An attacker opened fire at the gates of a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad on Friday before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people, in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan ...

The most worrisome flash point in South Asia today lies not between the nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan but to the west, along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. A simmering conflict ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In the sprawling fruit market in this northwestern Pakistani city, Imran has spent the past several months waiting for shipments that aren’t arriving. The crates of Afghan walnuts ...

Pakistan and Russia are discussing a potential cooperation agreement in the oil sector, including in exploration, production, and refining, Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Russian ...

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Peshawar, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan on Monday morning, killing at least three officers and wounding 11 others, police and ...

Pakistan has deferred several 2026 LNG cargoes as spot prices remain volatile, marking a sharp reversal from its rapid import growth just five years ago. Coal’s share in power generation has risen to ...

Pakistan’s engagement with the United States has seen a resurgence in 2025. The two nations have concluded several agreements that afford the United States a stronger foothold in the region. But these ...

Pakistan's defense minister on Wednesday threatened to "obliterate" the Taliban, which controls neighboring Afghanistan, after negotiations toward lasting peace between the two sides failed. Peace ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan banned a hard-line Islamist party on Thursday, more than a week after heated clashes with police that left at least five people dead. The ban follows a march by the party, Tehreek ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire. The truce, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, came into ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Wednesday it agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan following days of violence that have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan's Foreign ...