Pakistan
Eight Pakistanis killed in southeastern Iran
The Pakistani government said on Sunday that at least eight of its citizens were killed in southeastern Iran. In a statement released by the government, the people, who have yet to be identified, were killed in the Mehrestan County of Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders Pakistan. According to the statement, the Pakistani Embassy in Tehran and […]
Pakistan grants 1.4m Afghan refugees one more year of stay
Pakistan has announced its willingness to stretch the stay of 1.45 million Afghan refugees by one more year. The government said Wednesday it will extend the registration cards of the nearly 1.5 million Afghan refugees after a senior UN official appealed to the country to pause its deportation plan. “The federal cabinet approved a one-year […]
17 killed, 41 injured in Pakistan truck crash
Officials reported that at least 17 religious pilgrims lost their lives and 41 sustained injuries in a crash while traveling to a shrine in southwestern Pakistan, according to statements made on Thursday. The accident occurred around 10 pm on Wednesday in the Hub district of Balochistan province, confirmed district deputy commissioner Munir Ahmed to AFP, […]
Jonathan Leads Commonwealth Mission To Observe Pakistan’s Election
The Commonwealth has appointed former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as head of its Election Observation Mission to Pakistan to observe the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8. Ikechukwu Eze, Special Adviser to Jonathan said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Jonathan would lead a group of multidisciplinary experts from across […]