Pakistani police free the leader of former premier Khan’s opposition party

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police on Tuesday freed the president of the opposition party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a day after he was detained outside parliament on a charge of allegedly inciting violence, his party said. Islamabad police in a statement confirmed the...

Top leaders of Imran Khan's party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police arrested Monday several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan's opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release. Among the detainees, accused of inciting...

Supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan rally to demand his release

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release. He has been in prison for more than a year in connection with more than 150 police cases. Khan,...

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed at least 6

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week's suicide bombing at a prosecutor's office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his...

Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber has detonated, killing 6 people and wounding 13

Traders observe a daylong strike across Pakistan to protest rising costs and new taxes

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Traders in Pakistan went on strike Wednesday, shutting down their businesses in all major cities and urban areas to protest a rise in electricity costs and new taxes imposed on shop owners. The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has steadily raised...

Gunmen kill dozens in multiple attacks in one of the deadliest days in a Pakistani province

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while the military said security forces killed 21 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of...

Pakistani officials say a bus fell into a ravine in Punjab province killing at least 23 people and injuring others

A roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 2 children and a woman

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb attached to a motorcycle went off near a police office in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least two children and a woman and wounding 15 people, authorities said. The bomb seemed to have been detonated remotely and an...

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Pakistan and Kashmir

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and the Himalayan region of Kashmir early Tuesday, panicking residents. There were no immediate reports of damage, officials said. The epicenter of the quake was in southwestern Kashmir, a predominantly Muslim...