Pakistan
31 Dec 2020
Khawaja Asif, former foreign minister and a prominent opposition figure, has been arrested by anti-corruption authorities in a disproportionate assets case. The opposition has criticized the arrest.
28 Dec 2020
Seven Pakistani paramilitary soldiers have been killed by insurgents in an attack on a military post in Balochistan. The province, home to large oil and coal reserves, is routinely targeted by armed separatist groups.
20 Dec 2020
With musical performances and heartfelt messages, Pakistanis said their final goodbyes to the country's only Asian elephant ahead of a planned move to Cambodia following a years-long campaign by animal rights activists for his relocation.
17 Dec 2020
Pakistan's president has issued a new law intended to speed up sexual assault cases. It follows months of protests after the gang rape of a women in front of her children along a deserted highway near Lahore.
14 Dec 2020
Thousands of Pakistan opposition protesters on Sunday rallied against Prime Minister Imran Khan's government in Lahore. It was the latest in a series of rallies across the country organised by an alliance of opposition parties.
18 Nov 2020
Residents of the Pakistani village of Tehjian salvage whatever is left of destroyed houses after deadly shelling by Indian troops.
9 Nov 2020
Tens of thousands rallied in Karachi, calling on Pakistan to sever diplomatic ties and boycott French products. Demonstrators trampled on images of the French president and burned French flags.
31 Oct 2020
At least seven students were killed and scores more wounded in a bomb attack on a Koran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan.
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24 Sep 2020
The men set the building on fire over a non-payment of extortion money, the court said. The 2012 blaze killed over 260 workers, who could not escape because the doors were locked.
22 Sep 2020
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