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Taliban defense minister Mullah Yaqoob says that security forces have killed or arrested several militants from Tajikistan and Pakistan who are accused of multiple attacks in Afghanistan.
2023-12-31

A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a reduction in energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.
2023-01-23

A train catches fire in Liaquatpur Tehsil, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. The blaze, apparently sparked by gas stoves used by passengers illegally cooking on board, kills at least 74 people.
2019-10-31

Pakistan's Interior Ministry removes chief prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar from the case, which concerns the murders of 166 people. The Interior Ministry said Azhar did "not take the government line". Seven alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba members have been facing charges since 2009 but nobody has yet been convicted in Pakistan.
2018-04-30

At least nine people are killed as a roof collapses in a mosque in the low income neighbourhood of Daroghawala in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
2014-09-9

A blast near the United States Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills 10 people and wounds at least 31 others.
2013-03-29

A US drone missile strike kills four suspected militants near Miran Shah, Pakistan.
2012-07-6

More than 200 Afghan militants cross over into Pakistan and attack a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, sparking a clash in which 28 Pakistani security forces and six civilians die, along with 45 Afghans.
2011-06-3

UK prime minister David Cameron admits to students in Pakistan that Britain and its empire is to blame for many of the world's problems.
2011-04-7

The funeral for murdered Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer takes place in Lahore, Pakistan.
2011-01-5