Hajj stampede deadlier than Saudis previously reported

Saudi Arabia gives foreign diplomats some 1,100 photographs of the dead from last week's hajj crush and stampede

• Sep 28, 2015

Ray of hope for paraplegic death row inmate in Pakistan

Abdul Basit, 43, was hours from his slated execution; has been paralyzed from the waist down since contracting meningitis in prison in 2010

• Sep 22, 2015

Paraplegic man faces execution in Pakistan

Pakistan's first known paraplegic death row convict will be hanged after the Supreme Court refuses to halt execution

• Sep 21, 2015

Deadly Taliban raid on Pakistan military compound

Militants in paramilitary uniforms seem to easily penetrate supposedly-secure air force compound near Peshawar

• Sep 18, 2015

New leader "a modern face among the Taliban?"

Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has done things his predecessor never did, raising hopes he may help usher in peace

• Sep 10, 2015

National Security Adviser Susan Rice visits Pakistan

The White House simultaneously pushes Pakistani officials to step up fight against militants, and extends an invitation to D.C.

• Aug 30, 2015

Anti-Taliban Pakistani politician killed in suicide blast

Apparent assassination may force Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to launch a politically unpopular campaign against militants

• Aug 16, 2015

Afghan delegation arrives in Pakistan to discuss peace

High-level meetings come a week after deadly Taliban attacks rocked Kabul in worst violence city has seen in years

• Aug 13, 2015

Massive child sex abuse scandal rocks Pakistan

After victims' families clashed with police, complaining their cases were being ignored, dozens of illicit videos surfaced

• Aug 9, 2015

Afghan gov't: Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead

Long-persistent rumors that reclusive one-eyed cleric died years ago are credible, White House says

• Jul 29, 2015

DEA employee shot to death in Pakistan

Police say gunmen killed local employee of U.S. Embassy at his home; motive for killing of man from minority Shiite sect unclear

• Jul 26, 2015

Italy: Terror suspects targeting base used by U.S.

2 suspects with alleged ISIS links were plotting to attack an air base where about 100 American personnel are based

• Jul 22, 2015

​Afghanistan says U.S. strikes destroy ISIS branch

U.S. officials haven't confirmed claim by Afghan government that airstrikes have wiped out leadership of local ISIS affiliate

• Jul 11, 2015

Cautious move toward peace deal with Taliban

U.S. lauds "important step" after 1st official talks between Afghan gov't and militants toppled by American military

• Jul 8, 2015

Devastating heat wave slowly easing in Pakistan

Even as the heat subsides, the death toll continues to rise

• Jun 25, 2015

Cooler air for Pakistan, as heat wave death toll climbs

Rain and wind cooled Pakistan on Wednesday, perhaps marking the end of the worst heat wave in a decade

• Jun 25, 2015

Deadly Pakistan heat wave

The death toll from the recent heat wave in Pakistan continues to soar, even as temperatures cool

• Jun 24, 2015
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Death toll from Pakistan heat wave soars past 600

As the temperature topped 113 degrees Fahrenheit in Karachi, the city got hit with a massive power outage

• Jun 23, 2015

Extreme heat wave kills hundreds in Pakistan

Mortuaries running out of room as temps over 100 degrees take a toll on elderly in sweltering city of Karachi

• Jun 23, 2015

Pakistani men arrested for exchanging marriage vows

Pair says it was just a joke and will divorce, but in a country where homosexuality carries a possible life sentence, their fate is unclear

• Jun 17, 2015

Pakistan abruptly closes Save the Children's offices

Sudden closure of international charity's offices in Islamabad sparks ire among human rights activists

• Jun 12, 2015

Malala's attackers quietly freed by Pakistan

Pakistani officials say 8 of 10 men purportedly jailed for life over attempted assassination of teen girl were actually released

• Jun 5, 2015

Gunmen hijack buses in Pakistan; 19 passengers killed

Pakastani official says some passengers have been taken hostage

• May 29, 2015

Christian Pakistani man's 140-foot mission for God

Parvez Henry Gill says God told him to do "something good" for his community, but even fellow Christians worry it could backfire

• May 26, 2015

Gunmen massacre minorities on Pakistan bus

No immediate claim of responsibility after gunmen burst into bus in Karachi carrying Ismaili Shiites and open fire

• May 13, 2015

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