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Ousted Pakistani leader's brother lined up as successor

30/07/2017

Pakistan

Pressure mounts on Pakistan's governing party to elect new leader

Pressure is mounting on Pakistan's governing party to elect an interim leader following the dramatic resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

28/07/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns amid corruption allegations

28/07/2017

Pakistan

At least two dead in Karachi building collapse

The three-story block in Pakistan's sprawling port city came down as residents slept

18/07/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan oil tanker blast kills more than 140 people

Most of the victims died while trying to siphon fuel from stricken lorry

25/06/2017

Pakistan

Exploding oil tanker kills more than 100 in Pakistan

25/06/2017

Pakistan

More than 120 killed in Pakistan tanker explosion

25/06/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan bombing 'targets Senate deputy chairman'

Officials say at least 25 people have died in a bombing, which appeared to target the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate.

12/05/2017

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Sikhs in Pakistan celebrate Besakhi festival

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from around the globe converged on a temple in northwestern Pakistan to celebrate one of the most important festivals in the Sikh…

15/04/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan 'blasphemy killing': murdered student 'devoted to Islam'

Mashal Khan was beaten to death after being accused of blasphemy. But people who knew him say he openly professed devotion to Islam.

14/04/2017

Pakistan

Student lynched over "blasphemy"

A student at Abdul Wali Khan University, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has been attacked and brutally murdered by a mob after reportedly being accused of…

14/04/2017

World News

Death sentences soar but executions fall in 2016 says Amnesty

Campaigners aginst the death penalty for 36 years, Amnesty International's annual report says the number of executions has fallen around the world, but the number of people sentenced to death has jump

11/04/2017

World News

Amnesty International blasts Beijing as global death penalty toll falls

Amnesty International has released its global death penalty report, with China, Iran and Saudi Arabia the world’s top executioners.

11/04/2017

Pakistan

Murders at Pakistani shrine leave at least 20 dead

At least 20 people have been murdered at a Sufi shrine in Sargodha, Pakistan.

02/04/2017

Pakistan

Taliban claims deadly Pakistan mosque bomb blast

At least 22 people were killed in Friday's explosion near the women's entrance to a Shi'ite mosque in the northwestern city of Parachinar

31/03/2017

Cinema

The last day of the British Raj explored in 'Viceroy's House'

The final days of the British Raj are explored in ‘Viceroy’s House’.

28/02/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan: Lahore bomb blast kills at least eight

In Pakistan, at least eight people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a bomb blast in the eastern city of Lahore.

23/02/2017

Pakistan

Suicide bombers cause carnage in Pakistan court

In Pakistan, at least four people have been reportedly killed and dozens more hurt in a suicide bomb attack on a court complex.

21/02/2017

Pakistan

Shrine bombing raises tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Security forces in Pakistan have killed dozens of suspected militants. It comes a day after ISIL said they were behind a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine.

17/02/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan: suicide bombing in religious shrine kills at least 72, including children

At least 72 people have been killed and 250 wounded in the fourth bombing to strike Pakistan in as many days.

17/02/2017