Pakistan
Pakistan's MQM denounces Imran Khan in Karachi protest
ISLAMABAD - Supporters of an influential Pakistani political party took to the streets of Karachi on Monday to protest against cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan, who has accused it of killing one of his senior staff a week after a general election.
Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures.
Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures.
Former Pakistani dictator Musharraf granted bail
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination.
Pakistan army will be watching Sharif's cosying up to India
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs. Now he's back as prime minister-elect, with the army watching his every move, especially steps planned to ease tension with arch-rival India.
Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
ISLAMABAD - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in the district and a week after general elections.
Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties.
Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied to Pakistan's energy-starved border areas, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.
Pakistan's Sharif free to rule without unwieldy coalition
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif won enough seats in Saturday's parliamentary election that he won't need to form a coalition with other major parties to push through badly needed reforms, final figures showed on Thursday.
Pakistan's Sharif seeks to ease mistrust with India
LAHORE, Pakistan - Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after a decisive victory in Pakistan's election, said on Monday the mistrust that has long dogged relations with India must be tackled.
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Pakistan's Taliban: who are they?
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