Pakistan’s leading lawyers association has threatened strong protests if the government’s misconduct case against a Supreme Court judge who was critical of the country’s powerful military goes to trial.
Violent bomb blasts continued to shake Afghanistan as Taliban militants have rejected calls for a holiday truce.
Afghanistan's 800-year-old Minaret of Jam is under threat from floods and militants.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held their first face-to-face talks on the sidelines of an annual summit of Islamic countries in Saudi Arabia on May 31.
Members of an Afghan peace movement are marching toward a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan to demand the hard-line movement and government forces commit to a lasting cease-fire.
Thousands of Afghan women have joined the online campaign #MyRedLine to share the rights they would never give up for peace with the Taliban.
Senior Afghan politicians and the Taliban said they made progress during peace talks in Russia, although they did not make any significant breakthrough.
A senior judge in Pakistan’s top court is facing possible legal action over alleged misconduct months after delivering a landmark ruling that criticized the role of the country’s powerful military in an anti-government protest in 2017.
A second Pakistani lawmaker accused of being behind an alleged attack on a military post has been arrested, a provincial spokesman said.
A suicide bombing at the entrance to a military training center in Kabul has killed at least six people and wounded six, police and security officials say.
The United States and key Middle East allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up pressure on Iran, warning against any attacks and taking measures to bolster cooperation to counter Tehran's regional activities.
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