September 16, 2018 6:33 PM Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an unprecedented announcement Sunday, pledged to offer Pakistani citizenship to hundreds of thousands of...
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September 16, 2018 6:33 PM Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an unprecedented announcement Sunday, pledged to offer Pakistani citizenship to hundreds of thousands of...
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WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD — A security expert from the Afghan-Pakistan region said Pakistani officials are blaming unrest on Afghan refugees in a bid to divert attention from the real causes of militancy. ...
Steve Baragona WASHINGTON — Polio cases in Pakistan rose by 73 percent during the most intense periods of civil conflict there in recent years, according to a new study. The report, in the journal...
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January 31, 2018 6:18 AM VOA News A young Pakistani girl was killed Wednesday by a strong earthquake that struck several thousand kilometers away in northeast Afghanistan. The U.S. Geological Survey...
ISLAMABAD — Three heavily armed suicide bombers attacked a crowded church Sunday in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, killing at least eight worshipers from the minority Christian community. Officials...
Last Updated: December 01, 2017 7:25 AM Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — A group of heavily armed suicide assailants stormed a government agriculture research center and adjoining university hostel in...
November 29, 2017 12:52 PM Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Suspected militants attacked worshipers outside a Shi’ite Muslim mosque, killing at least one person and wounding four others late Wednesday in the...
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Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Pakistan said that cross-border shooting by India late Friday left one soldier and two civilians dead in the disputed Kashmir region. Three soldiers and two civilians...
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Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's military says the death toll from the overnight cross-border shooting by India in the disputed Kashmir region has risen to six. In a statement Friday army spokesman...
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Ayaz Gul A suicide blast near one of Pakistan's two main border crossings with Afghanistan has wounded at least 22 people, including several members of the security forces. Monday evening's attack...
Years of militancy and counterinsurgency operations in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region have destroyed much of the infrastructure, including education centers, in the area. More than 1,100...
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Madeeha Anwar Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, beleaguered for years by terrorism and lawlessness, has seen a decline in militant activities during the past few months as the result of...
QUETTA, PAKISTAN — Pakistan's army says "terrorists" have targeted a military truck with a bomb killing eight soldiers and seven civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta. A military statement...
By: Madeeha Anwar Heath experts in Pakistan’s terror-wrecked Northwestern Tribal region say there has been a rise in psychological or psychiatric disorders, depression, anxiety and other forms of...
Ben Thompson WASHINGTON — The latest farm tools on the job in Pakistan are cell phones and satellites. A new program is using satellite data to estimate how much water a field needs, and then texting...
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Two back-to-back bombs went off Friday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 100 others. The blasts occurred in a crowded market of...
May 13, 2017 4:10 PM Madeeha Anwar Thousands of displaced Pashtu tribesmen in northwestern Pakistan have asked the government to ensure their return to their homes before the Muslim holy period of...
May 12, 2017 10:39 AM Ayaz Gul A suicide bomber has struck a convoy of an Islamic party in Baluchistan, in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 40 others. Most of...
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ISLAMABAD — Border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 80 others Friday in a disputed area, officials said. A Pakistan army spokesman said the...
By Madeeha Anwar Nine-year-old Fahad works at a tailor shop in Peshawar with his brother to provide for their family of 11, including his six brothers, two sisters and his parents. Making just $20 a...