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Pakistan says up to 700 militants killed

A Pakistani military offensive has killed up to 700 militants in the past four days, and the operation will proceed until the last fighter is ousted.

Pakistan flooding leaves 400 000 stranded

Helicopters were launched on Thursday to airdrop urgent relief aid to some of the more than 400 000 people battered by monsoon-spawned flooding in coastal areas of Pakistan,…

Quake tents ‘not adequate’ for winter

Aid officials warned on Friday that almost all of the hundreds of thousands of tents they distributed to survivors of Pakistan’s massive earthquake last month aren’t adequate for…

Winter claims lives of quake survivors

The onset of winter claimed the lives of at least two earthquake survivors on Monday — the first confirmed victims of what officials fear will be a new disaster for the…

At least 60 dead after Pakistan ferry capsizes

At least 60 people on their way to a memorial died on Friday when their overloaded ferry capsized in the Arabian Sea off southern Pakistan, a navy spokesperson said. The accident…

Official quake toll jumps to 73 000

The official death toll in Pakistan from the mammoth October 8 earthquake has jumped to more than 73 000, with about the same number listed as severely injured. Meanwhile, the…

Quake: India, Pakistan start talks on opening border

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan started talks on Saturday on an unprecedented opening of their disputed Kashmir border to help the relief effort for victims of the massive…

Aid workers fear second wave of quake deaths

Thousands of injured people languished without shelter and medical care on Tuesday in villages across the earthquake-stricken region of Kashmir and authorities warned that…

Suicide bombing devastates Karachi mosque

A powerful bomb exploded at a Shiite Muslim mosque packed with worshippers in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding scores of…