World Feb 09 Candidates backed by imprisoned former PM Khan’s party take early lead in Pakistan’s national election Candidates backed by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party had won 85 seats of the 200 National Assembly slots announced by the country's election oversight body by Friday evening.
World Feb 08 Ex-Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif expresses confidence in vote marred by violence and rival’s imprisonment A day before the election, at least 30 were killed in bombings at political offices, and sporadic attacks on Thursday appeared aimed at disrupting the balloting.
World Feb 07 At least 29 are dead after bombings at Pakistani political offices, a day before elections The attacks came the day before the country was set to elect a new parliament and raise concerns for the election in the troubled Western ally, where many voters are already disillusioned by political feuding and a seemingly intractable economic…
World Jan 31 Days ahead of Pakistani vote, ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan convicted again Khan was found guilty of corruption on Wednesday and sentenced to 14 years, yet another blow to the imprisoned populist leader days before his political movement attempts a return to power in parliamentary elections.
World Jan 17 Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran after airstrike kills 2 children Islamabad angrily denounced the attack as a "blatant violation" of its airspace and said it killed two children. Tuesday's strike in Pakistan's restive southwestern Baluchistan province imperiled diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries.
World Dec 12 Attack on police station in northwest Pakistan kills 23 officers, injures 32 The attack — one of the deadliest the country has seen in recent months — damaged businesses and shops, shattering windows.
World Nov 17 Over a million Afghans will be sent back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers Since Nov. 1, police in Pakistan have been going door-to-door to check migrants' documentation after a deadline for migrants without papers to leave or face arrest.
Politics Nov 08 Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for U.S. visas won’t be deported as part of clampdown Islamabad has launched a clampdown on illegal migration, saying any unregistered foreign national and migrant lacking proper documentation would face arrest and deportation.
World Aug 17 Pakistan elections could be delayed as election body needs 4 months to draw new constituencies The Election Commission of Pakistan says in a statement issued Thursday that it can't complete that work before Dec. 14. That means the elections could be delayed until at least February.
World Aug 08 Pakistan’s imprisoned former PM Khan appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence A Pakistani lawyer says his client, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, is asking a top court in Islamabad to suspend his conviction and three-year prison sentence in a graft case.