The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for a deadly suicide attack on a police building in Lahore, eastern Pakistan that killed at least 27 — and vowed similar attacks in other cities.
Taliban claims responsibility for Lahore suicide attack
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Chinese underground churches expose rift
Unregistered churches are attracting millions of worshippers in China exposing an enduring rift between the government and the Vatican. Those who have fled tell of the whole valley being turned into a battlefield as citizens run away, many of them with no shoes and some elderly. They fall ill from sun and heat exposure — particularly infants and those already weak and sick — as they flee.
Thousands flee life made ‘worse than hell’ by violence in Pakistan
Young and old, poor and prosperous, sick and healthy — residents of Pakistan’s Swat Valley continue to flee the violence that has erupted there as the military clashes with the Taliban. Those who have fled tell of the whole valley being turned into a battlefield as citizens run away, many of them with no shoes and some elderly. They fall ill from sun and heat exposure — particularly infants and those already weak and sick — as they flee.
The CIA’s Silent War in Pakistan
The wilds of Waziristan, the tribal belt along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, make an unlikely showcase for the future of warfare.
Pakistan denies increasing capability to make nukes
Pakistan’s information minister denied accusations Wednesday that his country is expanding its capability to produce nuclear weapons. This week, the Institute for Science and International Security published a report with satellite imagery that the group says shows expansion of “Pakistan’s key military and civilian fuel cycle site near Dera Ghazi Khan.” “If there is any construction over there, I don’t verify it,” Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said of the allegations.
Zakaria: Pakistan’s crackdown will create chaos
A Taliban spokesman issued threats and ultimatums against Pakistani officials this week as the country’s military continued its offensive against the militant group in the Swat Valley.
Pakistan claims 10 killed in U.S. missile strikes
Ten people were killed early Saturday when suspected U.S. missile strikes hit a religious school in Pakistan’s tribal region along the Afghan border, a Pakistani intelligence official said.
Pakistanis get brief window to flee fighting
Pakistani civilians were given a brief window on Friday to flee the ongoing fighting between government forces and Taliban militants in the country’s north, according to military officials.
How Pakistan Failed Itself
In the Himalayan resort town of Nathiagali, a party is under way.
Pakistani girl loses most of her family in one explosion
Inside a hospital ward in northwest Pakistan, I found myself surrounded by sobs and screams. One scream was so high-pitched that I didn’t think it was human.