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.
International aid has begun to reach Pakistan amid widespread flooding triggered by “monster monsoons” that have already left more than 1,000 dead.
The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have shown no signs of moderation since taking over the country a year ago and the situation for people in the country remains “dire,” the EU’s top diplomat said in an analysis on the European Commission website.
People on foot, bicycles, and in vehicles tried to reach the other side of the Kabul River in Pakistan's Charsadda district on August 26 as its roaring waters came dangerously close to the top of a bridge due to heavy rain.
Eighteen-year-old student Alishah cuts an unusual figure on the streets of Karachi in southern Pakistan, taking fares in her auto rickshaw. Her father taught her to drive before his death six months ago. Since then, she has taken on his role, supporting her family while continuing her studies.
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked the access road to his house in the capital, Islamabad, on August 22 as they feared he might be arrested. Police charged the politician with terrorism after he vowed to sue a judge and two police officials.
Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said August 22, a move that is likely to further escalate political tensions in the country.
A young Pakistani woman has opened a rehabilitation clinic to treat drug addiction in the town of Charsadda, 20 kilometers from Peshawar. Saba Khan, a newly qualified psychologist, says she has treated 89 addicts so far since opening in March, including women.
Pakistani authorities said at least 20 people were killed when a bus collided with an oil tanker and exploded.
Pakistani authorities revoked the license of a popular TV news channel days after it aired a critical report about the country’s armed forces, sparking outrage among some Pakistani journalists.
An adviser to Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan and the head of the private TV station that aired his recent comments about the country's powerful military will face sedition charges, the interior minister has said.
Three Pakistani soldiers have been killed and seven people injured in an explosion in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district.
The heaviest monsoon rains that Pakistan has seen in three decades have triggered flash floods that have killed hundreds of people, and meteorologists are warning that more heavy rains are still to come.
Pakistan's electoral body has found that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf party received illegal funding from abroad, a ruling that could lead to both Khan and his party being banned from politics. The PTI has denied any wrongdoing.
A Pakistani military helicopter with an army general and other high-ranking military officers onboard went missing on August 1 during a flood relief operation in southern Pakistan, the army said.
Two women -- one from Pakistan and another from Iran -- appear to be the first female climbers from their countries to reach the summit of K2, the world's second-highest and arguably most dangerous peak.
The Pakistani rupee slumped to record lows against the dollar on July 19 as domestic political and economic factors weigh on the currency.
Two police officers were shot and killed by unidentified gunman in northwestern Pakistan, authorities said.
Two religious scholars have been killed in Pakistan's troubled North Waziristan in the latest in a wave of seemingly targeted attacks.
Authorities in Pakistan say they have found the body of a military officer two days after he was abducted in the country's restive Balochistan Province.
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