Pakistan
‘Things took a darker turn’: Survivors recall horror of deadly Pakistan train siege
World
March 13, 2025
‘Things took a darker turn’: Survivors recall horror of deadly Pakistan train siege
Quetta, Pakistan CNN — Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and…
More than 150 hostages rescued as Pakistan’s military battles militants who stormed passenger train
World
March 12, 2025
More than 150 hostages rescued as Pakistan’s military battles militants who stormed passenger train
Quetta, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s military have been engaged in a deadly standoff for more than 24 hours with armed…
Militants hijack passenger train, take hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
World
March 11, 2025
Militants hijack passenger train, take hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
Quetta, Pakistan CNN — A train carrying hundreds of passengers has been hijacked by separatist militants who are also holding…
Deadly attack rocks Pakistan military base
World
March 5, 2025
Deadly attack rocks Pakistan military base
Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Two suicide bombings breached a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan before other attackers…
Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Pakistan’s Education Minister probe ways of cooperation
Egypt
January 11, 2025
Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Pakistan’s Education Minister probe ways of cooperation
Egypt’s Grand Mufti Nazir Ayad discussed on Friday 10/1/2025 with Pakistan’s Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbool…
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
Middle East
December 29, 2024
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46…
Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
World
December 2, 2024
Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Sectarian violence has killed at least 130 people and wounded 200 others in Pakistan’s northwest in…
A capital on lockdown, internet shutdowns and protesters clashing with police. What’s going on in Pakistan?
World
November 26, 2024
A capital on lockdown, internet shutdowns and protesters clashing with police. What’s going on in Pakistan?
CNN — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through barricades around the capital Tuesday…
At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
World
November 22, 2024
At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Thursday, killing at…
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
World
November 11, 2024
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
CNN — Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can…