Afghan officials and members of border communities strongly oppose a trench along Pakistan's western border with Afghanistan.
An Afghan appeals court on September 15 overturned death sentences against two men in a gang-rape case.
Professor Ajmal Khan says he was well-treated during the four years he was held in Waziristan, and vows to continue promoting education in the tribal regions.
Senator casts doubt on the mandate of Pakistan's elected politicians to govern while the military holds the monopoly on power.
As the row over who will be Afghanistan’s next president, the real power struggles are taking place behind the scenes.
Several journalists have been severely beaten and harassed while reporting on unrest in Islamabad.
Political activists in Balochistan say security forces choreographed a recent deadly attack to undermine the region’s simmering separatist movement.
Pakistan's interior minister has asked lawmakers to give police "clear guidance" to treat violent antigovernment protesters in Islamabad as “intruders and terrorists”.
Reports say Pakistan's prime minister met with the army chief after protesters seeking his ouster stormed the headquarters of state television.
The party calling for the dissolution of the government faces dissent within its own ranks.
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has pulled out of the UN-supervised audit of votes cast in the country's June 14 runoff, casting the disputed election deeper into disarray and clouding the chances for a swift resolution.
Thousands of displaced families from the North Waziristan tribal district are reluctant to leave school buildings in the nearby districts of Bannu and Lakki Marwat because of high rents and a lack of government aid.
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