The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is the world's most dangerous area, according to the highest-ranking officer in the US armed forces... more
Gunmen shoot dead the Christian Pakistani minister for religious minorities, the second murder of a senior politician who campaigned for reform of the country's blasphemy laws
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Tube driver planned to wage holy war in Afghanistan and wrote a farewell letter to his family in which he claimed 'Allah came first,' a court hears... more
THE Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack today on tankers carrying fuel to Afghanistan for Nato forces. Four people died, seven were hurt and 20 tankers were wrecked when militants opened fire in a lay-by near Islamabad then set the leaking fuel ablaze. It was the third such attack in four days.... more
Pakistan Cricket Board, London's High Commission for Pakistan and the country's sports ministry in Islamabad are set to discuss the best way forward... more
President Asif Ali Zardari returns to Pakistan to face a storm of criticism for visiting Europe as his country was gripped by its worst natural disaster... more
David Cameron is a 'natural' diplomat, Foreign Secretary William Hague insists despite protests from both Pakistan and Israel about comments the Prime Minister made in recent days... more
Five men were arrested at Islamabad airport today after attempting to hand over their boarding passes to five other passengers for a flight to Manchester
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SUICIDE bombers attacked a women's cafeteria and the law building at the International Islamic University in Islamabad today, killing two people and wounding 20 others.... more
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, widower of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, visits Downing Street today at a crucial point in British relations with his country... more
The bravery of a Scotland Yard detective who lost an eye while rescuing four FBI agents from a bomb blast in Pakistan has been recognised by the Government... more
A suicide squad shot its way past guards and set off a massive blast outside a hotel popular with wealthy Pakistanis and foreign workers, killing at least 15 people and wounding 70... more
A senior Scotland Yard officer who lost an eye while rescuing four American FBI agents from a bomb blast in Pakistan has been awarded one of the agency’s highest honour... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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