Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills eight
A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said. The bomber set off the blast from the back…
At least 20 killed in attack on miners in southwestern Pakistan, police say
Agency Report Amid a rise in shooting crimes, at least 20 miners were killed and seven injured in an attack by armed men on a small private coal mine in…
Pakistan capital locked down, phone service suspended to stop rally by party of ex-leader Imran Khan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Pakistani authorities placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad on Friday in an attempt…
More than 70 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Reuters QUETTA, Pakistan – At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory…
Gunmen kill 22 on Pakistan highway
AFP Gunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan on Monday, after forcing them out of vehicles and checking their ethnicity, government officials said, in an attack…
Businesses, rights defenders decry Pakistan internet slowdown
AFP Pakistan’s government is throttling the internet and social media while it tests new controls to crush dissent, activists and business leaders say, putting the country’s economic recovery at risk.…