Sources: The Financial Times
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
Three people are killed and six others are injured by a roadside bomb near a convoy carrying the relatives of a man who was killed yesterday in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. 2022-10-14
A nationwide blackout occurs in Pakistan, leaving more than 200 million people without power. Senator Faisal Javed Khan says that the blackout was apparently caused by a "sudden frequency drop in the power transmission system". Power is gradually being restored in some parts of the country. 2021-01-9
A major blackout is reported in western and southern Libya, according to the General Electricity Company of Libya, which says its control teams are trying to figure out the reason behind the power outage. 2020-04-7
Heavy rain in Pakistan has led to fifteen deaths in two days including at least eight deaths in a coal mine collapse in the Orakzai Tribal Area. 2016-03-13
At least 60 people were killed and 110 injured by a suicide bombing in the Pakistani city of Lahore. 2014-11-2
A suicide bomber detonates his explosives near a military vehicle in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing five people. 2014-06-4
Drone attacks in Pakistan: Pakistani intelligence officials claim that a US drone attack has killed 5 alleged foreign militants, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan commander Wali-ur-Rehman, in the North Waziristan town of Miran Shah. 2013-05-29
An employee in the United States embassy in Islamabad is detained in the Pakistani city of Peshawar after bullets are found in his luggage. 2012-02-14
U.S. missiles kill 24 suspected insurgents in North Waziristan, Pakistan, in the latest two of three strikes since an attempted car bombing in New York linked to the Taliban. The identities of most of those killed are not known. [http:--www.chicagotribune.com-news-nationworld-la-fgw-pakistan-missiles-20100511,0,278402.story ("Chicago Tribune")]date=August 2019 [https:--www.usatoday.com-news-world-2010-05-11-pakistan-strikes_N.htm ("USA Today") ]2010-05-11