World Feb 28 Pakistan says it will release Indian fighter pilot to ease tension World powers have called on India and Pakistan to de-escalate the tensions gripping the contested region since a Feb. 14 suicide bombing killed over 40 Indian paramilitary troops in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
World Nov 01 Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy to leave Pakistan Asia Bibi was acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy.
World Aug 18 Pakistan’s Imran Khan sworn in as prime minister Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security services of intervening on his behalf in last month's elections.
World Aug 17 Pakistani lawmakers elect Imran Khan as prime minister Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Imran Khan as the country's next prime minister, in a step toward the country's third civilian transfer of power.
World Dec 01 Pakistan welcomes Trump’s overtures to ‘amazing’ country ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday said Islamabad welcomes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's overtures, saying Trump told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan is "amazing" and its citizens are "one of the most intelligent people."…