Pakistani authorities raise death toll from earthquake to 5
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistan has raised the death toll from the quake that rattled the country the day before, saying five people were killed.
View ArticleAfghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen, experts say
KABUL, Afghanistan - The brilliant blue stone lapis lazuli, prized for millennia, is almost uniquely found in Afghanistan, a key part of the extensive mineral wealth that is seen as the best hope for...
View ArticlePakistani Sikhs open temple after 73 years, risking attacks
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - An armed policeman stood guard outside the 300-year-old Sikh temple, known as a gurdwara, in northwest Pakistan. He kept a watchful eye on everyone who passed him on the narrow...
View ArticlePakistani army chief confirms death sentences for 11 Taliban
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's army chief signed off on the death sentences of 11 members of the Taliban convicted of terrorism, kidnappings, attacks on civilians as well as assaults on police and army...
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