Pakistan

According to government sources, at least 19 people were killed and others were injured when an express train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday. Accidents and derailments are common on the country’s ancient railway system, which...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s three-year prison sentence for bribery sparked scattered protests across the country, but there was no hint of a huge uprising on Sunday, despite his call for followers to protest. His...

Lubna Babar, a factory worker, was laid off at the start of the year, a victim of a crisis in Pakistan’s textile industry, which has seen it lose ground to more agile Asian competitors. “When you...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday at his residence in Lahore after a court in the capital declared him guilty of graft and sentenced him to three years in prison. The former...

Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan, who had been injured, took his 100th Test wicket against Sri Lanka on Sunday in Galle. At the commencement of the two-match series, Sri Lanka decided to bat first, and left-arm...

The board of the International Monetary Fund authorized a $3 billion rescue program for Pakistan, which would begin disbursing funds right away for economic stabilization in the struggling South Asian region, the lender said on Wednesday....

Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains that have pummeled Pakistan since last month have killed at least 50 people, including eight children, officials said Friday. Every year, the summer monsoon brings 70-80 percent of South...

A powerful cyclone that is headed towards India and Pakistan has forced more than 100,000 people to flee its path as forecasters warned on Wednesday that it might destroy homes and knock down power lines. According...

The United States demanded on Tuesday that Pakistan allow a well-known fashion designer with dual citizenship who was detained after a wave of protests access to the consulate. According to the State Department, its diplomats have...

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, departed a high court in Islamabad on Friday after being given extensive immunity from arrest in various judicial proceedings. The verdict dealt a setback to the government in the midst...