Rick Noack

Pakistans military is tightening its grip on the country with sweeping legal changes that critics say are centralizing power in the hands of army chief Gen.

ISLAMABAD — Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis this week have frustrated Pakistan and threaten to draw Islamabad into the conflict, complicating any future role it may have

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Rick Noack Jul 22, 2026 By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Rick Noack

When blasphemy allegations against a Christian family prompted a mob of hundreds to assemble in Pakistan's teeming metropolis Karachi last month, officers knew they might only have minutes to save the four women and one child who were targeted.

KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights groups warned of escalating crises.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran ‌Khan is medically fit and back in jail after being examined by a team of doctors in a hospital, the government says.

By Rick Noack and Mubasher Bukhari By Rick Noack and Mubasher Bukhari

Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on

KATHMANDU, Nepal – The death toll from Nepal's devastating floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach thousands still missing nearly a week

The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death toll from last week's flood in Nepal, triggered by a glacier's