Amnesty International has taken aim at U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders the global watchdog says are abandoning human rights, accusing them of setting a “dangerous precedent” for other governments to follow.
Major separatist factions and leading ethno-nationalist politicians active in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan have denied engaging in secret talks with Chinese officials keen on preserving their country’s $60 billion investments.
Pakistan's top court has ruled that a person disqualified for public office cannot serve as head of a political party, paving the way for the removal of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from chairing the country's ruling party.
Pakistani police are investigating six young leaders for sedition and terrorism after they organized protests against maltreatment at military checkpoints in northwestern Swat Valley.
Afghanistan’s political crisis has deepened after a second provincial governor defied a presidential order for his removal.
The U.S. State Department's No. 2 official says President Donald Trump’s administration has so far seen no evidence that Pakistan has met its demands for a crackdown on militants operating in the country.
The murder of a young shopkeeper in a staged gunbattle with the police in Pakistan last month appears to have stirred up Pashtun grievances that were long suppressed.
Cricket legend Imran Khan, a strong contender to be Pakistan's next prime minister, has googly eyes for his spiritual adviser -- and his political rivals are throwing it back in his face.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called for a peaceful change of leadership in the northern Afghan province of Balkh, where the powerful governor has defied attempts by the central government to oust him for the past month amid sensitive ethnic rivalries.
Democracy is “under assault and retreating” around the world, with the United States “abdicating” its traditional role as a champion of democratic ideals in the past year while Russia and China “increase repression at home” and “export their malign influence" abroad, Freedom House says.
Imran Khan, a candidate to become Pakistan’s next prime minister, says it would be a “bitter pill” to swallow to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump but that he would reluctantly do it should he become victorious in national elections later this year.
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