by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Karachi, Riyadh- Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir has offered condolences over the drowning of Saudi consulate staff members in Karachi, Pakistan, during a trip to the beach on Saturday. Jubeir tweeted, offering condolences to their...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 18, 2017 | World
At least three people were killed on Tuesday when a rundown building collapsed in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Twelve people were wounded when the three-story dilapidated building collapsed shortly before dawn, a police official said. The injured were transfered to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 11, 2015 | World
Karachi, AP—Pakistan’s largest city was on edge Wednesday after troops raided the headquarters of a well-known political party, arresting about 20 suspects and seizing weapons, a spokesman said. The early morning raid in Karachi, the country’s economic...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2014 | World
Karachi, Reuters—Pakistan’s Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for an attack on a security academy at Karachi’s airport on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after an all-night siege by Taliban gunmen at Pakistan’s busiest airport that killed more...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2014 | World
Islamabad, Reuters—Taliban militants disguised as security forces stormed Pakistan’s busiest airport on Sunday and at least 27 people were killed in a night-long battle at one of the country’s most high-profile targets. The assault on Jinnah International...