Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent several years on death row after a 2010 conviction of blasphemy, has said she is seeking political asylum in France.
A global financial watchdog has blacklisted Iran for failing to take measures against money laundering and the financing of terrorist groups.
Five soldiers from Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) have been killed in an overnight attack by militants near the Iran-Pakistan border, Pakistani officials told RFE/RL on February 19.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging Pakistani federal authorities to rescind newly adopted rules for regulating social-media content, saying they pose a “major threat” to journalists’ work.
Authorities in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi say at least 14 people have been killed by an apparent toxic gas leak.
A roadside bombing targeted a police vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on February 18, killing a police officer and wounding three others, officials said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has again rejected accusations that his country is harboring militants, and insisted that his government has done "everything" to facilitate the peace process in neighboring Afghanistan.
Pakistani police say a powerful suicide bombing has killed at least eight people and wounded 16 others at an Islamist rally in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan Province.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has kicked off a four-day visit to Islamabad, praising Pakistan as a “reliable and generous partner” for hosting millions of Afghan refugees.
Police in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh have found the dead body of a local journalist in an irrigation waterway.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Pakistan on February 16 for an official visit during which he will meet with Pakistani leaders and participate in a conference on Afghan refugees, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.
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