Radio Mashaal is a public-service broadcaster providing a powerful alternative to extremist propaganda in Pakistan's remote tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan.
Thousands took part in protests across Pakistan to express solidarity with Palestinians amid the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza. People rallied in Peshawar, and in Islamabad, lawmakers gathered outside parliament while locals chanted slogans of support for the people of Palestine and Kashmir.
At least six people were killed and several others were wounded on May 21 when a powerful roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying a local leader of an Islamist political party in Pakistan.
In a remote mountain region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the Kalash people, followers of a pre-Islamic religion, mark death as few on the planet do. With dance, drums, and gunfire, the colorful funeral ritual is an elaborate and expensive celebration of a loved one's life.
Many muslims gathered on May 13 in Islamabad's Faisal Mosque to attend prayers on the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, despite coronavirus restrictions urging people to stay at home or to keep at a safe physical distance while offering the congregational prayers.
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has barred opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif from leaving the country for medical treatment abroad.
Hundreds of businessmen in northwestern Pakistan gathered in Peshawar's historical Qissa Khani bazaar on May 7 to announce that they will not close their shops as instructed by the government in its efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is due on May 7 to start a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, a traditional ally but with whom relations have been strained recently.
Pakistan has suspended its ambassador to Saudi Arabia following complaints by Pakistani laborers working in the kingdom.
Police in Pakistan’s northwestern South Waziristan tribal district say a murder case has been lodged against four security personnel accused of being involved in the killing of two youngsters that triggered three days of protests earlier this week.
A Pakistani watchdog says a “dramatic escalation” in the intimidation and harassment of the media in the South Asian country over the past year is “squeezing the space” of freedom of expression and limiting access to information.
Residents in Pakistan’s northwestern South Waziristan tribal district have ended their protest after three days following overnight talks with local administration and security officials.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has discussed with Pakistan’s army chief the regional security situation and the planned withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan later this year.
Pakistani officials say a blast has hit a police van in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing an officer and wounding three other people.
Hundreds of people have protested in Pakistan’s northwestern South Waziristan tribal district for a second consecutive day to demand the arrest of security personnel they accuse of recently killing two teenage residents.
Journalists in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan are demanding justice and accountability two days after unidentified gunmen shot dead a reporter in the provincial capital.
Pakistani journalists protested in the southwestern city of Quetta two days after gunmen shot dead local reporter Abdul Wahid Raesani. At the April 26 demonstration, the Balochistan Union of Journalists demanded justice and called on the government to ensure reporters' safety.
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a journalist in the restive province of Balochistan, southwest Pakistan, police said.
At least five people were killed and more than 12 injured by a bomb blast at a hotel in Quetta, Pakistan. The Chinese ambassador, Nong Rong, had been staying at the hotel but was not present when the blast occurred. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Pakistani officials say a bomb went off in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing at least five people and wounding 12 others.
Pakistani and international groups have condemned an attack on Pakistani journalist Absar Alam, who was shot by unknown assailants outside his home in Islamabad on April 20, and demanded that the perpetrators be punished.
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