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Iran ceasefire appears to hold, Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard linksA fragile ceasefire held even after the US struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrain arrested 41 individuals linked to Iran's Revolutio...
A fragile ceasefire holds as US awaits Iran response, Bahrain detains dozensA fragile ceasefire is being tested as the US struck two Iranian oil tankers. Bahrain announced arrests linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guar...
US-Iran mediation efforts via Pakistan continue, say sourcesPakistan is working to broker talks between the US and Iran. However, recent Iranian strikes on Saudi facilities have complicated these eff...
Pakistani pilgrim bus crashes in Iran, killing three: mediaA bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims to Iraq for the Arbaeen ritual collided with a truck in southern Iran, resulting in three deaths and 48 i...
Pakistani pilgrim bus overturns, killing 28, injuring 23 in IranIn Yazd province, Iran, a bus accident claimed the lives of 28 Pakistani pilgrims and injured 23 others. The mishap, caused by a braking sy...
One Indian among nine killed in Oman Shi'ite mosque gun attackIn a rare security breach, a Shi'ite mosque in Oman's capital Muscat was attacked late Monday, leaving nine dead, including three attackers...
Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33: TalibanNo one immediately claimed responsibility, but Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate on Friday claimed a series of bombings that happened a...
IS claims Pakistan bombing that kills 56 at Shiite mosqueThe suicide bomber had strapped a powerful explosive device to his body, packed with 5 kilograms (12 pounds) of explosives, said Moazzam Ja...
Taliban say they won't work with America to contain Islamic StateTaliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press there would be no cooperation with Washington on going after the incre...
Pakistani Shiites end protests, hold funeral for 11 minersPrime Minister Imran Khan arrived Saturday afternoon in Quetta and was expected to meet with a delegation of mourners and Shiite leaders, a...
Islamic State claims responsibility for blast at Afghanistan mosque"Around 50 of the Afghan army were killed and 110 were wounded when a martyr blew himself up on Friday," the agency said.
Pakistan security forces kill two militantsPara military Punjab Rangers conducted an intelligence-based operation early this morning in Dera Ghazi Khan area of Punjab.
Saudi foreign minister in Pakistan for talksDays after his trip was postponed due to spiralling Saudi-Iran tensions, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister arrived here today to hold talks w...
IS claims deadly attack on Karachi Shiites, first in PakistanThe IS claims, posted on Twitter, are set to raise fears over the Middle East-based jihadists' growing influence.
Barack Obama’s anti-IS partners have dubious track records in combating jihadistsDeep-seated sectarian and regional power rivalries in the Middle East present myriad stumbling blocks in the monumental new endeavour.
- Blasts kill 18 in Lahore, over 100 hurt
Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over 100.
- Blast in Pakistan during Shiite mourning ceremony
An explosion went off during a large procession of Shiite Muslim worshippers in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, witnesses said, wh...
- Taliban threaten 2 attacks per week in Pakistan
A suicide bombing at a crowded Shiite mosque south of Pakistan's capital killed 26 people, the latest evidence of how security in the US-al...
- 20 dead in Pakistan hospital bomb blast
A bomb blast ripped through a hospital on Tuesday in a northwestern Pakistani town that has been plagued by sectarian violence, killing at ...
- Suicide attack kills five in Peshawar
A suicide attacker blew himself up at a Shiite Muslim mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least f...