Mar 19 Pakistani police file terrorism charges against former PM Khan after violence in capital By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and several other offenses after the ousted premier’s followers clashed with security forces in… Continue reading
Mar 18 Pakistani police storm home of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, arrest 61 supporters By Babar Dogar, Associated Press Pakistani police stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday and arrested 61 people amid tear gas and clashes between Khan's supporters and police, officials said. Continue reading
Mar 16 Pakistani court extends pause in effort to arrest former ex-premier Khan in graft case By Babar Dogar, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press A Pakistani court is extending a pause in the effort to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case. Continue reading
Mar 15 After clashes, Pakistani police pause effort to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan By Babar Dogar, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistani police have paused efforts to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan on graft charges after clashes continued for a second day outside his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Continue reading
Feb 28 Pakistani court issues arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 2:38 News Wrap: Navy searches for debris from downed Chinese balloon In our news wrap Sunday, Navy divers are working to recover debris from the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf died at the age of 79, and… Continue watching
Feb 05 Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's ex-president who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, dies at 79 By Jon Gambrell, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: At least 59 killed in bombing at Pakistan mosque In our news wrap Monday, a suicide bomber killed at least 59 people and wounded 157 at a mosque in Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israelis and Palestinians to step back after days of growing bloodshed and… Continue watching
Jan 30 Death toll in suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan climbs to 59 people By Riaz Khan, Associated Press A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to collapse and killing at least 59 people and wounding more than 150 others, officials said. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 7:12 Pakistanis build climate-resilient homes in aftermath of devastating floods By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Pakistan is struggling to recover from last year’s cataclysmic flooding that killed more than 1,700. It was the latest in a string of weather-related disasters the country has faced over the past two decades, prompting calls to make hard-hit communities… Continue watching