Pakistan
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Pakistan arrests alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind again
Jul 18, 2019Pakistani authorities Wednesday detained the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a security official said, as the country faces increased pressure to crack down on militants operating on its soil. Firebrand cleric Hafiz Saeed —... -
Pakistan beat Afghanistan in World Cup thriller
Jun 30, 2019Pakistan kept their nerve to avoid a huge shock on Saturday, beating a spirited Afghan side by three wickets with just two balls to spare to keep their World Cup semi-final hopes alive. All-rounder Imad Wasim... -
India says no plans for Modi to meet Pakistan PM at regional summit
Jun 6, 2019Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not scheduled to meet his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of an upcoming regional summit, India said Thursday, despite both leaders exchanging warm words following Modi’s landslide re election last month.... -
British Airways to resume flights to Pakistan next week after a decade
May 24, 2019British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next week a decade after it suspended operations following a major hotel bombing, becoming the first Western airline to restart flights to the South Asian country. BA halted service... -
Pakistan the latest left wondering how to stop Buttler
May 12, 2019How do you stop Jos Buttler? It was a question that was being asked again after the talented batsman’s latest one-day international hundred saw England to a 12-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international... -
Pearl Continental Hotel in Balochistan, Pakistan stormed by gunmen
May 11, 2019Several gunmen have stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, officials say. Firing continues at the Pearl Continental Hotel in the port city of Gwadar, the focal point of a multi-billion-dollar Chinese... -
Pakistan says it has intelligence of new Indian attack this month
Apr 7, 2019Pakistan has “reliable intelligence” that India will attack again this month, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday, as tension over a February standoff between the two nuclear-armed neighbors had appeared to ease, reports Reuters.... -
Pakistan prepares to return Indian pilot as confrontation cools
Mar 1, 2019Pakistan prepared to release a captured Indian pilot on Friday as the nuclear powers scaled back their confrontation, at least temporarily, while Indian opposition politicians raised doubts over whether an initial airstrike had destroyed a militant... -
India air strikes in Pakistan kill 300 militants
Feb 27, 2019India today said its warplanes launched a strike on militant camps in Pakistani territory that eliminated a “very large” number of jihadis amid media reports of 300 deaths in the assault while Islamabad rejected the casualty... -
Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour with $20 billion Pakistan investment pledge
Feb 18, 2019Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday said Saudi Arabia has signed investment agreements worth $20 billion during his high-profile visit to Pakistan, where tensions were flaring up with nuclear-armed rival India., reports Reuters. Kicking off...