Thrown in jail, deported and ridiculed -- Nazir Masih's struggle as the first person in Pakistan to be publicly "outed" as HIV positive has led him on an often arduous journey from outcast to activist.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon said Wednesday the group was keeping watch on Pakistan for signs of democratic progress ahead of a year-end deadline for change.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon said Wednesday the grouping was keeping watch on Pakistan for signs of democratic progress ahead of a year-end deadline for change.
Pakistan's foreign office says it is in "no hurry" to resolve its dispute with India over Kashmir.
Sunni Muslim militants shot dead three people Wednesday in a targeted sectarian shooting in northwest Pakistan, police and officials said.
Unidentified gunmen kill three Shias in a suspected sectarian attack in north-west Pakistan, police say.
CBS News has learned that Pakistan is conducting a quiet crackdown on anti-Iran Sunni militant groups based in Pakistan. Sources say as many as 150 people have been arrested to ease Shiite Iran's concerns about its Sunni-dominated neighbor.
Afghanistan will use all means to stop Pakistan erecting a fence on their border to stop the movement of Taliban militants, the foreign ministry said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday prudent economic policies and successful implementation of structure reforms have transformed Pakistan's economic landscape.
The BBC Urdu service's Masud Alam takes a wry look at freedoms in Pakistan compared with elsewhere.