained and charged under cybercrime laws for criticising security forces on social...
Ten Killed In Pakistan Chairlift Accident
Ten people were killed and two others injured when a chairlift cable broke, sending riders plunging into a ravine in a...
‘Toy’ Bomb Kills Six Children In NW Pakistan
A bomb resembling a toy killed at least six children Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area bordering...