Tag: Pakistan
Saudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact, state media from both countries said,…
Sikh leaders urge India to lift ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan shrine
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Sikh community leaders urged New Delhi to lift a ban recently imposed on pilgrims traveling…
Pakistan’s security forces kill 31 insurgents in overnight raids in northwest, military says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s security forces raided two separate militant hideouts in the country’s northwest, killing 31…
Flood survivors begin to return home in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab as water recedes
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Displaced families began returning home as floodwaters significantly receded across much of Pakistan’s eastern…
Pakistani army says clashes near the Afghan border killed 12 soldiers and 35 militants
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided two hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border…
Twelve Pakistan soldiers killed in militants’ ambush, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -Twelve soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan on Saturday in an ambush by Islamist militants on…
Boat capsizes in Pakistan floods, killing nine, authorities say
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least nine people died when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts in…
Why does Nepal’s crisis matter to South Asia – and the world?
Islamabad, Pakistan – On Sunday, Nepal’s then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli mocked youth protesters, who were planning a…
Pakistani security forces kill 19 militants in raids near Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided three militant hideouts in northwestern Pakistan, killing 19 fighters, the…
Pakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding
JALALPUR PIRWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers backed by troops evacuated more than 25,000 people from a city in…
Floods affect 1.2 million, displace nearly 250,000 in eastern Pakistan
NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan’s populous eastern Punjab province…
India-Pakistan missile race heats up, but China in crosshairs, too
Islamabad, Pakistan – India on August 20 announced that it had successfully test-fired Agni-V, its intermediate-range ballistic missile, from…