Pakistan News

Seven members of a family in Pakistan's northwest have been shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

According to reports, Mir's attackers were riding motorcycles and he sustained multiple wounds.

The attack happened near a tailor's shop in the old vegetable market in a neighbourhood to the east of the city.

THERE was a time when Hamid Mir, Pakistan's most famous journalist, had little reason to fear his work might put his life in danger.

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IN PRAYER Jamia Mosque say farewell at the funeral service of Nasim Babur, chairman of Pakistan association of Newport Nasim Babur was born in the Punjabi city of Bahawalpur and came to the UK in his 20s, going on to run several Newport businesses.

Nasim Babur was born in the Punjabi city of Bahawalpur and came to the UK in his 20s, going on to run several Newport businesses.

Agencies, London Pakistan backs Narendra Modi as India's next Prime Minister, says a British daily adding that Islamabad believes the man accused of permitting the 2002 post-Godhra violence is 'the strong leader with whom it needs to negotiate peace'.

A bombing in southern Pakistan killed a police officer known for his anti-militant campaigns and three other people on Thursday while army officials said the Pakistani air force carried out airstrikes against insurgents in a northwestern tribal region, killing 16 militants.

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Pakistani fighter jets pounded suspected militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Thursday in response to a spate of attacks around the country, the army said, in the first aerial operation against Taliban insurgents in two months.

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The tension between Pakistan's military and a large section of the country's media has escalated following the assassination attempt on Geo TV anchor Hamid Mir.

Pakistani journalists protest for their colleague Hamid Mir, who was shot and injured by gunmen in Karachi on Saturday, Monday, April 21, 2014 in Karachi, Pakistan.

KARACHI: In the hunt of talented Pakistani youth and providing a professional platform to unprivileged youngsters in terms of resources, Green Card Capital has announced the top four winners from the total 150 participants of 'Heroes of Pakistan,' in a press conference held here at Karachi Press Club on Tuesday.Heroes of Pakistan competition is ... (more)

The Pakistani army has filed a complaint asking the government to shut down the country's leading private Geo News TV channel over what the military calls "false" reports, an official said Wednesday.

Shaukat Mehmood Hashmi works as the station master in an isolated part of north-western Pakistan.

A Christian man in his twenties was reportedly shot and killed by a Muslim co-worker in Pakistan after refusing to convert to Islam, Pakistani and Christian news sites are reporting.

Wrapped in a purple shawl, Mirjan wanders downcast among the ruins of the Islamabad slum where she lived, newly demolished.

According to police, four armed men intercepted SAMAA TV journalist Shahzad Iqbal and opened fire on him in Mianwali town, some 300 kilometers from Lahore.