Pakistan merged large swathes of the restive Pashtun homeland into northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province nearly 18 months ago. The move aimed to grant millions of inhabitants rights and development ...

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A woman fleeing from the military offensive against Pakistani militants in North Waziristan sits in front of a food handout distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Bannu, located ...

The Pakistani government has in principle approved a landmark five-year plan to bring the country’s lawless tribal belt into the mainstream of national politics. The law has remained applicable to ...

Pakistan’s coastal areas are bracing for a second climate-induced emergency in a year, with thousands of people being evacuated before Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall on Thursday. The government has ...