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Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level deal on $1.2 billion payout
The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistani authorities. It clears the way for roughly $1.2 billion…
Karachi court acquits final seven suspects in Naqeebullah Mehsud case
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi has acquitted the last seven suspects in the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud, closing out a…
Suicide bombing kills at least 11 at Dera Ismail Khan police checkpost
A suicide bombing tore through a police checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and…
Ten laborers hurt in IED attack on van in Balochistan’s Kharan district
An improvised explosive device struck a passenger van carrying laborers in Balochistan's Kharan district on September 20, wounding at least…
Pakistan launches competitive power market, opens door for industries to buy electricity directly
Pakistan has taken its biggest step yet toward ending decades of state-controlled electricity procurement, with the launch of a competitive…
Naqvi travels to Tehran as Pakistan keeps up quiet Iran-US mediation
Image: Pakistani national flag. Photo by Azhaan Bashmil / Pexels. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Sunday…
Pakistani forces kill 5 militants, rescue 23 hostages in Balochistan raid
Pakistani security forces killed five militants and rescued 23 abducted civilians during an overnight raid along a major highway in…
Pakistan ends 20-hour siege after Kohat mosque and police attack kills 23
Pakistani security forces ended a 20-hour standoff with militants in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Saturday after a coordinated assault on…
Police detain Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan ahead of PTI’s September 27 march
Police in Lahore detained Aleema Khan, sister of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, on Sunday, days before the…
Asim Iftikhar Ahmad named Pakistan’s next foreign secretary
Pakistan has named Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, its current Permanent Representative to the United Nations, as the country's next foreign…