At Least 10 Killed by Suicide Blast in Southwestern Pakistan City of Quetta
Two police personnel are among those killed in the blast; attacker wanted to target rally of religious group but blew himself up when police stopped him
Pakistan News
Pakistan, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a population over 210,000,000 people. Pakistan is a regional and middle power, with the sixth-largest standing armed forces in the world. Pakistan is both a close ally of Western powers like the U.S. and U.K. while its main rival is neighboring India. India and Pakistan have a long-standing dispute over Kashmir - a disputed border region both countries claim. Pakistan is also a nuclear power.
WATCH Pakistani Premier Compares India to Nazi Germany While at Davos
The Pakistani politician expressed concerns about a recent new law in India that makes immigration easier for non-Muslim immigrants from neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Opinion How Pakistan Plans to Cash in on Conflict in the Middle East
Pakistan constantly touts its neutrality in the Iran - Saudi Arabia proxy wars. The reality, especially after the drone strike on Soleimani, is quite different
Opinion Israel Isn’t a Fascist State. Nor Is India Under Modi
Ignore the alarmist propaganda: The new Citizenship Act doesn't mean Modi is creating a 'Hindu Pakistan.' And India isn't now governed by Nazi-era Nuremberg laws
Pakistan Sentences Former Military Ruler to Death in Treason Case
Pakistan's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death in a treason case related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in power
Hit Israeli Show 'Fauda' Set for Indian Remake Tuned to Conflict With Pakistan
The adaptation of the thriller, which follows a counterterrorism unit operating in the West Bank, is expected to be released in 2020
Opinion Pakistan's Provocateurs Bring the Kashmir Conflict to Europe's Streets, and Radicalize Europe's Muslims
Pakistan is deliberately encouraging anti-Hindu, anti-Indian incitement and thuggish protests, fueling tension between diaspora communities. Who will stop their intimidation and violence, before it's too late?
Pakistani PM Wants to Set Up Talks Between Saudi Arabia and Iran as Regional Tensions Rise
Saudi minister denies that Riyadh is behind Friday's strike on Iranian-owned oil tanker in the Red Sea
Opinion Will Meeting George Soros Bring Down Imran Khan?
Two years after the Open Society Foundation was kicked out, Imran Khan now needs Soros to get Pakistan's terror-incubating religious madrassas under control – but the Islamists are fighting back, and all eyes are on the army
WATCH Trump: 'I Would Get a Nobel Prize if They Gave It Out Fairly'
U.S. president makes comment during bilateral meeting with Pakistani prime minister at UNGA, after reporter suggests he should receive the honors if he mediates between India and Pakistan over Kashmir
Opinion Trump and Modi Celebrate U.S.- India Ties, but From Iran to Russian Missiles, Explosive Differences Remain
Despite the synchronized energy of the Houston mega-event and its 50,000 attendees, the issues on which Trump and Modi disagree - trade, Iran, the Taliban and Russian missile systems - aren't minor details at all
'Modi Is Provoking Pakistan and China, and There's High Potential for Conflict'
India is undergoing tremendous upheaval today, says political scientist Ayelet Harel-Shalev. Along with the rising nationalism and intercommunal friction, the specter looms of a confrontation with Pakistan and its ally China
Opinion Israel Would Welcome Ties With Pakistan. Should India Worry?
The recurrent debate about Israel in Pakistan reflects the former’s improved international standing. The Muslim giant could become the next success in Israel’s growing acceptance around the world
Opinion Pakistan Will Not Be Recognizing Israel Anytime Soon — Here’s Why
While Israel is selling arms to India, and with Pakistan keen to draw parallels between events in Kashmir and the occupied territories, Islamabad will not be in any rush to recognize the Jewish state
First Official Death in Indian Kashmir Protests; Pakistan Warns of Seeds of War
Muslim-majority Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Both countries rule parts of Kashmir while claiming it in full
Opinion The Arab World Just Handed Netanyahu Its Most Powerful Weapon
Arab regimes once wielded their collective strategic leverage as gatekeepers to Israel’s Mideast integration. Now they’re defeatists, offering Netanyahu normalization for free - but there’s an explosive backlash brewing
Opinion Is Pakistan Preparing to Recognize Israel?
Prime Minister Imran Khan and his military backers are giving unprecedented freedom to a highly-censored media to talk about establishing relations with Israel. 14 years to the day since the countries' only public bilateral meeting, are conditions now ripe for a formal move?
Netanyahu Cancels India Visit Two Weeks Before Israel Election
PM's office says Netanyahu and Modi 'agreed that due to scheduling constraints' the India visit will take place after Israeli election are held on September 17
Plague of Flies Infests Pakistan's Karachi: ‘The City Stinks, Hard to Breathe’
Residents of the seaside Pakistani city wade through clouds of flies following a perfect storm of circumstances, including extreme monsoon weather probably driven by climate change
WATCH Pakistan Launches Surface-to-surface Ballistic Missile Amid Tensions With India
'Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of ... missile Ghaznavi capable of delivering multiple types of warheads,' the spokesman for the armed forces, said on Twitter
FACT CHECK: No, Pakistan Is Not Holding an Israeli Pilot and Haaretz Did Not Ask for His Return
Fake story is the latest in a series of doctored Israeli newspaper headlines alleging that an Israeli pilot was arrested in Pakistan following an India-Pakistan confrontation