Kamran Yousaf

Musharraf sentenced to death, Pakistan's military slams decision

Pakistan's military swiftly slammed the special court's ruling, saying in a statement that the armed forces were in "pain and anguish" over the decision.

Ex-Pakistan president Zardari arrested over graft charges

Zardari arrested over investigation into bank accounts and money laundering, the country's anti-corruption body says.

UN adds militant chief Masood Azhar to 'global terror' list

UN blacklists leader of Jaish-e-Mohammad, based and proscribed in Pakistan, on its list of global terrorists as China lifts objections. India hails decision, but Pakistan says listing approved after Kashmir dispute was de-linked from the group.

Peace returns to Pakistan's N Waziristan after four-year military campaign

Pakistan's army launched an operation in mid-2014 to wipe out militant bases in the tribal region that borders Afghanistan and to end the near decade-long insurgency that has cost thousands of lives.

Pakistan captures suspect in killing of young girl

Officials identified on-the-run Mohammed Imran as the suspected rapist and killer of Zainab Ansari, 7, whose killing sparked outrage across the country earlier this month.

Pakistan gives over a million Afghan refugees 30 days to leave country

The announcement that requires quick repatriation of 1.6 million refugees came after Afghan leaders hailed Donald Trump's tweet which blamed Islamabad for sheltering Taliban factions fighting US and Afghan soldiers in Afghanistan.

Pakistan allows Indian 'spy' to meet mother, wife

Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian naval officer sentenced to death in Pakistan, meets his wife and mother, more than a year after he was arrested in Pakistan's Balochistan province on espionage charges.

Top Pakistan court rejects ex-PM Sharif's appeal against removal

Former Prime Minister Sharif had requested a review of the ruling that disqualified him from holding office for concealing his assets.

50 Afghan soldiers killed in Pakistan border clashes

Pakistan says that some 50 Afghan soldiers were killed in cross-border fire after days of fighting, but Afghanistan denies the claim.

Pakistan orders death sentence for Indian "spy"

Pakistan says Indian national Kulbushan Sudhir Jadhav confessed to organising espionage in the restive Balochistan province near the Iranian border. New Delhi denies the charge and has warned Islamabad against Jadhav's hanging.

Pakistan puts Mumbai suspect under house arrest

Muslim cleric Hafiz Saeed founded a militant group blamed for the 2008 attack on Mumbai that killed 166. He is head of a charity listed as a terrorist organisation by the UN.