The former president, who seized power in a coup in 1999, survived numerous assassination attempts.
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The country’s internet regulator says the ban will remain in place until all material is removed.
CCTV footage reveals the movements of the man who blew up a mosque on Monday.
Police on the frontline believe they were targeted to demoralise them after militants ended a truce.
A funeral with full police honours has been held for officers killed in Monday’s suicide attack.
At least 87 people are killed in an explosion at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
The mosque is within a tightly-guarded area of police and intelligence buildings in Peshawar.
US officials helped avert a “nuclear conflagration” in 2019, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.
The siege ended with all militants killed, and all hostages freed, the defence minister said.
Pakistan’s former prime minister was wounded in the leg during a march in Wazirabad.
The activist travelled to the country for the second time, since she was shot by the Taliban in 2012.
Pakistan’s worst floods in years have left millions homeless and lacking clean drinking water.
An armed attacker opened fire killing a Chinese-Pakistani dual national and injuring two others in Karachi.
Thousands of displaced families are threatened by dengue and malaria after record monsoon floods.
The South Asian nation was already grappling with high prices, low foreign reserves and high debt levels.
Health officials warn of a looming crisis as deaths from dengue and other diseases rise by the day.
A previous attempt to drain the lake failed – and flood levels are still dangerously high.
The death toll from unprecedented flooding passes 1,200, with a third of the victims said to be children.
People are sheltering on the edge of rising water in Pakistan’s Sindh province, fearing further devastation.
Hundreds of villages are submerged in Sindh province as authorities race to evacuate families.
Animal shelter staff in north-west Pakistan race to save their 250 dogs from severe flood water.
A “climate catastrophe” has led to more than 1,100 deaths the UN says as it launches a big aid appeal.
More than 1,130 have died in devastating floods triggered by the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade.
Millions of people have been affected by devastating floods across the country.
More than 1,000 people have died since monsoons began in June, with new floods this week.
Several people are brought to safety by volunteer helpers in Swat, northern Pakistan.
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In pictures: Floods and fear in Pakistan
Floods have killed more than 1,000 people across Pakistan since June and millions more have been affected.
Near one city, thousands of mud homes have sunk under water; for miles, all that’s visible is treetops.
The two cricketing giants will take on each other in Asia Cup tournament on Sunday.
Historic downpours and major floods have battered the nation since June, killing hundreds.