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A spokesman from the UK's Foreign Office said the public money must be recouped

UK forced marriage victims charged repatriation costs

Britain is charging young women rescued from forced marriages abroad for the cost of their repatriation, a newspaper reported today.

UK • 02 Jan 19

Pakistani security forces outside the Chinese consulate after the armed attack in Karachi

Gunmen attack China's consulate in Pakistan

At least two police officers and three gunmen have been killed in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.

World • 23 Nov 18

Imran Khan said Donald Trump needs to be informed about historical facts

Pakistan summons US envoy over Trump comments

Pakistan has summoned the US Chargé d'Affaires in Islamabad to protest against remarks made by US President Donald Trump who has criticised Pakistan's role in fighting terrorism fight and the killing of Osama bin Laden.

World • 20 Nov 18

Asia Bibi consistently denied the charges of blasphemy

Pakistan frees Christian woman Asia Bibi

A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail after an acquittal that triggered Islamist protests.

World • 08 Nov 18

Lawyer Saif-ul-Mulook has left Pakistan, fearing for his life

Defence lawyer in Pakistan blasphemy case flees country

The Pakistani lawyer who saved a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy from the death penalty has left the country, saying his life was under threat.

World • 03 Nov 18

Asia Bibi has been living on death row since 2010

Pakistan frees woman facing death penalty for blasphemy

Pakistan's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy against Islam.

World • 31 Oct 18

Trócaire is among several agencies to be asked to cease operations in Pakistan

Trócaire asked to cease operations in Pakistan

The aid agency Trócaire has been asked to cease operations in Pakistan within 60 days.

News • 12 Oct 18

Donald Trump's aggressive language has especially angered Pakistani officials

Pentagon moves to stop $300m in aid to Pakistan

The US military is seeking to reallocate $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to Islamabad's lack of "decisive actions" in support of regional American strategy, the Pentagon has said.

World • 02 Sep 18

The Pentagon said the money would be spent on 'other urgent priorities'

US cancels aid to Pakistan over record on militants

The US military has announced that $300 million in aid to Pakistan has been cancelled.

Pakistan • 01 Sep 18

Imran Khan said he would improve Pakistan's relationship with neighbouring countries

Imran Khan to begin austerity drive in Pakistan

Imran Khan has made his first speech as Pakistan's prime minister in which he announced reforms targeting corruption and focusing on human development in the country

Pakistan • 20 Aug 18

Imran Khan in a confidence vote by the National Assembly and is expected to lead a coalition government

Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistani Prime Minister

Imran Khan has been sworn in as the new Prime Minster of Pakistan at a ceremony in Islamabad, officially taking over the reins of power in the nuclear-armed country after his party won a 25 July election.

World • 18 Aug 18

Imran Khan's PTI party is seeking to form a coalition government

Pakistan could seek IMF bailout amid financial crisis

Pakistan must decide by the end of September if it will go to the IMF to bailout its economy, which is facing a balance-of-payments crisis.

News • 07 Aug 18

Imran Khan won in elections criticised as being less than fair

Khan in talks to form new Pakistan government

A group of Pakistani political parties have announced protests demanding new elections following allegations of rigging in this week's nationwide polls that were won by Imran Khan's party.

Asia • 28 Jul 18

A majority of 137 seats is needed to form a government

Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan elections

Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan has declared victory in a divisive general election marred by a long delay in ballot counting and allegations of vote rigging from his main opponents.

Pakistan • 26 Jul 18

More than nine million new female voters have registered for the vote in the deeply patriarchal country

At least 31 killed in blast at Pakistan polling station

At least 31 people were killed and dozens injured in a suicide bomb attack on a polling station in southwest Pakistan as millions voted in a nationwide election.

Pakistan • 25 Jul 18

People move injured victims of the bomb attack from the scene in Mastung

128 dead following blast at Pakistan election rally

The death toll following a blast at an election rally in southwestern Pakistan has risen to 128 people, officials have said.

World • 13 Jul 18

It is understood at least eight other students were injured in the incident

Five dead, 12 missing after Pakistan bridge collapses

At least five students have died and twelve others are missing after a bridge collapsed at a tourist site in Pakistani Kashmir, officials have said, adding there was little hope of finding survivors.

World • 13 May 18

Ambulances arrive on the scene after a methane gas explosion inside a coal mine in Quetta

23 dead, 11 wounded in twin mine collapses in Pakistan

At least 23 people have died and 11 others wounded after gas explosions tore through two neighbouring coal mines in southwestern Pakistan.

News • 06 May 18

Malala Yousafzai is seen with PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (C) and her father

Emotional Malala hails return to Pakistan

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai broke down in tears during an emotional return to her native Pakistan, six years after she was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for advocating greater education of girls.

Pakistan • 29 Mar 18

The murder of Zainab Fatima Ameen shocked Pakistan

Man given four death sentences in Pakistan murder case

A court in Pakistan has handed down four death sentences to a man charged with raping and murdering a young girl, in a case that shocked the country and sparked major riots in his home district.

News • 17 Feb 18

Donald Trump said Pakistan has given US 'lies and deceit'

US has gotten 'nothing' from Pakistan aid - Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States has "foolishly" handed Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid over the last 15 years while getting nothing in return and pledged to put a stop to it.

World • 01 Jan 18

Police at the church exchanged fire with the attackers before they could enter the main sanctuary

At least nine dead following Pakistan church attack

Two suicide bombers have attacked a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least nine people and wounding up to 56 before one of them blew himself up and police killed the other, officials said.

News • 17 Dec 17

Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the demonstrators but were met by stubborn resistance

Tensions mount in Islamabad as protests continue

Islamist party activists have clashed with security forces for a second day on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, burning vehicles before withdrawing to a protest camp they have occupied for more than two weeks.

News • 26 Nov 17

Nawaz Sharif's third stint in power has been cut short

Pakistan's prime minister forced from office

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned from his post, hours after the country's Supreme Court disqualified him over corruption claims against his family.

pakistan • 28 Jul 17

The room where the 'revenge' rape is alleged to have occurred

Pakistani girl allegedly raped on local council's order

Pakistani police have arrested 25 members of an informal village council accused of ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge for her brother's alleged sexual assault of another girl.

World • 27 Jul 17