Rescue efforts continue in southwest Pakistan, where the official death toll from Wednesday's magnitude 6.4 earthquake reached 215. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that providing shelter for homeless families is now a top priority. Rescu...
Mutual distrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan has hampered efforts to combat terrorism along their common border. That has led to calls for joint patrols, along with international troops. While that has yet to happen, Afghan and Pakistani soldier...
Pakistan is enlisting local tribal militias in the fight against Islamic militants. A report, first published in an American newspaper article on Thursday, says the government is procuring Chinese-made weapons to arm the militias in the rugged triba...
Pakistan holds talks this week with the International Monetary Fund about what is expected to be an estimated $10 billion bailout package. With foreign currency reserves dwindling and the rupee trading at all time lows against the dollar, Pakistan i...
India and Pakistan have opened a trade route in the divided region of Kashmir for the first time in six decades. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, hopes are high that the latest confidence-building measure between the two countries will low...
Pakistani tribal sources say Monday's suspected U.S. missile strike in the North Waziristan tribal region killed four foreign al-Qaida operatives. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that independent sources have not confirmed the alleged de...
Pakistani lawmakers have denounced Wednesday's raid by foreign troops in Pakistani territory, passing a resolution condemning the operation and vowing to repel similar attacks in the future. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the Pakis...
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif says his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N has quit the ruling coalition government because its main partner, the Pakistan People's Party, has broken several key policy promises. VOA's Barry Newhouse r...
Pakistan's election commission has announced that the parliament and the country's four provincial assemblies will elect a new president on September 6. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the election to replace former president Pervez...
The International Committee of the Red Cross is launching an emergency operation to provide urgent assistance to tens of thousands of victims of armed conflict in Bajaur Agency on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Lisa Schlein reports from Interna...