Pakistan

Migrant crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row

European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.
22 September 2015, 07:49 AM

'Dead' woman wakes up at Pakistan morgue

Woman wakes up at Pakistan morgue during the ritual bath ceremony.
22 September 2015, 07:25 AM

'Premature to think about international cricket' - Amir

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has said that a return to international cricket is not his current focus and has stressed that domestic cricket will be his top priority.
22 September 2015, 06:38 AM

PCB unveils PSL plans, Pietersen video hints at participation

PCB unveils its preliminary plans for the Pakistan Super League, announcing Shakib Al Hasan, Kevin Pietersen, and Dwayne Bravo as headline stars
22 September 2015, 05:43 AM

Pakistan delays hanging of disabled man

The planned hanging of a paraplegic prisoner in Pakistan has been delayed, his lawyer says.
22 September 2015, 05:04 AM

Kerry says US ready to take more refugees

The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
21 September 2015, 09:07 AM

Migrant crisis: Austria sees fresh influx

Austria saw the arrival of at least 10,000 migrants, amid bitter rows among EU nations on how to handle the growing crisis.
20 September 2015, 05:15 AM

Migrant crisis: New routes sought amid impasse in Balkans

Migrants stranded in Croatia are making renewed efforts to head north despite moves by Slovenia and Hungary to hold them back.
19 September 2015, 04:38 AM

Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar

At least six militants have been killed during an attack on a Pakistani air force base in Peshawar, officials say.
18 September 2015, 05:21 AM

10 dead in Pakistan bus stop blast

At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in an explosion at a bus terminal in the Pakistani city of Multan, officials say.
14 September 2015, 05:01 AM

A remembrance of things past and present

A similar gesture is needed by Pakistan again. These are self-confessed murderers who did not spare even pregnant women and children. They have been found guilty and sentenced. Let the Bangladeshis deal with them.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Mecca crane collapse: Saudi king says findings will be made public

Saudi Arabia's King Salman says the results of an investigation into why a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people, will be made public.
13 September 2015, 04:43 AM

US counterterrorism strategy in South Asia

The U.S.-led coalition military strategy in Afghanistan and the adjacent border areas of Pakistan has drawn huge criticisms for its over-reliance on the use of coercive force and utter negligence of peace, reconciliation, and reconstruction efforts.
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Aftab Alam: Second Pakistan media worker shot dead in Karachi

Gunmen in Pakistan shoot dead a former journalist in Karachi, the third such attack on media personnel in less than 24 hours.
9 September 2015, 15:07 PM

Commonwealth hails Bangladesh’s progress in youth literacy

Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma says Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have made remarkable progress in youth literacy, with an average rise in literacy levels of about 18 percent since the mid-90s.
8 September 2015, 13:19 PM

ICRC T20: Bangladesh crush India by seven wickets

Bangladesh brushed aside India in their last group match of the ICRC T20 tournament by seven wickets at BKSP.
8 September 2015, 12:20 PM

Taliban without Mullah Omar

Pakistan has to undertake some serious confidence building measures with Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani, who is keen to stop the bloodletting, is still not sure whether Pakistan really wants the insurgency to cease or if it has other motives.
6 September 2015, 18:00 PM

ICRC T20: Bangladesh beaten by Pakistan by 20 runs under the D/L method

Bangladesh lose their second match in the ICRC T20 tournament for people with physical disabilities when Pakistan came out in front by 20 runs under the D/L method.
5 September 2015, 13:18 PM

One Associate to feature in 2016 Asia Cup T20

One Associate team will get the opportunity to take part in the main draw of the 2016 Asia Cup T20.
5 September 2015, 11:10 AM

No cooperation from countries sheltering Bangabandhu killers: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges that government is not getting cooperation from US, Canada and Pakistan governments to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers, now living in those countries.
2 September 2015, 15:28 PM