Pakistan
Pakistan urges NZ to raise Kashmir tensions with UN
Pakistan has asked New Zealand's UN ambassador to discuss the rising tensions in Kashmir with the Security Council.
Pakistan suicide bomb death toll now 23
At least 23 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
Record score for England cricketers
England amassed a world record one-day international cricket total of 444 for 3 as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Bomb attack in Pakistan kills at least 70
A suicide bomber in Pakistan has killed at least 70 people and wounded more than 100 at a hospital in Quetta. Financial Times correspondent in Pakistan Farhan Bakhari joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Pakistan refugee's body still in Manus
Papua New Guinea and Australian governments are yet to give clearance for the repatriation of the body of a Pakistan refugee who died on Manus Island a week ago.
Pakistan hospital bomb attack kills dozens in Quetta
A faction of the Pakistani Taliban has said it carried out a suicide bombing that killed at least 70 people at a hospital in the city of Quetta.
Cleric investigated over Pakistan celebrity's murder
A cleric in Pakistan who appeared in "selfies" with a murdered social media star is being investigated in connection with her killing.
Brother arrested for murder of Pakistan celebrity
The brother of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch says he killed her "for dishonouring the Baloch name".
Pakistan social media celebrity killed
Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in the province of Punjab, police say.
Nick D’s Indian and Pakistani Electronic Music Primer
Weird Together's Nick D presents a primer on Pakistani and Indian electronic music. Audio
Death of a musician
Ethnomusicologist Mona-Lynn Courteau reflects on the life, and untimely death of well-known Pakistani musician Amjad Sabri. She explains why the singer, who performed Qawwali, devotional music from… Audio
Woman who rejected marriage proposal burnt to death
A Pakistani woman who was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal has died of her injuries.
Kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister relesaed
The kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued, three years after his disappearance. Audio
Pakistan vows to hunt down terrorists after Easter attack
Security forces in Pakistan have carried out five raids since a suicide bomb killed more than 70 in Lahore on Easter Sunday. Audio
Religious extremists will never succeed in taking over Pakistan
Acclaimed, award-winning Pakistani journalist and writer Bina Shah wrote in British newspaper The Guardian that religious extremists would never succesed in taking over the country. She joins us now… Audio
Pakistan PM meets with security officials over bombing
Security forces have been raiding homes in Pakistan believed to be connected with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, the Taliban splinter group responsible for the recent suicide bombing in Lahore. Audio
Lahore man says neighbourhood in lockdown since blast
Pakistani authorities are continuing their search for the Taliban militants who claimed responsibility for a Lahore bomb attack that killed 70 people including many children. Audio
Lahore park suicide attack condemned
Three days of mourning have been declared after a bomb killed more than 70 people, including 29 children, near a playground in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Marshalls' testimony at anti-nuke hearing "powerful"
The lawyer representing the Marshall Islands in its international anti-nuclear case says this month's hearings at The Hague have shone a light on the lack of formal talks on nuclear disarmament.
Kidnapped Pakistani teen and mum can't stay in NZ
A teen who was kidnapped in Pakistan and his mother who had to live under armed guard have lost their appeal to stay in New Zealand.
