World Feb 28 Pakistani court issues arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricket star-turned-politician called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a roiling political crisis.
World Feb 05 Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s ex-president who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, dies at 79 Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday.
World Nov 28 Taliban ends ceasefire with Pakistani government, orders new attacks across country The Pakistani Taliban on Monday say they have ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government in Islamabad, ordering its fighters to resume attacks across the country, where scores of deadly attacks have been blamed on the insurgent group.
World Nov 09 Pakistan seeks compensation for damage caused by climate-induced floods Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday sought compensation for the unprecedented destruction that was caused in the country in summer when climate-induced flooding killed 1,739 people and affected 33 million and displacing hundreds of thousands.
World Nov 03 Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan wounded in gun attack during protest Pakistani officials say former Prime Minister Imran Khan was slightly wounded in the leg by a gunman who opened fire at his protest convoy.
World Oct 06 Waters receded in Pakistan’s worst-flooded province by 50 percent, foreign minister says Pakistan’s foreign minister on Thursday said that about 50 percent of the water has receded in the country’s worst-hit southern Sindh province, raising hopes that farmers will be able to sow wheat in a first step toward returning to a…
World Oct 05 Asian Development Bank to provide $2.5 billion to flood-ravaged Pakistan Pakistan's Finance Ministry says the Asian Development Bank will provide $2.5 billion in aid to the impoverished flood-affected country, where climate-induced deluges of rain have killed nearly 1,700 people since-mid- June.
World Sep 16 Water begins receding in Pakistan’s worst flood-hit south Officials say weeks of floodwaters are now receding in Pakistan's worst-hit southern Sindh province after a deadly summer in which monsoons killed hundreds of thousands of people. However, authorities have said the complete draining of water in Sindh will take…
World Sep 13 Pakistan scrambles to deliver aid as flood death toll continues to rise Pakistan is scrambling to deliver aid and save lives as the death toll from record-breaking floods in this impoverished Islamic nation rose to 1,481, with 54 more people dying in rain-related incidents in the past 24 hours.
World Sep 12 Pakistan’s prime minister says his flooded country faces food shortages Pakistan's prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following months of deadly floods in the impoverished nation.