Pakistan

World 13 hours ago

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Khan stable after shooting

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot Thursday during a protest march, according to senior leaders from Khan's party, Imran Khan is now in stable condition.

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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wounded in gun attack: official

Pakistani officials state that a gunman opened fire at a truck carrying former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the gunman injured both Khan and his political supporters.

U.S. 13 hours ago

Biden rebuked by Pakistani officials for calling nuclear-armed country 'one of the most dangerous nations'

Top Pakistani officials criticized Biden after the president called the South Asian country "one of the most dangerous nations in the world" on Thursday.

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Pakistan bus fire kills 18 flood survivors

Pakistani flood survivors, including eight children and nine women, died in a bus fire while returning to their hometown, where flood waters supposedly receded.

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Pakistan out of money for flood recovery, urges aid from UN

Pakistan has run out of money to spend on flood recovery. The monsoonal flooding has killed hundreds and displaced thousands of people.

Politics 13 hours ago

US Secret Service responds to possible security breach at Pakistani embassy in Washington

The U.S. Secret Service have an individual in custody in connection with a suspected security breach at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Health 13 hours ago

Pakistan hospital overwhelmed as flood-borne illnesses spread

The emergency ward of a Pakistan hospital is overwhelmed with hundreds of people seeking treatment for water-borne illnesses such as Malaria.

World 13 hours ago

Ex-Pakistani PM's daughter acquitted of corruption charges

The daughter of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, has been acquitted of her 10-year prison sentence for corruption by a Pakistani court.

World 13 hours ago

Pakistan journalist arrested for allegedly aiding his son in wife's death

Police in Pakistan have arrested a journalist who is said to have aided his son when he beat his new wife to death. The journalist is a well-known TV political analyst and columnist.

Politics 13 hours ago

Former Pakistani government minister meets with Israeli Foreign Ministry officials in Jerusalem

A delegation of Pakistanis and Israeli officials met in Jerusalem this week to discuss diplomatic relations between the two countries and interfaith harmony between Jews and Muslims.

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Pakistan is facing an outbreak of water-borne diseases

The risk of water-borne diseases like malaria and dengue fever is rising in Pakistan areas hit by major flooding. At least nine people have died during the monsoon season.

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K2 in Pakistan polluted with 'rotting food and human waste' left by climbers, foundation says

The foundation of elite mountain climber Nirmal Purja has announced it is bringing a team to Pakistan's K2 next year to clean up "rotting food and human waste" that is "frozen into the ice and leaching into the groundwater." 

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Flash floods ravage Pakistan; 903 dead and 50,000 homeless since mid-June

Pakistan has been dealing with flash floods due to heavy rain since mid-June, killing 903 and leaving around 50,000 homeless. Wednesday's flood left 126 people dead.

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Pakistani police file terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistani police filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan as the ex-premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office.

U.S. 13 hours ago

Pakistani doctor who pledged his allegiance to Islamic State pleads guilty to terror charge in Minnesota

A Pakistani doctor who pledged his alliance to the Islamic State group pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge. The man told FBI informants that he wanted to carry out attacks on the U.S.

U.S. 13 hours ago

Kashmir assailants fatally shoot Hindu man, injure brother in shooting

Kashmir police are blaming a shooting that left a local Hindu man dead and his brother injured on anti-India militants. Reinforcement soldiers are searching for the suspects.

World 13 hours ago

Pakistan resumes search for 29 missing after boat capsized

Authorities are searching for passengers after a boat carrying nearly 100 people capsized in the Indus River in Hyderabad, Pakistan.

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Bus falls into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 19

A passenger bus in southwest Pakistan fell into a ravine after the driver lost control due to heavy rains, leaving at least 19 people dead and more injured.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted as the country's leader on Sunday in a vote of no-confidence after he faced allegations of economic mismanagement and weeks of political turmoil.

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Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM’s request

Pakistan's president Arif Alvi dissolved Parliament following the prime minister's no-confidence move that same day.

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Mosque bombed in northwest Pakistan, at least 30 killed

A powerful bomb exploded inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing more than 30 worshippers and wounding dozens more, many of them critically.

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Putin hosts Pakistan prime minister amid Russia’s Ukraine invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow on Thursday, where the two leaders held "wide-ranging" talks on matters of "mutual interest," according to reports.

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Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort

At least 22 people, including 10 children, died in a popular mountain resort town in Pakistan after being stuck in their vehicles overnight during a heavy snowstorm

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US Embassy in Pakistan repeatedly hangs up on veteran pleading for help

A former U.S. soldier in Pakistan said the U.S. Embassy repeatedly hung up on him as he pleaded for help, and wouldn’t let him enter the building to speak with a government official.

Politics 13 hours ago

US offers $2M reward for info on Pakistani man who allegedly smuggled migrants from Middle East

The State Department is offering up to $2 million in rewards for information about a Pakistani national and his alleged human smuggling network, which the government says is used to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States from the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

World 13 hours ago

Top Pakistan diplomat details Taliban plan

Pakistan’s government is proposing that the international community develop a road map that leads to diplomatic recognition of the Taliban — with incentives if they fulfill its requirements — and then sit down face to face and talk it out with the militia’s leaders.

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Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women's protest

Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and frightening end to the latest protest march in the capital by Afghan women demanding equal rights from the new rulers.

Media 13 hours ago

Afghan Resistance leader: Biden's crisis cost US its dignity; Stranded Americans welcome in Panjshir Valley

Afghan Resistance leader Amrullah Saleh – formerly the Vice President of Afghanistan until President Ashraf Ghani fled to the UAE and the Taliban took power – joined “Hannity” on Friday to call for the return of American leadership.

Opinion 13 hours ago

James Carafano: Welcome back, Taliban. Welcome back ... terror? What Biden must do now

What does President Biden's disastrous decision on Afghanistan portend for the future of transnational Islamist terrorism? A lot.

World 13 hours ago

Afghanistan recalls diplomats from Pakistan after ambassador’s daughter allegedly abducted, tortured

Afghanistan has initiated a withdrawal of diplomats from Pakistan following the alleged abduction of the ambassador’s daughter in the nation’s capital. 

Media 13 hours ago

Rep. Waltz 'fears' for women, interpreters, allies in Afghanistan following US troop withdrawal

Florida Rep. Michael Waltz criticized the Biden administration's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan Friday on ‘The Story’ saying, "It just makes absolutely zero sense to me."