Oct 31 India Says Pakistan May Be Tied to Deadly Weekend Bombings By PBS News Hour India's prime minister said Monday there were "indications" of Pakistani involvement in a string of bombings that killed at least 59 people and wounded more than 210 around the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 28 U.N. Appeals for Money to Help Quake Survivors By PBS News Hour U.N. officials said Friday that money will run out before aid can reach survivors of the Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistani Kashmir unless the international community provides more assistance. Continue reading
Oct 10 Pakistan Struggles to Provide Relief to Quake Victims By PBS News Hour Three days after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of South Asia, governments there continued to struggle to provide rescue and relief to their stricken citizens. Continue reading
Oct 09 Massive Earthquake Kills Thousands in Pakistan and India By PBS News Hour Villagers in Pakistan continued to work desperately Sunday to find survivors in the rubble caused by a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake originating near the border with India. The death toll ranged from 19,000 to 30,000. Continue reading
Oct 09 Deadly Earthquake Kills Thousands in Pakistan and India By PBS News Hour A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake originating near the Pakistan-India border Saturday devastated villages, triggered landslides and flattened buildings, killing more than 18,000 in both nations. Continue reading
Oct 07 Car Bomb in Pakistan Kills Dozens A car bomb tore through a religious gathering in the central Pakistan city of Multan on Thursday killing at least 40 and injuring more than 100. Continue reading
Sep 10 Pakistan Strikes Alleged Al-Qaida Site As Tape Threatens More U.S. Attacks By PBS News Hour Pakistani forces bombed an alleged al-Qaida training facility and killed 50 fighters Thursday, the same day al-Qaida released a videotape of Osama bin Laden's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri making threats to attack the United States again. Continue reading
Jul 29 Al-Qaida Suspect, 15 Others Arrested in Pakistan Pakistan arrested Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian al-Qaida suspect wanted by the United States and listed as one of the FBI's 22 most wanted terrorists, the Pakistani interior minister said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 18 Pakistanis Say They May Have Cornered Al-Qaida No. 2 Man By PBS News Hour Pakistani troops may have surrounded Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in the lawless mountainous region near the Afghan border, three Pakistani senior officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 22 India Outlines Steps to Improve Ties With Pakistan India unveiled several proposals Wednesday aimed at improving relations with longtime rival Pakistan, and agreed to meet with members of the separatist movement in India's portion of Kashmir for the first time in 13 years. Continue reading