By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free, a move described by the White House as an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere.”Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, while reporting on , the British terrorist known as the “shoe bomber.”The high profile abduction drew international attention amid growing concern over the threat posed by radical...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free, a move described by the White House as an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere.”Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, while reporting on , the British terrorist known as the “shoe bomber.”The high profile abduction drew international attention amid growing concern over the threat posed by radical...WW…

(CNN)A breakdown in Pakistan's national power grid plunged the country of 212 million people into darkness on Saturday night, officials said."A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system," Pakistan's Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan on Twitter. He asked people across the country to remain calm.This is Pakistan's most widespread power shutdown in the country since 2015.In a statement, the Ministry of Energy said that, , there had been a fault at the Guddu Thermal Power Plant in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, which had caused...…(CNN)A breakdown in Pakistan's national power grid plunged the country of 212 million people into darkness on Saturday night, officials said."A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system," Pakistan's Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan on Twitter. He asked people across the country to remain calm.This is Pakistan's most widespread power shutdown in the country since 2015.In a statement, the Ministry of Energy said that, , there had been a fault at the Guddu Thermal Power Plant in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, which had caused...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of four men accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, saying their detention was “illegal.”The four men, who were found guilty in 2002, had their by the same High Court in the southeastern Sindh province. Among those accused of Pearl’s murder is British national Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had his death sentence reduced to seven year’s detention. The men had been kept in jail under temporary detention orders since then.A written order from the Sindh...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of four men accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, saying their detention was “illegal.”The four men, who were found guilty in 2002, had their by the same High Court in the southeastern Sindh province. Among those accused of Pearl’s murder is British national Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had his death sentence reduced to seven year’s detention. The men had been kept in jail under temporary detention orders since then.A written order from the Sindh...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Seven people have died and at least 123 more have been injured in a blast at a religious school on Tuesday in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to local authorities.Lady Reading Hospital spokesman, Mohammad Asim, told CNN there were children among the injured.The school is located on Peshawar’s ring road, on the southern outskirts of the city.Peshawar’s superintendent of police Waqar Azeem told CNN the blast occurred during the morning’s first lecture. Rescue services and a bomb disposal squad are on site.Peshar Police Chief...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Seven people have died and at least 123 more have been injured in a blast at a religious school on Tuesday in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to local authorities.Lady Reading Hospital spokesman, Mohammad Asim, told CNN there were children among the injured.The school is located on Peshawar’s ring road, on the southern outskirts of the city.Peshawar’s superintendent of police Waqar Azeem told CNN the blast occurred during the morning’s first lecture. Rescue services and a bomb disposal squad are on site.Peshar Police Chief...WW…

Islamabad (CNN)At least five people have died after shots were fired at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, according to rescue officials on Monday. Policemen and security officials are among those confirmed dead, according to Mohammad Azeem, an official with the Edhi rescue center, a prominent local charity service.Rescue and paramilitary security personnel are at the scene in an ongoing operation, Azeem said. Video shows security and barricades outside the stock exchange in Karachi, according to CNN affiliate Geo News. Abid Ali, director of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, said in a media...…Islamabad (CNN)At least five people have died after shots were fired at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, according to rescue officials on Monday. Policemen and security officials are among those confirmed dead, according to Mohammad Azeem, an official with the Edhi rescue center, a prominent local charity service.Rescue and paramilitary security personnel are at the scene in an ongoing operation, Azeem said. Video shows security and barricades outside the stock exchange in Karachi, according to CNN affiliate Geo News. Abid Ali, director of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, said in a media...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses and are not qualified to fly, the country’s aviation minister revealed Wednesday.Addressing Pakistan’s National Assembly, Ghulam Sarwar Khan said 262 pilots in the country “did not take the exam themselves” and had paid someone else to sit it on their behalf.“They don’t have flying experience,” he said.Pakistan has 860 active pilots serving its domestic airlines – including the country’s Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flagship – as...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses and are not qualified to fly, the country’s aviation minister revealed Wednesday.Addressing Pakistan’s National Assembly, Ghulam Sarwar Khan said 262 pilots in the country “did not take the exam themselves” and had paid someone else to sit it on their behalf.“They don’t have flying experience,” he said.Pakistan has 860 active pilots serving its domestic airlines – including the country’s Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flagship – as...WW…

Islamabad (CNN)Two employees at India's embassy to Pakistan have been released after they were detained in relation to an alleged hit-and-run incident in the capital Islamabad, an incident that sparked a heated back-and-forth between the two countries.Alarm was raised Monday when the Times of India that two diplomatic staffers were "missing in Pakistan," with a suggestion the case was related to the . According to sources in Pakistan familiar with the matter, the staff members were speeding, crashed into a pedestrian who was injured, and then attempted to flee.India claimed on Tuesday that...…Islamabad (CNN)Two employees at India's embassy to Pakistan have been released after they were detained in relation to an alleged hit-and-run incident in the capital Islamabad, an incident that sparked a heated back-and-forth between the two countries.Alarm was raised Monday when the Times of India that two diplomatic staffers were "missing in Pakistan," with a suggestion the case was related to the . According to sources in Pakistan familiar with the matter, the staff members were speeding, crashed into a pedestrian who was injured, and then attempted to flee.India claimed on Tuesday that...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — An 8-year-old girl illegally employed as a maid has been killed by her employers in Rawalpindi, for letting their pet parrots escape, police say.On Sunday, the child, named Zohra, opened a parrot cage to feed the birds but they flew away, according to police superintendent Zia Uddin.As punishment, Zohra’s employers, who run a business buying and selling animals, beat her unconscious before abandoning her at a local hospital, where she died on Monday.The hospital called the police, and two suspects have now been arrested, Uddin said.An initial...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — An 8-year-old girl illegally employed as a maid has been killed by her employers in Rawalpindi, for letting their pet parrots escape, police say.On Sunday, the child, named Zohra, opened a parrot cage to feed the birds but they flew away, according to police superintendent Zia Uddin.As punishment, Zohra’s employers, who run a business buying and selling animals, beat her unconscious before abandoning her at a local hospital, where she died on Monday.The hospital called the police, and two suspects have now been arrested, Uddin said.An initial...WW…

Hong Kong (CNN)Two women in have been murdered in a so-called "honor killing" after a video showing them kissing a man circulated online.The cousins, aged 22 and 24, were shot and buried on May 14 in a remote village in Pakistan's North Waziristan province, according to police officer Muhammad Nawaz Khan.Khan said the father of one of the victims and the other victim's brother were arrested Sunday and confessed to killing the women. The leaked mobile phone video, in which the women appeared is a year old, but surfaced on social media this month, sparking the family's ire and decision to...…Hong Kong (CNN)Two women in have been murdered in a so-called "honor killing" after a video showing them kissing a man circulated online.The cousins, aged 22 and 24, were shot and buried on May 14 in a remote village in Pakistan's North Waziristan province, according to police officer Muhammad Nawaz Khan.Khan said the father of one of the victims and the other victim's brother were arrested Sunday and confessed to killing the women. The leaked mobile phone video, in which the women appeared is a year old, but surfaced on social media this month, sparking the family's ire and decision to...WW…