Tuesday’s massive 7.8 earthquake in Pakistan has resulted in the very rare development of a new island.
According to officials near the Gwadar coast the island is close to 40 feet high and around 100 feet wide. The island emerged from the ocean about 350 feet off the Gwadar coast. Continue reading
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has ripped through Balochistan, the largest province in Pakistan, killing at least 30 people.
The quake struck Tuesday at 4:29 p.m. local time, around 40 miles north-east of the city of Awaran. The region is remote with smaller populations than neighboring provinces. Continue reading
Protesters carrying signs reading “Stop Killing Christians In Pakistan” took to the streets throughout the country claiming the government is not doing anything to stop Islamists from murdering Christians.
The double homicide bombing on Sunday has now reportedly lead to 85 deaths with the number likely to climb with many victims still in critical condition. Continue reading
At least 78 Christians are dead after Muslim homicide bombers walked to a church on Sunday and detonated bomb vests.
The worshipers had just left All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan after morning service and were starting to line up in the church yard to receive free food. Continue reading
The Pakistan government could release Senior Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in an attempt to help the Afghanistan peace process.
Baradar was arrested in Karachi in 2010 after a mission called a major win for the American CIA and Pakistani Intelligence Service. Continue reading
A raid in southwest Pakistan has turned up over 100 tons of bomb making materials believed to be connected to a terrorist organization.
The materials were the same as those used in two terrorist attacks in Quetta earlier this year that killed more than 120 people. Continue reading
A homicide bomber targeted a policeman’s funeral in Quetta, Pakistan killing at least 28 people including a senior police officer.
Officials say at least 50 were wounded in the attack so the death toll could rise Continue reading
The State Department has ordered a mandatory evacuation of all non-essential staff from Lahore, Pakistan after a threat against the consulate according to CNN.
The diplomats were moved to the capital city of Islambad. The state department also issued a travel warning for Americans. Continue reading
The heavy rains continue to fall in Pakistan as the death toll has been confirmed to rise to 80.
Collapsed buildings and flood waters have chased more than 80,000 people out of their homes. Civil and military authorities have been dispatched to rescue people who are trapped by the flood waters. Continue reading
Torrential rain across Afghanistan and Pakistan has killed at least 80 people and left thousands without homes.
Officials say that 34 were killed in the Sarobi district 40 miles east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Flooding throughout each of the last three monsoon seasons has devastated the region. Continue reading