A recent failed assassination attempt on one of Pakistan's leading television presenters has triggered a debate over the role of the country's powerful military in manipulating the media and threatening journalists.
The Afghan presidential election is likely to move into a second round, despite former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah’s apparent lead in the latest vote count released by the country’s Independent Election Commission.
Pakistan's Defense Ministry has officially requested the closure of the country's leading television news channel.
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, Afghan presidential front-runner Abdullah Abdullah says he will not exclude anyone, including his rivals, from government if he is elected.
Outgoing President Hamid Karzai has praised Afghans for embracing democracy following a largely peaceful first round of voting for president and local offices that featured a high voter turnout.
A quiet, little-know bureaucrat has emerged as Pakistan's point man for concluding peace with the Taliban, whose ruthless decade-old insurgency has killed tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers.
Prominent women politicians in Pakistan have rejected a proposal from a leading Islamist party for separate national and provincial parliaments for women.
Nearly three years after Islamabad announced modest political and judicial reforms in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the region's century-old draconian Frontier Crimes Regulations have not changed.
The recent death of Afghanistan’s Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim has left a leadership vacuum only weeks before the country holds a crucial poll to elect a new president on April 5.
A senior Pakistani government official says Iranian claims are wrong about the presence of rebels in remote regions of Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.
With the campaign for the April 5 Afghan presidential election in full swing, coalition- building in the fragmented nation has emerged as a key strategy for winning votes.
Afghan presidential candidates have concluded their second consecutive day of a televised debate.
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