The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city Pakistan strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan have killed 10 people – among them nine children – a Taliban government spokesperson has said, a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city. “The Pakistani invading … Read more
Pakistani ministers attribute deadly suicide attack to Indian state terrorism but India denies claim Pakistan has opened an investigation into the suicide attack that killed 12 people outside district court buildings in Islamabad, after the prime minister made unsubstantiated claims that “Indian state terrorism” was behind the blast. The attack took place in the middle … Read more
Critics say constitutional amendment, which will also limit supreme court’s independence, is ‘funeral for democracy’ Pakistan’s parliament has passed a controversial amendment to its constitution that will expand the powers of the army chief and grant him lifelong legal immunity while limiting the independence of the supreme court, in a move critics described as a … Read more
Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the capital At least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”. The explosion, … Read more
Announcement of deal baffles experts and former ministers, who say there is no sign of any untapped reserves The newfound camaraderie between the US and Pakistan was on full display this week as Donald Trump welcomed Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and the country’s powerful army chief, Asim Munir, into the Oval Office, heralding them … Read more