Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes
Pakistani leaders were once friends of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, cross-border violence has become alarmingly frequent.
Pakistan Faces Resurgance of Terrorism
Political instability, dwindling public support and economic constraints are eroding the costly gains that the country made in combating militancy after a ghastly school attack in 2014.
Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
Elephants are seen at the safari park in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Fareed Khan Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday. Dr. Amir Khalil with […]
Pakistan forces accused of pushing man off containers in Islamabad
AFP The man is seen offering prayers on top of a shipping container, moments before soldiers approach him Pakistan’s security forces have been accused of pushing a man off a stack of cargo containers during Tuesday’s protests in the capital Islamabad, where crowds demanded the release of former President Imran Khan. Khan’s party said the incident […]
Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after protests : NPR
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along roadside to ensure security in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption toggle caption Anjum Naveed/AP ISLAMABAD — Authorities reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, on Wednesday after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of […]
Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters
Soldiers were ordered to defend government buildings with gunfire if needed, as supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded his release from prison.
Fury Unfolds in Pakistan
Scenes from the violent clashes between the security forces and protesters who are demanding the release of Imran Khan from prison.
Pakistan protesters clash with police in Islamabad : NPR
Supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, burn bushes to reduce the impact of tear gas shells fired by police officers to disperse them during a rally demanding Khan’s release, at a motorway in Ghazi in Attock district, Pakistan on Sunday. Maaz Awan/AP hide caption toggle caption Maaz Awan/AP ISLAMABAD — Supporters […]
Protesters Defy Pakistan Crackdown to Demand Imran Khan’s Release
Protesters march to Pakistan’s capital amid a city lockdown and violent clashes with the police as political tensions surge.
Sectarian Violence Kills Least 25 in Northwest Pakistan
The clashes overnight between Sunni and Shiite tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province came a day after gunmen ambushed a convey of vehicles in the area.