The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

Unusually high turnout expected in what is also first vote since Indian PM stripped region of statehood five years ago

The proposed amendments could weaken the independence of the judiciary, allege opposition parties and some experts.

Asif Merchant was arrested attempting to leave the country in July

Record four-time champions India will face confident hosts China in the final at the Moqi Base, Hulunbuir at 10:00 GMT.

The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

London-based doctor Tajwer Siddiqui says Home Office rules are separating him from his wife and Alina, 19

Stained glass windows, a sweeping staircase and embellished interiors make Mohatta Palace a gem in Karachi, a Pakistani megacity of 20 million people

Pakistan’s missile programme continues despite six rounds of US sanctions in the past three years, experts say.

Military scrambling to thwart insurgency that contradicts Delhi government claims to have brought peace to region

The ECB is aiming to confirm the new central contracts before the series in Pakistan next month, in which Stokes, the Test captain, returns

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