Pakistani media are quoting unnamed Taliban sources as saying that Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the militant Haqqani network, has been dead for almost a year.
A member of the Afghan government delegation that is negotiating with Taliban representatives on a peace deal has confirmed that a second round of talks has been scheduled in Pakistan on July 31.
Pakistani police say they killed the leader of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group, his two sons, and 11 others on July 29 during a shootout after gunmen attacked a police convoy in an attempt to free the Sunni extremist from custody.
Torrential rains and flooding have killed 81 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks and affected almost 300,000, authorities said July 28.
India stepped up security on its border with Pakistan on July 27 after gunmen attacked a police station in northern Indian state of Punjab, killing at least five people.
Pakistani police say gunmen have killed a local employee of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.
Heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan have worsened flooding there, causing homes to collapse, and killing 24 people, raising the total death toll to 42.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck just outside Islamabad July 25, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but local officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has suspended the execution of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy.
U.S. authorities are seeking to revoke the citizenship of an imam who they say tried to conceal past associations with radical Islamic groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan has accused India of what it calls a series of 'unprovoked cease-fire violations' in the disputed Kashmir region, days after violence killed at least five people on both sides of the border.
A police officer said a suicide attacker detonated his explosive vest at the entrance of a Shi'ite neighborhood in southwestern Pakistan July 17, killing one security guard.
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