World Aug 01 All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed dead The 10-member expedition was swept away by an avalanche Thursday on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.
World Jul 31 Pakistani rescuers find 4 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak located four bodies Friday and were continuing to search for the other six despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said.
World May 10 Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack as Pakistani Taliban breakaway group claims responsibility A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the post in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, late Saturday, said senior police official Sajjad Khan.
World Sep 15 Pakistan says it killed 31 militants in the northwest as insurgents offer talks The Pakistani Taliban, under the group TTP, on Monday offered to hold direct talks with the government to address the conflict's root causes. There was no immediate response from Pakistan.
World Aug 18 Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flash floods in northwest Pakistan A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.
World Aug 17 Pakistan defends flood response after more than 270 people killed in northwestern district Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any…
World Aug 16 Pakistan's monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 with more rain in the forecast Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
World Aug 15 Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill at least 176 people in India and Pakistan Experts say cloudbursts have increased in recent years partly because of climate change, while damage from the storms also has increased because of unplanned development in mountain regions.
World Jun 27 Flash floods in Pakistan kill 8 after deluge sweeps away dozens Weather forecasters say rains will continue this week. Pakistan’s annual monsoon season runs from July through September.
World Feb 28 Top cleric and 5 others killed in bombing at Pakistan seminary ahead of Ramadan An attacker blew himself up Friday in a mosque at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.