Tag: Pakistan
Mountaineers set off on foot to retrieve the body of a Chinese climber who died on K2
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of…
Pakistani militants kill six policemen in eight targeted attacks
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Militants in Pakistan's northwest carried out eight overnight gun and grenade attacks targeting the police,…
US to explore cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals, hydrocarbons
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington looked forward to exploring cooperation with Pakistan…
Chinese climber dies after summiting world’s second-highest peak, K2
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese mountaineer has died after being hit by falling rocks while descending from…
US report says India acts minimally, Pakistan rarely acts against rights abuses
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government noted abuses in India and Pakistan in a shortened human rights…
New offensive against militants displaces thousands in northwest Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces have launched a much-awaited “targeted operation” against militants in a restive…
US puts Balochistan armed group in Pakistan on ‘foreign terrorist’ list
The United States has upped pressure on the Pakistan-based Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), labelling it a “foreign terrorist”…
Massive mudslide kills 7 volunteers repairing flood damage in northern Pakistan
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A massive mudslide early Monday killed seven volunteers as they repaired a drainage channel…
India says six Pakistani aircraft shot down during May conflict
India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during fighting in May, India’s air…
Pakistan says soldiers kill 33 fighters near Afghan border
Pakistani security forces have killed 33 fighters who tried to cross into the southwestern province of Balochistan from…
Pakistani forces kill 33 militants in overnight operation near Afghan border
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed 33 militants who attempted to enter the insurgency-hit southwest from…
Body of missing father found on melting glacier 28 years after he vanished
The family of a missing man whose body was discovered on a melting glacier in Pakistan after 28…