Local and international human rights advocates have denounced Pakistani political leaders for permitting military trials of civilians
The insurgent attacks come amid growing political uncertainty as President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah have yet to announce a cabinet
Measure is latest in push by Islamabad to combat terrorism following last month's massacre at Peshawar school
India and Pakistan have intermittently exchanged fire across Working Boundary over past months in violation of mutual 2003 cease-fire
Lawyers allege government rearrested Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi on 'fake' charges to appease India
US, Western military alliance ends direct fighting operations with ceremony at military headquarters in Kabul; some 13,500 troops to remain in country
A Pakistani official tells VOA that anti-terrorism campaign has resulted in improved counter-terrorism cooperation with Afghanistan
In wake of school massacre, measures include setting up new courts for terrorism cases, moving against media that publish incendiary material
Meeting, which comes on heels of Peshawar school massacre, focuses on military coordination ‘on both sides of the border,’ according to statement
An intensified Taliban insurgency coupled with daunting economic and political governance challenged Afghanistan in 2014
Nation also observes third day of mourning for victims of massacre at army-run school in Peshawar
Pakistan began issuing permits to Houbara hunters from the Gulf countries in the 1970s, but as the bird population had dwindled the permits have not
Usually bustling city of Peshawar subdued as Pakistan mourns the deaths of at least 148 people, most of them children
Pakistan is mourning the death of more than 148 people, mostly young children, in an attack on a military-run school in Peshawar. Victims and relatives are pained and outraged at the massacre that authorities say was carried out by Taliban extremists. VOA's Ayaz Gul reports from that northwestern Pakistani city.
One victim was a senior official of Afghanistan's Supreme Court, Atiqullah Rawoofi, who was slain near his home in a Kabul suburb
Islamabad confirms that police have arrested several individuals from major cities for their alleged links to Islamic State group
Rise in Taliban attacks in Kabul raises questions about whether local security forces can protect the country after NATO ends its combat mission on December 31
Country scrambles to try to contain growing outbreak amid deadly attacks on volunteer health workers
Heavily armed Taliban insurgents raid highly secure diplomatic area hours after suicide attackers blow up a British embassy vehicle, killing five and wounding dozens along a busy stretch of highway
A statement from PM Sharif quoted him as saying that 'those targeting polio vaccinators are enemies of Pakistan'
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