Pakistan
14 Apr 2018
Pakistan Court bars former PM Sharif from holding office for life.
25 Mar 2018
At least 1,472 people — both non-Muslims and secular Muslims — have been charged under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws since 1987. Despite international pressure, Pakistani authorities are unwilling to amend or repeal the laws.
4 Feb 2018
Career US diplomat Ryan Crocker served as ambassador to both Afghanistan and Pakistan. In an interview with FRANCE 24, he hailed the decision by the Trump administration to stay in Afghanistan without time limits.
6 Jan 2018
Panel of journalists looks at anti-government demonstrations across Iran flaring up a week ago, the biggest since the 2009 post-electoral protests in Tehran. We look also at the first visit to Paris of Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan since the election of Emmanuel Macron; Trump threatening the Palestinians, Pakistan and North Korea; Emmanuel Macron promising reporters a bill as early as next month to combat fake news.
23 Dec 2017
Security will be high at Pakistan churches this Christmas after nine people were killed in an attack on a church in Quetta last week.
17 Dec 2017
At least 8 people killed and up to 45 wounded after two men attacked a Catholic church in Pakistan.
5 Dec 2017
More than 70 percent of teachers in Pakistan still believe that if you spare the rod, you'll spoil the child.
24 Nov 2017
With its image tarnished by years of repeated terrorist attacks, Pakistan doesn't figure on many people's lists of dream holiday destinations. But that could soon change.
13 Nov 2017
A thick blanket of smog continues to engulf large swathes of northern India and Pakistan. Apart from creating travel chaos and schools being shut, the increased air pollution is also affecting people’s health.
14 Oct 2017
A U.S.-Canadian couple and their three children freed from captivity in Pakistan return to Canada, where the husband Joshua Boyle.
17 Sep 2017
Some 44 contestants are participating in by-elections to be held in Lahore, Pakistan to fill ousted PM Nawaz Sharif's empty seat. One of the contestants has links to a group that the US and India hold responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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