Pakistan

In Pakistan, all schools have been closed until March 31 as part of austerity measures introduced during a fuel crisis linked to tensions in the Middle East involving the USA, Israel and Iran. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the…

At least 25 people have died in violent protests across Pakistan following reports of the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli attacks on Iran. The unrest spread nationwide, with major clashes reported in Karachi,…

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said the country is in “open war” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government after escalating border clashes. Pakistani officials claimed airstrikes hit targets in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, while Afghan…

At least 60 people, including two Pakistani soldiers, have been killed in escalating clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, officials said. Pakistani security sources reported that air force jets carried out strikes in Kabul and…

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry said Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes on seven targets in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 70 militants linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and ISIS-K. He said the…

A car bomb attack killed 10 people and injured two others at a security checkpoint in the Bajaur region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghan border. The blast destroyed the checkpoint, leaving some security…

An explosion near the Miryan Police Station in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, killed two people, including a child, and injured at least 14 others. Police said a homemade explosive device placed on a motorcycle…

Karakul, or the Jinnah Cap, became an insignia of bravery, honour, and statesmanship across the nation-state, featuring the image of Muhammad Ali Jinnah during the Pakistan Movement, as it transformed the Karakul or Jinnah cap into a…

A bomb attack during Friday prayers killed at least 31 people and injured around 169 at a mosque in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The blast struck the Khadijatul Kubra Mosque, prompting police and rescue teams to rush to the scene and…