The bombing in the southwestern city took the lives of nine Hazaras, a Shiite Muslim minority group that has repeatedly been the target of Sunni extremists.
Author: SALMAN MASOOD
Imran Khan Calls for Vast Anti-Poverty Plan, but Money Is Tight
The Pakistani leader envisions the foundation of a welfare state. But he has not yet come close to turning the country’s debt crisis around to pay for it.
Mired in Crisis, Pakistan Vows to Move Against Militant Groups
Under threat of sanctions for being soft on terrorist groups, and facing conflict with India, Pakistani officials insist that change will happen.
Pakistan Offers to Investigate Deadly Suicide Bombing in Kashmir
Prime Minister Imran Khan denied New Delhi’s claim that his country was involved in the attack, which killed dozens of Indian soldiers.
Pakistani Woman Accused of Blasphemy Will Remain Free, Supreme Court Rules
A three-member panel dismissed a challenge to the top court’s October decision to free Asia Bibi, a Christian farmworker who had spent eight years on death row.
Aspiring Model Killed by Pakistani Police Is Cleared of Charges
The police claimed Naqeebullah Mehsud, a shopkeeper and aspiring model, had really been a dangerous militant. Now a court has cleared him posthumously.
Woman Stabbed 23 Times in Pakistan Wins Appeal Against Assailant’s Acquittal
The attack on Khadija Siddiqi, a law student, and her subsequent campaign for justice have led to a national debate.
Pakistan Arrests Officers After Children Who Survived Shooting Contradict Police
At first, the authorities claimed a family had been shot in a counterterrorism operation. Now, more than a dozen officers have been arrested.
Pakistani Party Blames Security Establishment for Killing of Former Lawmaker
The political party M.Q.M., which has controlled the politics of the city of Karachi for decades, said one of its former lawmakers, Syed Ali Raza Abidi, was assassinated.
Nawaz Sharif, Former Pakistani Prime Minister, Is Sentenced to 7 Years
An anti-corruption court found Mr. Sharif possessed assets greater than his government salary could account for.