Pakistan
Hospital siege, blasts new Pakistan government's first security test
QUETTA, Pakistan - Militants in a volatile region of western Pakistan bombed a bus carrying women students on Saturday and then seized part of the hospital where survivors were taken, in the first major security test for the new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. | Video
Pakistan fighter pilot wins battle of sexes, now she's ready for war
MUSHAF AIR BASE, Pakistan - With an olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan. | Video
Pakistan fighter pilot wins battle of sexes, now she's ready for war
MUSHAF AIR BASE, Pakistan - With an olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan.
Pakistan tries anew to end insurgency in resource-rich Baluchistan
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has pledged to rein in human rights abuses by security forces in the huge, resource-rich province of Baluchistan as a first step towards starting talks to end a long-running insurgency waged by guerrillas seeking an independent homeland.
Angry Pakistan summons envoy after U.S. drone strike kills nine
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A U.S. drone strike killed nine people in northwest Pakistan, security officials said, prompting newly sworn-in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to summon America's envoy on Saturday to protest against such attacks.
First U.S. drone strike under new Pakistan prime minister kills seven
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A U.S. drone strike killed seven people and wounded three in northwest Pakistan late on Friday, security officials said, in the first such attack since the swearing-in of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister this week.
Pirates release Pakistani crew kidnapped off Nigeria
YENAGOA, Nigeria - Pirates have released five Pakistani crew they kidnapped from an oil tanker off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago, security sources said on Thursday.
Pakistan PM Sharif sworn in, calls for end to drone strikes
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, formally elected by parliament on Wednesday, again called for an end to U.S. drone strikes aimed at militants which many view as a breach of Pakistan's sovereignty.
Analysis: Glimmer of hope for cash-starved Pakistan economy as Sharif takes over
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's economy is in its worst shape in nearly a decade and yet there is a sense of hope that the incoming government not only seems to know what is needed to fix it but, for once, may also have enough determination and clout to do it.
Analysis: Glimmer of hope for cash-starved Pakistan economy as Sharif takes over
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's economy is in its worst shape in nearly a decade and yet there is a sense of hope that the incoming government not only seems to know what is needed to fix it but, for once, may also have enough determination and clout to do it.
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Pakistan's Taliban: who are they?
Pakistani Taliban militants claimed responsibility for a double bomb attack on a paramilitary force academy in the town of Charsadda that killed 80 people, saying it was their first revenge strike for the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 2. Video | Full Article
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