2016-03-07 Suicide Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq, Pakistan
Two suicide bombings in Pakistan and Iraq have killed at least 70 people and injured 100. South of Baghdad, a suicide truck bombing killed 61 people on Sunday, according to…
2016-02-18 Russia to Spend Billions on Gas Pipeline in Pakistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Pakistan in the next few months to begin a gas pipeline project. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked Putin to visit. Mobin…
2016-01-20 Students, Teachers Dead in Attack in Pakistan
Four attackers used guns and bombs to kill at least 21 students and teachers Wednesday morning at Bacha Khan University in northwest Pakistan. Officials say many more were wounded. Police…
2015-03-16 Pakistan, Afghanistan Work to Return Refugees
Pakistan and Afghanistan have announced plans to work together over the next four months. The two sides will attempt to document about one million Afghans thought to be living illegally…
2015-02-26 Pakistan Tightens School Security after Peshawar Attack
News reports say Pakistani intelligence officials have captured a leader in the Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar. Officials say Taj Muhammad led the group that attacked the city’s…
2015-02-07 Pakistan, Afghanistan Work Together to Fight Drug Trafficking
Pakistan and Afghanistan are working together to fight terrorism and increase security along their common border. Experts hope this kind of cooperation will lead to more effective efforts against the…
2014-01-10 Pakistan Criticizes India’s Moves to Fight Polio
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on plans by public health workers to vaccinate…
2013-12-29 Pakistan Criticizes India’s Border Moves to Fight Polio
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on plans by public health workers to vaccinate…