The announcement is being seen as an attempt by Islamabad to de-escalate tensions with India.

Amid heightened tensions over the Pulwama attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops earlier this month, the Indian air force has struck terror camps across the ceasefire line in Pakistan in a first of its kind operation.

A suicide bomber blew himself up in Pakistan’s Orakzai district killing at least 25 people while three armed gunmen affiliated to a separatist militant group raided the Chinese consulate in Karachi and killed two policemen on Friday.

Pakistan’s supreme court has drawn praise from liberal for its brave refusal to be cowed down by extremist Islamist groups as it overturned the death penalty of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy.

Pakistan’s charismatic ex-cricketer Imran Khan’s Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party looks set to win the highest number of seats in the election, which his rivals allege, are rigged by the country’s military establishment.

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office following a corruption probe linked the leader and his family to illicitly amassed wealth overseas through offshore companies.

Nawaz Sharif and his family are accused of conducting shady business deals through offshore bank accounts.

The shooting took place in Clifton district, an area with high security as many foreign missions are based there.

City of Quetta has been plagued by insurgency and sectarian violence.