Attack on foreign diplomats in Pakistan kills police officer
A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said.
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Pakistan Seemed Close to Beating Polio. Now It’s Spreading Quickly.
For a brief moment two years ago, Pakistan seemed finally on the verge of defeating polio. One of only two countries in the world where the virus remains endemic, Pakistan recorded no new infections for a little over a year starting in 2021 — the longest virus-free stretch the country had ever experienced.
Pakistan says it has met all the conditions set by the IMF to secure $7 billion loan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that his country has met all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund to qualify for a new $7 billion loan to help prop up its economy.
Pakistan police arrest lawmakers, leaders from former PM Imran Khan’s party
The raids in Islamabad come after major protests in the capital calling for Khan’s release from jail.
Supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan rally to demand his release
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release. He has been in prison for more than a year in connection with more than 150 police cases.
Pakistan’s top court restores anticorruption law amendments
The amendments were opposed by former PM Imran Khan. Ironically, their reinstatement could help him.
4 people kidnapped, including army officer visiting northwest Pakistan to attend father’s funeral
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants kidnapped four people, including an army officer who was sitting in a mosque in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban to receive mourners after attending his father’s funeral, officials said Thursday.