Pakistan’s former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Lahore on Feb. 13, 2024. ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images Pakistan’s former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
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Pakistan heads toward a coalition government
Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari (center bottom), chairman of Pakistan People’s Party, speaks as party aids watch during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption toggle caption Anjum Naveed/AP Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari (center bottom), chairman of Pakistan People’s Party, speaks as party aids watch during a
Deadly bombings strike Pakistan the day before parliamentary elections
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard on the side of a road for security, ahead of Feb. 8 general elections, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Fareed Khan/AP hide caption toggle caption Fareed Khan/AP Paramilitary soldiers stand guard on the side of a road for security, ahead of Feb. 8 general
Up First briefing: Pakistan attacks Iran; Maine court holds Trump ballot decision
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Pakistan’s foreign ministry announced this morning that the country launched airstrikes on Iran,
Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack
A Pakistani flag flies on a lookout in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 27, 2022. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption toggle caption Rahmat Gul/AP A Pakistani flag flies on a lookout in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 27, 2022. Rahmat Gul/AP ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran
Pakistan troops search for militants suspected in deadly attack on police station
An army soldier examines damages on the site of a bombing at a police station on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. AP hide caption toggle caption AP An army soldier examines damages on the site of a bombing at a police station on the
In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country
Afghan families ride on a truck heading to a border crossing in Torkham, Pakistan, Tuesday, before the expiration of a Pakistani deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. Pakistan’s crackdown has worried thousands of Afghans in the country awaiting relocation to the United
Dozens are dead after a blast in Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of prophet
In this photo provided by the District Police Office, injured victims of bomb explosion are treated at a hospital, in Mastung near Quetta, Pakistan AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this photo provided by the District Police Office, injured victims of bomb explosion are treated at a hospital, in
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated over 3 weeks from flooding in Pakistan
In this photo released by Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers help a villager as he and others are being evacuate from a flooded area of Bahawalnagar district in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Rescue 1122 Emergency Department/AP hide caption toggle caption Rescue 1122 Emergency Department/AP In
Pakistan rescuers try to free schoolkids trapped in a cable car hundreds of feet up
In this image taken from video, a cable car carrying six children and two adults dangles hundreds of feet above the ground in the remote Battagram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Tuesday. A rescue mission is underway. AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this image taken from video, a