The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

Pakistan top court orders polls in two provinces within 90 days

Supreme Court says elections for provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be held within 90 days.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan lead Pakistan contingent for Hundred draft with Mitchell Starc also included

Contract restrictions mean a number of big names will likely struggle to secure deals for this summer’s tournament

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023

Pakistani court orders arrest of former premier Imran Khan

A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricket star-turned-politician called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a roiling political crisis

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Pakistan’s Twin Crises

The dangerous convergence of a collapsing economy and surging terrorism.

Foreign Affairs · Feb 28, 2023

More than two dozen Pakistan citizens among dead in Italy migrant boat disaster

At least 62 people are feared dead in vessel crash

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Two Aid Planes Arrive in Damascus as Part of European Aid Bridge

The European Commission announced Sunday the arrival of two planes with emergency aid in the Syrian capital Damascus as part of the humanitarian aid bridge to the regions impacted by the earthquake. “The planes delivered much-needed relief items such as winterized tents, shelter equipment, and heaters,” said the Commission.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023

'Love doesn't exist': Immigrants defy forced marriage abroad

Refusal by young immigrant women in Italy to submit to forced marriages sometimes carries a deadly price

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Criminal caught after five years on the run in Pakistan

Qasim Haider got married while on the run and the couple are expecting a child

Wales Online · Feb 27, 2023

Four Pakistanis migrants missing after Italy shipwreck - foreign office

Pakistan's foreign office said on Monday that four Pakistani citizens were missing and 16 had survived after a boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed on rocks near the southern Italian coast, killing dozens.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

Islamist militants have Pakistan's police in their crosshairs

Atop a police outpost in northwest Pakistan, Faizanullah Khan stands behind a stack of sandbags and peers through the sight of an anti-aircraft gun, scanning the terrain along the unofficial boundary with the country's restive former tribal areas.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023