4 wheels good, 2 wheels better for Pakistan's female drivers
The idea of women straddling motorcycles or driving rickshaws for money is still taboo in deeply conservative Pakistan. For many female drivers, taking to the road is a sign of freedom.
View ArticleAt least 15 dead in southwest Pakistan blast
At least 15 people were killed in a blast apparently targeting police outside a polio vaccination centre in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, according to officials.
View ArticlePakistan hangs 332 after reinstating death penalty
Pakistan has announced that authorities have executed 332 criminals and militants since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in 2014, marking the first time an official tally has been released.
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills five soldiers in Pakistan
At least five paramilitary soldiers are killed and two others injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the southwestern province of Balochistan, officials say.
View ArticleSuicide bomber targeting police in Pakistan kills 11
A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle has struck a crowded police checkpoint on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing 11 people in an attack claimed by the Taliban
View ArticlePakistani police: Gunmen storm university in northwest
Pakistani police say gunmen have stormed a university in the country's northwest and have wounded at least five. A professor and student have been killed.
View ArticleGunfire being exchanged at Pakistani university
Pakistani police say a professor and a student have been killed in an attack by gunmen at a university in the country's northwest.
View ArticleGun battle at Pakistan university ends, 21 people killed
The death toll in a gun and explosives attack on a university in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 21, police told AFP, adding that security forces had ended the operation against the gunmen.
View Article'We saw three terrorists shouting Allah is great!'
At least 21 people died in an armed assault on a university in Pakistan, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed.
View Article'The 'Protector' defies Pakistan university attackers
A chemistry teacher who tried to shield his students by opening fire on Taliban militants during a deadly attack at a Pakistani university, was known as "The Protector" even before his death in a hail...
View ArticlePakistan mourns, buries university dead
Pakistanis have buried their dead and observed a day of nationwide mourning after the brazen attack on a university in which students and teachers were gunned down.
View ArticlePakistani military arrests 5 in university attack
The military has arrested 5 suspects on charges of facilitating a deadly militant attack on a university that killed 21, mostly students, in the country's northwest
View ArticleSharif vows action against all militant groups
Pakistan has pledged further action to combat militants, but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has admitted progress has often been slow.
View ArticlePakistan university demands weapons after attack
A Pakistan university attacked by the Taliban last week has demanded the government arm its staff as it seeks to boost security after the deadly assault in which 21 people were killed.
View ArticlePakistan closes Punjab schools amid Taliban threats
Pakistani authorities have closed all the schools in the country's largest province, Punjab, following an alert over possible militant attacks.
View ArticleEU warns Pakistan over migrant co-operation
The European Union has complained about difficulties in deporting migrants to Pakistan, warning it could take steps against Islamabad if it fails to comply with a deal on repatriations.
View ArticlePakistan urges Taliban to discuss peace
Pakistan says as many Taliban groups as possible must be persuaded to join any upcoming peace discussions with the Afghan government.
View ArticlePakistan police arrest six over child wedding
Police have arrested six people accused of arranging the marriage of a 7-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl in eastern Pakistan.
View Article6 children die in fireball as car, tanker collide in Pakistan
Six schoolchildren were among at least 10 people has killed when a fireball erupted as a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas collided with a car in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, engulfing...
View ArticleGunmen kill police officer, wound 2 in Pakistan
Pakistani police say two gunmen have shot and killed a police officer and wounded two others in an attack on a patrol.
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