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5 July 2023: United States Coast Guard: Possible human remains in debris from imploded Titan submersible
9 March 2023: Islamabad High Court temporarily suspends arrest warrant against former Pakistani PM Imran Khan
9 February 2023: Pakistan reverses block on Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia
2 February 2023: More than 100 killed in mosque bombing in Pakistan
13 April 2022: Shehbaz Sharif becomes new prime minister of Pakistan
7 March 2022: Australian cricketer Shane Warne dies aged 52
8 February 2022: Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at age 92
30 September 2019: Brother of murdered Pakistani social media star sentenced to life
17 September 2019: US President Trump says Osama bin Laden's son killed
3 November 2018: Pakistan Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi from blasphemy charges after eight years of confinement
17 June 2018: UN releases first-ever human rights report on Kashmir
3 June 2018: Pakistani President signs bill to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
30 May 2018: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly votes to merge with Pakistani Federally Administered Tribal Areas
27 May 2018: Pakistan's National Assembly passes bill to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
11 May 2018: Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights
10 February 2018: Pakistan court sentences one man to death penalty, and life imprisonment to five others for Mashal Khan lynching incident
20 October 2017: Pakistan: car rams into police truck killing at least seven, injuring 22 in Quetta
15 October 2017: Abducted Canadian-US couple recovered from Pakistan's tribal areas
8 October 2017: Pakistan: At least 18 killed, others wounded in suicide attack at Balochistan Sufi shrine
21 December 2016: Pakistan International Airlines sacrifices goat, resumes ATR flights
7 December 2016: PIA flight crashes near Havelian, Pakistan
4 December 2016: Interpol arrest Karachi fire suspect in Bangkok
29 October 2016: Pakistani PM removes Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid
11 October 2016: Pakistan frames law against 'honour killing'
28 March 2016: Bomb explosion in Lahore kills more than 65 on Easter
25 November 2015: Pakistani female fighter pilot Marium Mukhtiar dies in jet crash
28 October 2015: Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Afghanistan
16 September 2015: Kuwaiti court sentences seven to death for June mosque bombing
18 February 2015: Pakistan releases 173 Indian prisoners at Wagah border
18 December 2014: Nation mourns, world condemns Taliban attack on Pakistan army school
14 August 2014: Indian Prime Minister accuses Pakistan of waging proxy war
27 July 2014: India and Pakistan accuse each other of ceasefire violation
24 July 2014: Security guards attacked in Peshawar, Pakistan
24 May 2014: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend Modi inauguration
10 December 2013: Local government elections held in Balochistan, Pakistan
8 November 2013: Fuzlullah named Pakistan's new Taliban leader
2 November 2013: Iran-Pakistan pipeline at risk
20 August 2013: Pakistani Prime Minister agrees to put all state executions on hold
7 August 2013: Russian government homosexuality position leads to NYC Russian vodka boycott
6 August 2013: Islamabad on red alert for possible terrorist attack
25 January 2013: Mumbai 2008 attack plotter sentenced to 35 years
4 January 2013: Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai discharged from hospital
10 September 2012: Pakistani footballer Abdul Ghafoor dies aged 71
23 May 2012: Twitter restored in Pakistan after block over Muhammad images
17 April 2012: Supreme Court of Pakistan criticizes authorities over Bhutto murder
17 April 2012: Taliban raids Pakistan prison, 384 escape
9 March 2012: Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton present 2012 International Women of Courage Awards
16 January 2012: Dozens killed, injured after blast hits Shias in Punjab, Pakistan
1 December 2011: A portrait of Scotland: Gallery reopens after £17.6 million renovation
10 October 2011: Pakistani journalist found dead in home
23 August 2011: Pakistan government must investigate killings and abductions of journalists, says UN
12 August 2011: Three killed amongst Birmingham, England riots
22 June 2011: UN report says 80 per cent of world's refugees live in poor countries
18 June 2011: UN passes LGBT rights resolution
28 May 2011: US military to withdraw military trainers from Pakistan
23 May 2011: Pakistani militants take hostages in Karachi base revenge attack; ten soldiers killed
22 May 2011: Four killed in militant attack on Karachi military base
7 May 2011: Al-Qaeda says bin Laden death will 'not be wasted'; Pentagon releases videos of terrorist leader in compound
5 May 2011: U.S. did not inform Pakistan of bin Laden mission because of suspicions he was being harbored by government
3 May 2011: World leaders react to death of Osama bin Laden
3 May 2011: Pakistani Taliban threaten revenge attack after bin Laden death; CIA says retaliation is likely
2 May 2011: Osama bin Laden killed in U.S. operation in Pakistan, White House says
17 March 2011: CIA contractor released from Pakistan
13 February 2011: Pakistani court seeks Musharraf's arrest over Bhutto murder
9 January 2011: Seventeen dead in Afghan bathhouse bombing
3 January 2011: Fifteen killed by US drone strikes in Northern Waziristan
27 December 2010: 'Serious' terror threat in Mumbai; police hunt four suspected militants
27 November 2010: Teen charged over 'bomb attempt' at US Christmas celebration
10 October 2010: Pakistan: Suspected US drone strikes kill seven rebels
4 October 2010: U.S. issues travel alert for Europe amidst fears of Al Qaeda attack
29 September 2010: Wikinews Shorts: September 29, 2010
26 September 2010: Man released following bomb-scare forced flight diversion, warning a possible hoax
14 August 2010: US warns Pakistan to stop press intimidation
9 August 2010: Pakistani President met with protest on fifth day of UK tour
7 August 2010: Spreading floods in Pakistan worsen, at least 1600 dead
7 August 2010: Revenge killings follow shooting of Karachi politician
6 August 2010: Wikinews Shorts: August 5, 2010
2 August 2010: 'Black box' found near crash site of Airblue flight
31 July 2010: Deadly flooding in Pakistan kills hundreds
28 July 2010: Plane crash in Pakistani capital kills 152
11 July 2010: Pakistani Punjab police website hacked
3 July 2010: Scores killed in bombings at Pakistani shrine
13 June 2010: Pakistan's intelligence agency said to support Taliban
6 June 2010: Cyclone Phet turns to Pakistan after hitting Oman
22 May 2010: Times Square bomb suspects arrested in Pakistan
20 May 2010: YouTube, Facebook blocked in Pakistan
18 May 2010: Twelve people dead after blast in north-west Pakistan
15 May 2010: IMF approves US$1.13 billion loan to Pakistan
12 May 2010: Explosives investigation at US Embassy in Chile; Pakistani man detained
12 May 2010: At least fourteen dead in Pakistan after drone strikes
6 May 2010: Mumbai gunman given death penalty, to be hanged
30 April 2010: Pakistani peace mediator killed in tribal area
30 April 2010: Taliban commander reportedly alive, despite claims of January death
27 April 2010: Officials: US drone strike kills five in Pakistan
25 April 2010: Officials: Eight insurgents killed in Orakzai, Pakistan
25 April 2010: NATO tankers in Pakistan attacked, four killed
19 April 2010: Suicide bomber kills 24 in Peshawar, Pakistan
19 April 2010: Suicide car bomber kills seven in Kohat, Pakistan
17 April 2010: Officials: Seventeen insurgents killed in Orakzai, Pakistan
17 April 2010: Pakistan: Eight killed in hospital blast
17 April 2010: 30 people die in bombing in northwestern Pakistan
17 April 2010: UN report says death of Benazir Bhutto preventable; fault of government
14 April 2010: Officials: Two soldiers and over 30 insurgents killed in Pakistan
11 April 2010: Pakistan: Twelve suspected Taliban rebels die in airstrikes
11 April 2010: Officials: Almost 100 killed in air raids in Pakistan
5 April 2010: 38 people die in suicide attack during political rally in Pakistan
5 April 2010: Pakistan: Peshawar hit by triple bomb blasts
4 April 2010: Pakistan: 38 Talibani insurgents killed in two separate attacks in Orakzai area
21 March 2010: Ex-UN official says Pakistan disrupted talks with Taliban
18 March 2010: At least eight dead after drone strikes in Pakistan
14 March 2010: Taliban militant kills at least thirteen in northwest Pakistan
13 March 2010: Pakistan Navy fires test missiles
12 March 2010: Suicide bomber kills at least 45 in Lahore, Pakistan
6 March 2010: Suicide bomber kills twelve in northwest Pakistan
23 February 2010: Najibullah Zazi pleads guilty in plot to bomb New York subway
18 February 2010: Joint US-Pakistan operation captures top Taliban commander
10 February 2010: UK loses appeal to conceal Binyam Mohamed torture
5 February 2010: Double bombing in Pakistani city leaves at least 22 dead
4 February 2010: Pakistan arrests 35 people suspected in US soldiers' death
3 February 2010: NATO oil tanker torched in Pakistan
3 February 2010: At least seven dead after bomb blast in Northwestern Pakistan
3 February 2010: Wikinews Shorts: February 3, 2010
2 February 2010: Officials say at least seventeen killed by suspected US drones in Pakistan
30 January 2010: Suicide bomber hits checkpoint in Pakistan
27 January 2010: Blast in Pakistan kills one, injures ten
26 January 2010: Pakistan security forces airstrikes kill several Taliban militants
18 January 2010: US drone strike kills at least fifteen in Pakistan
14 January 2010: Suspected US drone attack kills at least fourteen in Pakistan
9 January 2010: Taliban commander blows himself up in Pakistan
9 January 2010: Four killed in suspected US drone strike in Pakistan
5 January 2010: Suicide bomber at US base in Afghanistan was al-Qaeda double agent
2 January 2010: At least 75 dead following suicide bombing in Pakistan; scores more wounded
18 December 2009: Suspected US drone strikes kill twelve in western Pakistan
16 December 2009: Suicide bomber kills at least twenty in Pakistan town
15 December 2009: At least 22 killed in blast in central Pakistan
12 December 2009: Pakistani PM: Anti-Taliban offensive in South Waziristan is over
8 December 2009: Bomb blasts in Pakistan kill fifty
4 December 2009: Attack on mosque kills 30 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
3 December 2009: Pakistani prime minister says Osama Bin Laden not in the country
2 December 2009: Pakistani Member of Parliament killed by suicide bomber
20 November 2009: Suspected US drone attack kills eight in Pakistan
19 November 2009: At least nineteen dead after suicide bomb blast in Pakistan
17 November 2009: Four dead after explosion at police station in Peshawar, Pakistan
14 November 2009: Bomb blast kills at least eleven in Pakistan, over twenty wounded
12 November 2009: At least ten soldiers killed in Pakistan clashes
11 November 2009: Bomb hits northwestern Pakistan; at least 30 killed
9 November 2009: Suicide bomber kills three in northwestern Pakistan
8 November 2009: Twelve dead after suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
2 November 2009: Blast near Pakistan army headquarters kills 24
1 November 2009: Islamist militants blow up girls' school in Pakistan
31 October 2009: Bomb blast kills seven in northwest Pakistan
30 October 2009: Strong earthquake hits northern Pakistan
28 October 2009: Dozens killed after car bomb explodes in market in Peshawar, Pakistan
25 October 2009: Pakistani army seizes Taliban stronghold after week-long battle
23 October 2009: 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, Pakistan
23 October 2009: Suicide bomb blast hits air force base in Pakistan
19 October 2009: Pakistani military launches ground offensive against Taliban and al-Qaeda
16 October 2009: At least 40 dead after string of attacks in Pakistan
15 October 2009: Obama signs Pakistan aid bill worth US$7.5 billion
12 October 2009: 41 killed by suicide bombing near Pakistan's Swat valley
11 October 2009: 22 hostages freed after raid in Pakistani army headquarters
9 October 2009: Bomb explosion in Pakistani market kills 49
6 October 2009: UN offices in Pakistan hit by suicide bomber
4 October 2009: Greek man arrested over alleged plot to hijack Emirates airliner at Karachi airport
3 October 2009: Top militant in Pakistan killed by suspected US missile drone
1 October 2009: Suspected US missile strike kills eight Taliban fighters
27 September 2009: Sixteen killed in Pakistan after suicide bombings
22 September 2009: Militants bomb school in northwestern Pakistan
18 September 2009: Suicide bomber kills 30 in northwest Pakistan
11 September 2009: Two freight trains collide in Pakistan
10 September 2009: Suspected US missile strike kills ten militants in Pakistan
27 August 2009: Air France passenger jet intercepted by Indian Air Force
26 August 2009: Pakistan Taliban say Baitullah Mehsud is dead
16 August 2009: Pakistan to Turkey container train service launched
12 August 2009: Talks between Pakistan, India yield apparent progress
12 August 2009: Standoff at Islamabad mosque claims at least 9 lives in Pakistan
12 August 2009: Several injured in suicide bomb blast near police lane, Islamabad
12 August 2009: Scotland Yard says suicide bomb blast killed Bhutto, not bullet
12 August 2009: Rocket launcher found near Pakistani parliament
12 August 2009: Pakistani nuclear scientist released from house arrest
12 August 2009: Pakistani army storms Red Mosque; Ghazi is killed
12 August 2009: Pakistan Peoples Party names candidate for Prime Minister
12 August 2009: Pakistan opposition parties form coalition
12 August 2009: Pakistan lifts house arrest of former PM Benazir Bhutto
12 August 2009: Pakistan gets caretaker government to oversee January elections
12 August 2009: Pakistan and China sign free-trade deal
12 August 2009: Pakistan's President Musharraf resigns; new elections to be held
12 August 2009: Musharraf orders strong action against rioters in Pakistan
12 August 2009: Marriott Hotel in Islamabad bombed
12 August 2009: Major Pakistan newspaper under government pressure
12 August 2009: Magnitude 5.4 earthquake shakes Pakistan
12 August 2009: H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV visits Pakistan
12 August 2009: Gunmen shoot at Pakistani President Musharraf's plane
12 August 2009: Dr. Aafia’s son freed by Kabul, flown to Islamabad
12 August 2009: Denmark blames al-Qaeda for embassy bombing
12 August 2009: Chief Justice of Pakistan manhandled, gag order issued by government
12 August 2009: Bomb blast kills 5 policemen in Islamabad, Pakistan
12 August 2009: Asif Ali Zardari sworn in as President of Pakistan
12 August 2009: 2008-09-21: CCTV footage shows bombing of Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan
12 August 2009: Two Pakistani militants arrested in south Indian city of Mysore