Islamabad (Pakistan)

Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan

2013-05-24 14:56:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...

Obama's restrictions on drone program welcomed in Pakistan

2013-05-24 09:49:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama’s commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders...

Pakistan ex-premier's party sweeps elections

2013-05-12 18:51:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan's powerful military and is viewed by many...

Pakistanis vote in landmark election

2013-05-11 19:52:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...

Pakistan's Sharif: Seasoned leader is seen as soft on extremists

2013-05-12 08:54:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections this weekend returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan’s powerful military and is...

Polls close in historic Pakistan elections; some bombings occur

2013-05-11 08:42:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a bloody campaign season marred by waves of bombings and candidate assassinations, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to elect a new parliament in what is slated to be the first democratic transition of...

Pakistan expels N.Y. Times reporter on eve of historic elections

2013-05-11 09:02:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government ordered the Islamabad bureau chief for the New York Times to leave the country on the eve of landmark parliamentary elections, according to the newspaper’s website. Declan Walsh, 39, was told...

Pakistan bombing again targets Islamist party

2013-05-07 15:20:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For the second day in a row, a bomb blast killed and maimed participants at a campaign rally being held by one of Pakistan's Islamist religious parties, indicating a broadening of targets in the violence that has primarily...

Bombs kill 15 at campaign rallies in northwest Pakistan

2013-05-07 07:50:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two bomb blasts killed at least 15 people and injured more than 40 on Tuesday at campaign rallies in northwest Pakistan, authorities said, the latest in a wave of attacks in recent weeks aimed at derailing parliamentary...

Prosecutor in Benazir Bhutto case slain in Pakistan

2013-05-03 03:06:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Police in Islamabad were looking for suspects and a motive in the shooting death Friday of a lead prosecutor in the investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- a case that also involves...

Prosecutor in Bhutto, Mumbai cases slain in Pakistan

2013-05-02 23:07:00

ISLAMABAD -- Gunmen shot to death the Pakistani government's lead prosecutor in a high-profile case involving former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday as he drove to court in the capital, Islamabad, police said. The gunmen fired at Chaudhry...

Afghanistan police officer killed in Pakistan border clash

2013-05-02 08:50:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A border clash between Pakistani and Afghan forces that killed an Afghan police officer has renewed tension between the countries at a time when Washington is trying to step up their involvement in peace talks. The skirmish...

A Pakistani woman, who was displaced from her village in Pakistan's Sindh province by flooding in 2010, sits with her daughter around a fire outside their makeshift home, in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad.

2012-10-08 00:00:00

in a fresh attempt to bring an end a six-month blockade on NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan.

2012-06-10 00:00:00

Residents inspect wreckage of the Bhoja Airlines Boeing 737-200 airliner. The airliner was flying from Karachi to Islamabad when it went down short of the Islamabad airport.

2012-04-21 00:00:00