A Very Important Man: Meet Pakistan’s New Army Chief
Gen. Raheel Sharif, Pakistan’s new army chief, hails from the same community as the country’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But could the two end up becoming rivals?
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Furious Pakistanis Block NATO Supply Routes to Protest Drone Strikes
Former cricketer Imran Khan leads demonstrations against strikes he says have scuppered hopes of peace with the Taliban
Mullah Radio: the New Leader of the Pakistani Taliban
The elevation of the commander who ordered the shooting of Malala will be a major obstacle to any peace negotiations
‘There Are Thousands of Malalas’: What Pakistan’s Teenage Activist Has Already Won
She missed out on this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, but Malala Yousafzai has already inspired a generation of Pakistani schoolgirls.
Pakistan’s Terror Capital: Inside Peshawar, a City Under Siege
In one week alone, the frontier city has seen nearly 150 killed in three separate bombings, and yet somehow its residents muster the will to carry on
Death Toll in Pakistan Earthquake Hits 285
Remoteness and lack of roads in the quake-hit region of southwestern Baluchistan are hampering rescue efforts
Dozens Slain in Bombing at Pakistan Church
Attack a major setback in government’s attempts to strike peace deal with militants
What Pakistan’s Release of the Afghan Taliban’s No. 2 Means for Peace
Weary of Violence, Pakistan Opts for Peace Talks With the Taliban
Pakistan’s political leaders have decided to pursue negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban and other militants in an attempt to bring a halt to an unrelenting wave of terrorist violence across the country that has killed over …
Pakistan’s Malala Problem: Teen Activist’s Global Celebrity Not Matched at Home
Last Friday, Malala Yousafzai took to the podium at the U.N. It was her 16th birthday and her first major public appearance since the Taliban’s attempt to assassinate the Pakistani schoolgirl last October for her efforts to …