CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM

Local officials reported 813 confirmed deaths, though the toll was expected to rise. Homes were reduced to rubble, and hospitals are overwhelmed.

Mr. Khan, who was ousted as prime minister last year, still faces dozens of court cases that could keep him behind bars.

The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing, which targeted a political rally near the border with Afghanistan, rose to at least 54 people, an official...

An explosion at a political rally on Sunday in northwest Pakistan killed at least 35 people and injured 200 more, officials said, the latest sign...

Following through on an order that prompted rare protests in the capital, the Taliban said the services of the women-only businesses violated Shariah law.

The former prime minister’s arrest this week in connection with a corruption case was met with protests across Pakistan.

Regarded historically as a moderating force in the country’s politics, the generals’ reputation has withered under attacks from the ousted prime minister, Imran Khan.

Walking down its streets a year ago was like wandering into the modern ruins of another empire come and gone from Afghanistan. Now, the Taliban...

The new Afghan government has rolled back to its hard-line stances from the 90s, instituting public beatings and executions as well.

As sports fans prepare to flood the tiny Gulf nation, cranes and loaders are still running hard — as is criticism of Qatar’s human rights...