Saudi Arabia has pledged investment deals worth $20bn (£15.5bn) with Pakistan which is seeking to bolster its fragile economy. The deals include funding for an $8bn oil refinery in the city of Gwadar. It comes as part of a high-profile…
Atletico shoot for football future in cricket-mad Pakistan (France24)
Spain’s Atletico Madrid are taking on a challenge tougher than winning La Liga – developing football in cricket-mad Pakistan, where bat and ball are king, pitches come with stumps not goalposts, and even the prime minister is a former World…
Gunmen try to storm Chinese consulate (BBC)
Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi. Gunshots were heard at about 09:30 local time (04:30 GMT) outside the consulate in the upmarket Clifton area. Police…
Bomb hidden in vegetables kills at least 20 in market (Punch)
At least 20 people were killed and 50 wounded when a bomb hidden in a carton of vegetables ripped through a crowded marketplace in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region Friday, officials said. The attack took place during the regular Friday…
Pakistan arrests 150 over violence at blasphemy protests (WashingtonPost)
Police in Pakistan says over 150 people have been arrested on charges of arson, vandalism, and violence during the protests that erupted after a Christian woman was acquitted of blasphemy charges that carried the death penalty. Senior police officer Nayab…
Pakistan Shuts Phone Networks As Islamists Protest Over Christian Woman (Leadership)
Pakistan suspended mobile phone networks in major cities on Friday and many schools were closed as Islamist groups protested for a third day against the acquittal of a Christian woman facing the death penalty for blasphemy The Supreme Court on…
Pakistan chopper comes under fire in Kashmir (Guardian)
The prime minister of Pakistan-held Kashmir said on Sunday his helicopter came under Indian fire while flying close to the highly militarised Line of Control (LoC) but he escaped unhurt. The incident happened in Havaily district in Poonch sector while…
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to be released from prison (CNN)
Disgraced former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ordered released from prison Wednesday, after serving less than three months of a 10-year sentence. The Islamabad High Court suspended a corruption sentence against Sharif and his daughter Maryam. The two were…
The World Cup-winning cricket captain hoping to become Pakistan’s new prime minister (Independent)
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s legendary World Cup-winning cricket captain, is vying to become the country’s new prime minister as voters go to the polls on Wednesday. Leader of the centre-right Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Mr Khan, 65, is running on an anti-corruption…
Pakistan election: At least 31 people killed in explosion at Quetta polling station (Skynews)
At least 31 people have been killed in an explosion outside a polling station in Pakistan, officials have said. Five policemen and two children were among the victims of the attack in the city of Quetta. There are fears the…