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US Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
April 12, 2026, 9:29 am
US-Iran talks in Pakistan end after 21 hours with no deal; US negotiators head home
Vance says Iranians refused to disavow nuclear program that would let them build bomb; he makes no mention of Strait of Hormuz, cited in Iran as other key point of disagreement; Iran’s Ghalibaf: US side failed to gain our trust
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this photo released by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, center right, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center left, are greeted by Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, right, and Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir, left, upon their arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
April 11, 2026, 2:18 am
Arriving in Pakistan, Iran’s top negotiator demands US accept ‘preconditions’ before talks start
As his VP Vance heads to Islamabad negotiations, Trump claims ‘the Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards,’ insists Strait of Hormuz to soon reopen ‘with or without them’
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard along a street in Srinagar, on the Indian-administered side of Kashmir, on April 30, 2025. (Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)
April 30, 2025, 3:38 pm
Pakistan says it has ‘credible evidence’ India set to strike after Kashmir massacre
Pakistani citizens are scrambling to leave India before deadline set by New Delhi, which blamed Islamabad for a cross-border attack last week that killed 26 people
By PRABHJOT GILL and SHEIKH SAALIQ
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's kidnap-slaying, appears at the court in Karachi, Pakistan, March 29, 2002. (Zia Mazhar/AP)
January 29, 2021, 2:53 am
US ‘prepared to prosecute’ man acquitted in Pakistan of murdering Daniel Pearl
Biden administration calls on Pakistani government to allow US to try Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, convicted of planning abduction and beheading of Jewish journalist
By AFP
A man walks past a poster of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, at a market in Islamabad on July 27, 2018. (AFP/Aamir Qureshi)
July 27, 2018, 4:43 pm
Imran Khan wins Pakistan vote but no majority, official figures show
Rival party vows to contest results in court, claiming military manipulated the campaign in former cricket star’s favor
By Sajjad TARAKZAI
Supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, celebrate on a street during general election in Islamabad on July 25, 2018. (AFP/AAMIR QURESHI)
July 26, 2018, 4:01 am
Ex-cricketer Imran Khan seen winning Pakistan vote marred by rigging allegations
Incumbent party rejects early election results amid accusations of pre-poll meddling by military
By AFP
Pakistanis burn a representation of the US flag during a protest rally in Hyderabad, Pakistan, December 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)
December 7, 2017, 4:10 pm
Islamists rally in Pakistan over Trump’s Jerusalem move
Demonstrators disperse peacefully after protests in Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and other cities
By AP
Pakistani protesters from the Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah Pakistan (TLYRAP) religious group shout religious slogans during a protest in Islamabad on November 26, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI)
November 27, 2017, 9:19 am
Pakistani minister said to resign in capitulation to Islamists
In response, radical leader calls off violent protests that have led to the death of a child and paralyzed the capital for weeks
By AFP
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria speaks during a weekly briefing in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File).
December 1, 2016, 4:13 pm
Pakistan says Trump declared its PM ‘a terrific guy’ in call
After criticism of country during election, president-elect effusively praises leader, says he is ‘looking forward to a lasting and strong personal relationship’
By Khurram SHAHZAD
Pakistani fashion model Qandeel Baloch speaks during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan on June 28, 2016. Baloch, who stirred controversy by posting pictures of herself with a Muslim cleric on social media, was strangled to death by her brother soon after. (AP Photo/M. Jameel)
October 6, 2016, 11:51 pm
Pakistan mandates life in prison for ‘honor’ killers
National Assembly also increases punishments for some rape offenses, including death in rape of minors and the disabled
By Issam Ahmed and Gohar Abbas
US President Barack Obama meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House in October 2013 (screen capture: YouTube)
September 16, 2016, 11:00 pm
Pakistan may be building new nuclear site — analysts
Experts say construction some 30km east of Islamabad is fresh evidence of country’s intentions to boost atomic arsenal
By AFP
In this photograph taken on January 9, 2015, Pakistani cartoonist Rafique Ahmad, alias "FEICA" draws at his office in Karachi. In the face of Pakistan's prolific use of blasphemy laws and a culture of political violence, cartoonists must tread a thin line (photo credit: AFP / Asif Hassan)
January 10, 2015, 1:40 pm
Pakistani cartoonists tread fine line
Due to harsh blasphemy laws, satirists refrain from dealing with certain subjects and become creative with others
By AFP
A promotional image for Season 4 of "Homeland," based on the Israeli series "Prisoners of War." (Promotional image)
December 28, 2014, 4:13 pm
Pakistan raps ‘Homeland’ for depiction of Islamabad
Officials complain hit TV show portrays city as a ‘grimy hellhole’ where terrorists are granted government protection
By Marissa Newman
From the WebMay 10, 2013, 5:28 am
Pakistani court declares US drone strikes in the country’s tribal belt illegal
The Independent: Tribunal calls on Islamabad to petition the United Nations over ‘war crimes’ committed by American military
Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrives under tight security to address supporters at his house on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan (photo credit: AP/B.K. Bangash)
April 19, 2013, 8:23 am
Pakistan police arrest former leader Musharraf
Judge orders two-day detention followed by hearing in anti-terrorism court; officials declare Musharraf’s home a jail
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