A suicide bomber detonated his explosives on Aug. 20 near a vehicle carrying Chinese workers in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing two Pakistani children playing by the roadside, the interior ministry and police said. A Chinese and two other Pakistanis were wounded in the attack in Baluchistan province. Hours after the bombing, the separatist Baluch Liberation…
Pakistan Suicide Bomber Targets Chinese Workers, 2 Children Die
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives on Aug. 20 near a vehicle carrying Chinese workers in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing two Pakistani children playing by the roadside, the interior ministry and police said. A Chinese and two other Pakistanis were wounded in the attack in Baluchistan province. Hours after the bombing, the separatist Baluch Liberation…
Famous Actor Among Afghan Refugees in Karachi
With the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul thousands of people have fled Afghanistan fearful of what the future may hold for the nation, including a well known actor in the country. Farhad Khan is one of many Afghan refugees now living in a camp in the Pakistani city of Karachi. The local star has worked with…
Pakistan Crash Sets Fire to Minibus, Kills 10 Passengers
PAKISTAN—A truck rammed into a minibus on a highway in eastern Pakistan overnight, causing a fire that killed 10 passengers, a Pakistani rescue official said Monday. According to the official, Anjum Shahzad, the blaze erupted from a gas leak and a short-circuit on board the minibus, leading to the high casualty toll. Six passengers were…
Pakistan Police: 5 Suspected of Abducting Politician Killed
PAKISTAN—Pakistani counterterrorism police said Sunday they killed five people involved in the abduction for ransom and subsequent death of a nationalist political party leader. The raid took place overnight in the southwestern city of Pishin, according to the Baluchistan province Counter Terrorism Department. Malik Ubaidullah Kasi, leader of the secular Awami National Party, was abducted…
US Suffered in Afghanistan for Its Policies Toward Pakistan: Author of ‘Durand’s Curse’
NEW DELHI—The United States fought for 20 years in Afghanistan after 9/11 but by not attacking the roots of terrorism that operated from Pakistani soil, had to pay heavily for its policies, said Rajiv Dogra, a former Indian diplomat and the author of “Durand’s Curse,” a best-selling and critically acclaimed book about the division of…
Chinese National Shot and Wounded in Pakistan’s Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan—A Chinese national was shot and wounded in an attack in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on Wednesday, July 28, police said, two weeks after nine Chinese workers were killed when an explosion sent their bus over a ravine in the north of the country. Wednesday’s victim and another Chinese national were being driven to…
Pakistan Reopens Afghanistan Border Crossing Held by Taliban
QUETTA/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan on Monday reopened a major southwestern border crossing with Afghanistan that is currently under Taliban control on the Afghan side, Pakistani customs officials said, allowing over 100 trucks carrying goods to cross into Afghanistan. The Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing, a key port for landlocked Afghanistan, had been closed by Pakistan for commercial traffic since…
Pakistan-India Ceasefire a Response to Developing Situation in Afghanistan
News Analysis NEW DELHI—India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire for the first time in two decades on their heavily militarized, disputed border in late February, a development experts said was influenced by the situation in Afghanistan. The ceasefire can’t be seen as an independent incident and there’s a regional context to the situation that’s determined…
Photographer Visits Incredible ‘Arian’ Tribe in Pakistan; Remote African Tribe Like Visiting ‘2000 BC’
Lebanese photographer Omar Reda, 37, dreamed of traveling ever since he was a child, watching National Geographic documentaries on TV. Shooting with black and white film in university kindled an interest and eventually sent him off on a cross-continental journey to capture the wondrous diversity of tribal cultures. Recent travels landed him in Africa, following…
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