Pakistan is considered a middle power nation, with the world's seventh-largest standing armed forces.

2 days ago · Pakistan, populous multiethnic country of South Asia. Having a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its …

3 days ago · Officials say suspected militants have ambushed a vehicle carrying a government administrator in northwest Pakistan, killing him, two of his guards and a passerby.

23 hours ago · Pakistan says an emerging three-way cooperation with Bangladesh and China could be 'expanded and duplicated'.

8 hours ago · Fresh border clashes have broken out between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban forces, with both sides accusing each other of breaking a fragile ceasefire. Residents fled the …

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Pakistan's capital is Islamabad. The most important port, the largest city and the biggest economic center of the country is Karachi. Pakistan's second-largest city is Lahore. Other …

Police say a powerful roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle has killed three officers in northwestern Pakistan, marking the third such attack in as many days.

2 days ago · Pakistan, part of the greater Indian subcontinent, is situated at the crossroads of the Middle East and Asia. It is bordered by Iran and Afghanistan on the west; China on the north; …

President Mr Asif Ali Zardari is the 14th President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and was sworn in office on the 10th of March 2024. He is the first President to have been elected twice …