A bomb ripped through a market area in a northwest Pakistan town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 35.
The death of al-Qaeda’s second in command has underscored its opposition to the remote bombers. Jon Boone and Jason Burke report.
Pakistan has blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the website, a senior government official says.
A US drone aircraft has killed nine suspected militants in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region, security officials say.
Mohammad Asif, the former Pakistan bowler, has received his marching orders from a British prison after serving six months for spot-fixing.
The beheaded body of a kidnapped British doctor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has been found dumped by the roadside.
Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" say US intelligence officials.
Pakistan blocked the head of an airline, whose plane crashed near the capital, from leaving the country as it began an investigation into the disaster
All 127 people on board a Boeing 737 that crashed near Islamabad in bad weather are dead, hospital and civil aviation officials said on Saturday.
A Pakistani airliner with at least 131 people on board has crashed in bad weather near Islamabad’s international airport.
Nearly 400 prisoners escaped from jail in northwest Pakistan after it was attacked by militants armed with guns and grenades.
Hopes of finding survivors have faded as Pakistan troops desperately search for 135 people still buried in an avalanche at the Siachen Glacier.
The Pakistani military will continue rescue efforts to find survivors after an avalanche engulfed an army camp in the mountains of Kashmir.
At least 100 Pakistani soldiers were buried alive in a remote area in the Himalayas when an avalanche crushed their camp.
Bangladesh have reacted too late in trying to have the result of the Asia Cup final overturned, according to a Pakistan Cricket Board chief.
A Pakistan army spokesperson says a Swiss couple, who was kidnapped by the Taliban last July, have escaped from their captors and are well.
Without a clear action plan, Pakistan will not support the United States-driven reconciliation plans for Afghanistan.
India has been removed from a list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation, marking a victory for its health workers.
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/ 15 February 2012
Suicide linked to poverty is commonplace in Pakistan and since the mid-1990s, some 150 000 small farmers have committed suicide in neighbouring India.
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/ 9 February 2012
US missiles have killed Pakistan’s al-Qaeda chief, one of the US’s main targets in the volatile country and wanted for several deadly attacks.
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/ 7 February 2012
England captain Andrew Strauss has stressed that a 3-0 hammering inflicted by Pakistan is not all doom and gloom for his team.
Pakistan’s bowlers have sealed a 71-run win in the final Test against England to embrace a 3-0 Test series whitewash against their opponents.
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/ 1 February 2012
England are desperate to avoid the humiliation of a series whitewash against an strong Pakistan team in the third and final Test.
Pakistan have not only survived the spot-fixing crisis but emerged stronger under Misbah-ul-Haq’s understated captaincy, revelling in consistency.
England’s pace-cum-spin attack has delivered the goods to keep Pakistan down to 256-7 on the opening day of the second Test.
Soccer pitches in the heart of Paksistan’s most dangerous areas are keeping vulnerable teenagers from joining gangs, kidnappers and extortion rackets.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has appeared before Pakistan’s Supreme Court for not pursuing corruption cases against officials.
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/ 18 January 2012
Although Mohammad Hafeez failed to score a century, Pakistan have managed to maintain a lead against England on the second day of their first Test.
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/ 17 January 2012
Saeed Ajmal has left England’s batsmen struggling, knocking three wickets of the five taken out by lunch, with just 52 runs on the scoreboard.
As Pakistan prepares to announce early elections, its Supreme Court has ordered the prime minister to appear before it charged with contempt of court.
Afghanistan will open an embassy in Greece to help thousands of Afghan asylum seekers stranded while seeking a better life in Europe.
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/ 24 December 2011
The US Central Intelligence Agency has suspended drone missile strikes on gatherings of low-ranking militants in Pakistan.