TEHRAN, August 17 -An analyst says that Washington’s sole purpose of maximizing economic and political pressure on Iran is “harassment of the Iranian people,” adding that such policy is “bordering on fascism and global dominance.”
TEHRAN, August 11 -A suicide bomber attacked a bus ferrying Chinese mining workers in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province on Saturday, a local official said, in an assault claimed by Baloch separatists.
TEHRAN, August 7 - A spokesman said Pakistan's next prime minister, Imran Khan, has appeared before an anti-graft bureau in connection with his alleged misuse of a government helicopter.
TEHRAN, August 4 - Twelve schools have been attacked and torched overnight in a northern Pakistani district, where Taliban-affiliated terrorists openly opposed to girls’ education are active, police say.
TEHRAN, August 2 -Pakistan's top court has barred the former deputy interior minister from holding office for the next five years for insulting judges in a speech earlier this year.
TEHRAN, July 30-Pakistan’s main opposition party has called for a judicial investigation into allegations of rigging at last week’s general election, which handed victory to the party led by a former cricketer.
TEHRAN, July 30 -Imran Khan is poised to take the reins as Pakistan's next prime minister, as his party won the most seats in the country's general elections, full official results show.
TEHRAN, July 27 - Pakistan's electoral commission was expected to announce the full results of a disputed election on Friday, paving the way for the winner, former cricket hero Imran Khan, to begin searching for coalition partners.
TEHRAN, July 26 - Former star cricketer Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan's general elections against the party of jailed ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif amid accusations of vote rigging.
TEHRAN, July 25 - Pakistani women who had pledged to defy men in their village by voting for the first time ultimately did not exercise their democratic right in Wednesday's election, citing intimidation by their husbands.
TEHRAN, July 25 - A blast killed at least 28 people in Pakistan’s western city of Quetta, despite tight security measures taken by Pakistani government forces for election on Wednesday, said AFP.
TEHRAN, July 25 - It's election day in Pakistan. Polls have opened as hundreds of thousands of troops are deployed to secure an election, which is said to be the most consequential one that would lead to a rare democratic transition of power in the country's 71-year history.
TEHRAN, July 23 - On July 25, Pakistanis will head to the polls for the country's second-ever democratic transition of power. There are dozens of parties in the fray, with two main contenders: ex-cricket hero Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which vows to win a second term despite the jailing of founder, ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on a corruption conviction.
TEHRAN, July 22 - A candidate and his driver have been killed in a bomb attack in northwestern Pakistan; just three days before the nation goes to the polls for national elections.
TEHRAN, July 22 - A suicide bombing on Sunday in northwestern Pakistan killed a candidate running for a seat in the provincial assembly and his driver, and wounded three other people, police said.
TEHRAN, July 20 - Pakistani police say investigators have identified the suicide bomber who attacked an election rally in the country's southwest last week, killing 149 people, including a candidate participating in the July 25 elections.
TEHRAN, July 19 - A spokesman for the political party of Pakistan's jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the former leader is being held in deplorable conditions as he awaits the outcome of his appeal over a 10-year sentence on corruption charges.
TEHRAN, July 18 - A Pakistani high court judge has chided the country's powerful spy agency and police over alleged forced abductions, accusing the security apparatus of breaking the law.
TEHRAN, July 17 - Iran’s top military commander has emphasized the importance of enhancing defense relations with Pakistan, saying the two neighbors are seeking to jointly manufacture defense equipment.
TEHRAN, July 16 - Pakistani police have opened criminal cases against nearly 17,000 members of the former ruling party of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), over breaking election rules ahead of the July 25 polls.