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In deadly attack on Pakistani college, extremists take new aim at students

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Once again, horrific images of dead and injured students flashed across television screens in Pakistan. Once again, sobbing parents rushed into...

Taliban Attack at Bacha Khan University in Pakistan Renews Fears

CAIRO — Attacks on education have long been a signature atrocity of the Pakistani Taliban, whose militants have set schools on fire, banished girls...

Gunmen Kill at Least 20 at University in NW Pakistan

CHARSADDA / ISLAMABAD—A gun and bomb attack on a university in northwestern Pakistan Wednesday killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more. Military...

The Guardian view on the Bacha Khan massacre: Pakistan must tackle terrorism better

The attack by Islamic militants against a university in Pakistan’s north-western region not only destroyed lives (at least 30 were killed), but also laid...

Bacha Khan attacks: tell us how people are reacting in Pakistan

Pakistan has suffered the latest in a series of terrorist attacks, after a university in the north west of the country was stormed by...

Why are terrorists targeting schools and universities?

Over the last 13 months there has been a series of extremely bloody attacks on schools, colleges and universities. On Wednesday Taliban suicide bombers...

Saudi Arabia, Iran don’t see each other as enemies: Nawaz Sharif

TEHRAN: Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia and Iran do not regard each other as enemies, as both are against hostility...

Defusing tensions: PM upbeat about Saudi, Iran fence mending

ISLAMABAD / TEHRAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said both Saudi Arabia and Iran have responded ‘positively’ to Pakistan’s mediation offer as he proposed...

S. Arabia, Iran welcomed initiative: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif struck an upbeat tone on Tuesday at the conclusion of his “mediation trip” to Saudi Arabia and Iran saying...

Pakistan not joining any anti-Iran coalition, Asif tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif assured the National Assembly on Tuesday that Pakistan under no circumstances would join a military alliance against Iran, contrary...

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