The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia has held talks with Pakistani military leaders about the possibility of postponing the withdrawal of foreign forces from neighboring Afghanistan.
This week’s Gandhara Briefing gives you the inside stories on the thousands of disappeared in Balochistan and their relatives’ protest in Islamabad, why so many turn to tribal councils over state courts in the Pashtun heartland, and the plight of Afghan women begging on the streets.
The transgender community in Karachi has found its own place of worship after being harassed or turned away from other churches in the Pakistani city. The First Church For Eunuchs -- a term used in Pakistan for transgender people -- was set up by Pastor Ghazala Shafique of the Church of Pakistan.
Pakistan Super League match in Karachi between the Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators on February 20 will mark the first time that spectators will be allowed in cricket stadiums since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Members of Pakistan's Baluch minority held a sit-in protest in Islamabad on February 18, accusing the government of detaining their relatives illegally. The protesters say their loved ones have been taken by the Pakistani intelligence agencies.
A land dispute between two tribes in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal district has led to gunfire exchanges between gunmen positioned on hilltops, residents and officials told RFE/RL.
Three mountaineers who went missing earlier this month while attempting to scale the world’s second-highest mountain, K2, should now be considered dead, Pakistani officials said on February 18.
Pakistani security forces have locked down two areas of the northwestern South Waziristan tribal district as they conduct search operations for militants following two recent deadly attacks claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.
The human toll of a two-decade-old simmering insurgency in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province is mounting as the region’s political problems remain unresolved.
Hundreds of employees of Pakistan's state-owned Water and Power Development Authority converged on the capital, Islamabad, to protest the planned privatization of power distribution companies.
Hundreds of employees of Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority have taken to the streets of Islamabad against the planned privatization of the country’s state-owned power distribution companies.
Multinational naval exercises kicked off under the banner Together For Peace on February 12 in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on the Arabian Sea. The Aman-2021 exercises are held in Pakistan every two years.
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