LATEST PAKISTANI NEWS, PICTURES AND VIDEO UPDATES

'Terrified' family release CCTV showing missing PhD student, 28, leaving halls of residence wearing only pyjamas and slippers 

25/01/17 19:21

22/01/17 09:52

Samad Lehri created the Jabal-e-Noor foundation in the mountains outside of in Quetta, Pakistan, to bury the books, as it is forbidden in Islam to burn, destroy, or otherwise desecrate the Koran.

17/01/17 07:41

The husband of Zeenat Rafiq 18, who was burned alive by her mother for marrying him, as revealed that she had come to his house in Lahore, Pakistan bloodied, having been beaten by her family

13/01/17 05:45

Gentle giant Arbab Khizer Hayat has already been named Pakistan's hulk man, and has gained fans throughout the country for his strongman stunts, which include stopping cars with his bare hands.

11/01/17 12:28

A Pakistani judge has issued a death warrant for a schizophrenic man, his lawyers said, months after the country's top court halted the execution of another mentally ill prisoner.

09/01/17 10:15

Shahbaz Babu was accused of desecrating the holy book by writing his name on it and scattering torn up pages in front of a mosque in Kamahan, near Lahore in Pakistan.

07/01/17 16:43

Rashid Naseem, 30, from Karachi, tore into a batch of 43 fresh coconuts and managed to crack open the lot in 60 seconds. He had to brave a few injuries during training.

07/01/17 14:49

Footage purportedly shows a Pakistani migrant who was heading to Europe being beaten after being abducted and held for ransom in Istanbul. WARNING: Graphic content.

04/01/17 19:45

The Asian country is now the biggest recipient of UK handouts despite preparing to splash out billions on arms including a new fleet of submarines. But the UK is set to increase its aid this year.

03/01/17 09:08

British taxpayers are funding a scheme that is lavishing £300million on around 235,000 families in Pakistan to help them with their incomes - despite it being known to be dogged by corruption.

30/12/16 17:28

British 'honour killing' victim Samia Shahid's father Muhammad, who is accused of assisting in her murder has given his first full account of how he believes she died while visiting Pakistan in July.

30/12/16 15:24

Wazir Ahmed, of Jampur, Pakistan, arranged his daughter Saima's marriage to Mohammad Ramzan, in the hope Ramzan's sister would provide him with a son.

28/12/16 13:09

Shane Warne and Michael Clarke are great mates from their years playing together in the Australian cricket team. And the duo were pictured enjoying each other's company on Wednesday.

25/12/16 16:30

The terrifying consequences of fake news has been illustrated with Pakistan's defence minister threatening to attack Israel with nuclear missiles

19/12/16 23:17

Pakistan's national airline has been widely mocked for sacrificing a goat next to a plane to ward off bad luck, weeks after a crash which killed 47 people.

19/12/16 13:09

Pakistani bowler spin Yasir Shah inexplicably wandered out of his crease and was run out by Australian captain Steve Smith with an unlikely victory in sight handing victory to the hosts.

08/12/16 13:11

A Pakistani plane with 48 people on board has crashed after vanishing this afternoon. A Pakistan International Airlines plane has vanished after taking off from Northern Chitral region.

07/12/16 10:19

Donald Trump was said to have praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for being a 'terrific guy' but an unidentified member of the US president-elect's team has since said the chat wasn't quite as reported.

01/12/16 23:27

US President-elect Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a 'terrific guy' in the first call between the two leader, Pakistani confirmed today.

30/11/16 20:22

Most readouts are bland documents meant to convey pleasantries and assurances. This one has Trump calling Muhammad Nawaz Sharif 'a terrific guy' and Pakistanis 'one of the most intelligent people.'

28/11/16 02:50

A group of heavily-armed men breached the three-tier security defenses at Punjab's Nabha Jail on Sunday morning, seeking to free six of Punjab's most notorious convicts.

27/11/16 01:31

Lt General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who has extensive experience of handling affairs in PoK and the northern areas, was appointed as Pakistan's new army chief to succeed Gen Raheel Sharif.

25/11/16 10:37

The footage, shot in Pakistan, shows a man stood talking on his mobile phone when the animal walks up behind him, slams him into the wall before flipping him through the air.

25/11/16 00:35

Two phones recovered from the October 6 Handwara encounter site can provide a crucial link to reveal Pakistan's involvement in the attack in which three Lashkar terrorists were gunned down.

25/11/16 00:29

In his first visit to Pakistan as British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called for an end to violence in Kashmir, warned India and Pakistan on the damaging effects it has on economic growth.

24/11/16 01:55

Pakistan have been awarded two points for the no show from the Indian team in three fixtures between August and October, making upcoming men's clashes look even less likely to take place.

24/11/16 00:05

Five people have been sentenced to death in Pakistan today for killing a Christian couple who were lynched and burned in a kiln by a Muslim mob after being falsely accused of blasphemy.

23/11/16 23:54

India has launched a massive fire assault across the Line of Control prompting the Pakistan Army DGMO to make an unscheduled call to the Indian Army to deescalate the situation.

23/11/16 21:06

Pakistan's popular military chief General Raheel Sharif is expected to stand down this week with the name of his successor expected to follow once the formalities are complete.

23/11/16 03:26

The incident happened on Tuesday along the LoC in the Machhil sector after the Rashtriya Rifles patrolling the border was tipped off about an infiltration by terrorists who were already lying in wait.

21/11/16 21:56

A video has emerged from Pakistan of a pet lion attacking the friend of its owner (pictured), who manages to escape to tell the tale.

16/11/16 18:01

The amulet was discovered in Mehragarh, Pakistan and analysed as part of a recent study by researchers from the Ipanema research centre near Paris, France.

15/11/16 17:08

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Footage shows the victim being held on a bed and a man lashing her body with a leather belt at a home in the city of Sialkot, eastern Pakistan.

14/11/16 23:21

A Pakistani news channel ran an extraordinary report suggesting the President-elect was born as Dawood Ibrahim Khan in Waziristan in 1946. Viewers ridiculed the story, which was aired last month.

14/11/16 11:41

A video has emerged of a boy displaying his amazing acrobatic skills on a ladder. The toddler successfully moved from the top to the bottom of the ladder without his feet every touching the rungs.

13/11/16 00:34

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that the emerging scenario in the state can be addressed best by following the vision of late CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

11/11/16 11:39

Top political analysts have suggested that Donald Trump's surprise election as US president has left Pakistanis wary that he may instigate a shift in American policy to favour India.

08/11/16 08:29

Weeks after Arshad Khan, 18, set the internet alight with a broody picture at a market in Pakistan, Nepalese vegetable seller Kusum Shreestha, 18, now has social media users swooning.

07/11/16 23:56

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has signed-off deals worth over Rs 80,000 crore for the armed forces, giving a major push to Make in India defence projects, including the LCA fighter plane.

04/11/16 16:54

Naiyyar Mehdi Zaidi was killed when two gunmen opened fire at a Shia Muslim gathering in Pakistan. His daughter-in-law told how another relative was shot and laid low to avoid being killed.

04/11/16 15:04

Sharbat Gula, who was immortalised on a National Geographic cover in 1985, donned a full beige burka as a Pakistani court orders her deportation back to Afghanistan.

27/10/16 19:54

An Afghan woman immortalised on a celebrated National Geographic cover as a 12-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday for living in Pakistan on fraudulent ID papers.

27/10/16 01:58

Maria Shahid has a rare genetic disease has left her frail body wracked with pain and stunted her growth. Soon she will be unable to walk as her vertebrae are compressing her spinal cord.

25/10/16 14:22

Three gunmen from the Pakistani Taliban-linked group burst into the academy in Quetta targeting sleeping quarters that are home to some 700 recruits killing at least 60 police cadets.

25/10/16 10:57

Khalid Mehmood admitted murdering his daughter Aneeqa before dumping her body outside the Mayo Hospital in Lahore after claiming she failed to perfect the recipe for making gol roti.

24/10/16 10:20

Stop The War deputy leader Chris Nineham campaigned outside the Pakistani High Commission for the release of Aafia Siddiqui - a jihadist known as 'Lady Qaeda'.

21/10/16 18:46

Arshad Khan, 18, a humble Pashtun tea-seller became an overnight star, with a modelling offer in his kitty, Jiah is elated that the picture is drawing parallels with iconic 'Afghan Girl' by Steve McCurry.

21/10/16 17:39

Journalist Saima Kanwal was filming a segment for channel K-21 in Nazimabad in Karachi, Pakistan, when the incident occurred. She had been rebuking the guard for interfering with filming.

21/10/16 02:54

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has approved a complete ban on airing of Indian content in Pakistan from October 21, in a statement released by the regulatory authority.

21/10/16 02:46

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continued his week appealing to the hearts and minds of impartial South Asians when he spoke to an Indian newspaper.

21/10/16 01:56

Maria is just six years old but a rare genetic disease has left her body wracked with pain. Soon she will be unable to walk because her vertebrae are compressing her spinal cord.

20/10/16 08:23

Arshad Khan, 18, was working as a chaiwala or tea seller in Itwar Bazaar in Islamabad, Pakistan, when an aspiring photographer took a snap that turned him into an internet sensation.

19/10/16 23:28

Muhammad Saleem, 27, from Lahore, Pakistan, was spotted by a recruiter online for his very creative - and very lengthy - resume.

18/10/16 23:40

Faqeer Muhammad was accused of shooting dead his daughter Kiran Bibi and her alleged lover Ghulam Abbas, ‘to save family honour’ in Lahore in 2014 but walked free due to a legal loophole.

17/10/16 04:26

The organisers of the prestigious Kasauli literary festival said they did not invite Pakistani writers to the festival due to ongoing security concerns.

17/10/16 04:20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the BRICS summit in Goa to hit out at Pakistan, calling it the 'mothership of terrorism'. Modi was unsparing in his attack on its neighbour as a state sponsor of terror.

13/10/16 13:19

The Muslim family of an award-winning computer data scientist decided to leave the United States after the latest incident of Islamophobia involved the youngest child being repeatedly bullied.

11/10/16 21:58

The boy had blood dripping down his front as he took part in the festival of Ashura, in Baghdad. The controversial festival is marked around the world.

08/10/16 20:21

The Muslim gang targeted the family home in Kasur, eastern Pakistan knowing they were Christian and kidnapped a brother and a sister before he was tortured and the girl was gang raped.

03/10/16 15:42

Indian border guards intercepted the suspicious-looking pigeon as it flew near the heavily militarised frontier with Pakistan. Police confirmed the bird was carrying a note threatening PM Narendra Modi.

30/09/16 09:37

Pakistan's Defence Minister has warned they will 'eliminate India' if the country 'dares to impose war'. Pakistan blames 'cross-border fire' from India for the death of two of its soldiers in Kashmir.

29/09/16 12:20

Owner Ejaz Ahmad said he kept the animals on the roof because the city was too 'cramped', but had to call a crane when he decided he no longer wanted them.

28/09/16 20:21

A suspected U.S. drone strike (file photo) against Islamic State in Afghanistan struck a house where people were sleeping on Wednesday.

28/09/16 18:48

The 16 and 17-year-olds were detained at the Moira camp on the island of Lesbos and now face felony rape and child pornography charges after allegedly raping another Pakistani teenager.

22/09/16 06:13

Jaime Reyes owns a salon a few doors down from the chicken shop run by accused bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami's family. Rahami is charged with planting bombs in New York and New Jersey.

21/09/16 17:29

Ahmad Khan Rahami had already been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and two gun charges after a shootout with police following the terror attacks.

21/09/16 02:13

The alleged bomber was pictured in Pakistan with his brother Mohammed Khan Rahami. Mohammad and their sister Masood Maymunah have posted pro-jihadi material on social media.

20/09/16 16:15

Ayyan Ali, 23, is on trial for money laundering after murder victim Chaudhry Ejaz Mahmood seized $500,000 from her hand luggage at Islamabad airport three months before he was shot dead.

06/09/16 10:32

Kamran Ahmed, 27, was jailed for ten years and will then be deported after raping the girl then telling her that no-one would believe a child over an adult, Bradford Crown Court heard.

05/09/16 19:54

Father-of-three Abdul Jabbar Tunio, 39, from Larkana in Pakistan, has been paralysed and left silent by a mysterious condition for the past two months.

02/09/16 14:17

The bodies of lawyers, police officers and civilians have been recovered from the wreckage at the court building in the city of Mardan in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

02/09/16 12:05

Pakistan army spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa said forces had foiled planned attacks by IS on foreign embassies and Islamabad airport but denied it was behind a hospital suicide bombing.

28/08/16 18:34

The Prime Minister is an avid cricket fan and watched England chalk up another victory against Pakistan at Lord's with her husband Philip and former England captain Andrew Strauss.

25/08/16 15:01

Shakila Khan, 22, was reportedly tied up in a house in Ghari, in Pakistan's Swat Valley, and stoned along with a local man called Bilal, 27, who was killed in the incident.

14/08/16 12:56

Tabassan Khan was 15 and living with her aunt in Doncaster when she was told she was going on a summer holiday to Pakistan but when there was forced to marry her cousin.

13/08/16 03:02

The Islamic State group's leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed, was killed last month in an airstrike in Nangarhar province, the Pentagon revealed on Friday.

11/08/16 12:24

The blast in the southwestern city of Quetta came as judge Zahoor Shehwani travelled in his security escort vehicle to an Islamic court and a bomb exploded on a bridge as he passed by.

08/08/16 22:29

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The powerful blast has killed at least 70 people and injured dozens more after an ISIS suicide bomber targeted mourners of a slain lawyer in the city of Quetta.

02/08/16 12:23

A woman, 36, from Cardiff, has been jailed for five years after filming herself having sex with her teenage son and taking indecent images of her three-year-old daughter.

31/07/16 18:25

Syed Mukhtar Kazam, 30, is on the run in Pakistan after he and his supporters received calls to say they would be shot after claiming Samia Shahid, 28, had been killed by her family in an 'honour killing'.

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