Pakistan
Pakistan's commercial hub faces growing extortion menace
KARACHI, Pakistan - One afternoon a stranger called at Muhammad Faizanullah's stationery shop in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, and wordlessly handed the man behind the counter two items: a piece of paper with a phone number scrawled on it, and a bullet.
Exclusive: Pakistan angers Afghans by suggesting Taliban share power - minister
KABUL - Pakistan has floated the concept of an Afghan power-sharing arrangement between Kabul and the Taliban as part of a peace talks "end game", Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Ershad Ahmadi said on Monday, a suggestion met with outrage in Kabul.
Blast in Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 28
QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 28 people were killed and dozens wounded in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday when a suicide bomber attacked a largely Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood, police said.
Blast in Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 28
QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 28 people were killed and dozens wounded in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday when a suicide bomber attacked a largely Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood, police said.
Blast in Pakistani city of Peshawar kills 14
- Fourteen people were killed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday when a powerful roadside bomb attack narrowly missed a passing convoy of security forces but ravaged a busy market area, police said.
Britain and Pakistan pledge to tackle terrorism, Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD - British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Sunday to work with Pakistan to fight terrorism and try to bring peace to Afghanistan, while also offering to help with security at sporting events possibly enabling foreign teams to visit.
Analysis: Clashing visions weigh on U.S. drive for Taliban talks
ISLAMABAD - As the United States makes a fresh attempt to start talks with the Taliban, competing visions in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan over what an eventual peace process might look like have emerged as one of the biggest hurdles.
In crisis-hit Athens, plans for a mosque reveal deep divisions
ATHENS - Pakistani taxi driver Muhammad Zafeer says he has to look over his shoulder when he goes to pray in Athens, where racist attackers have targeted several of the many makeshift mosques set up in cramped garages or dingy warehouses.
Video of kidnapped Czechs demands release of jailed Pakistani
PRAGUE - A video message on Wednesday purporting to show two Czech women hostages in Pakistan demanded the release of a Pakistani national jailed in the United States in return for their freedom.
Exclusive: China Mobile, Etisalat weighing bids for Pakistan telco - sources
DUBAI - Pakistan mobile operator Warid Telecom has been put up for sale by its Abu Dhabi owners and is likely to draw interest from China Mobile and Etisalat, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan's Taliban: who are they?
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