QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A prominent leader of Pakistan's ethnic Hazara minority narrowly escaped a suicide attack that killed six people on Tuesday, underscoring the growing threat militants pose to secular politicians in the run-up to next month's general elections. Full story
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Unknown attackers have kidnapped two Czech women travelling in western Pakistan, officials of both countries said on Thursday. Full story
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Police said they arrested the leader of a banned militant group on Friday in connection with sectarian attacks in the northwestern city of Quetta that have killed nearly 200 people this year. Full story
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Shi'ites agreed to bury those killed in the most recent sectarian bombing, ending four days of protests, after the government said on Tuesday it had arrested 170 suspects linked to the attack. Full story
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Shi'ites furious over a sectarian bombing that killed 85 people protested on Monday, demanding that security forces protect them from hardline Sunni groups. Full story
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's unpopular government, which is gearing up for elections expected within months, came under fire on Sunday for failing to improve security after a sectarian bombing in the city of Quetta killed 80 people. Full story
A voter holds his Computerised National Identity Card as he waits to cast his vote at a polling station in Quetta May 11, 2013. Pakistanis voted in a landmark test of democracy on Saturday and were quickly reminded of the militant violence that plagues the country, with election-related bombings in
Pakistan People's Party supporters examine the scene following of a bomb explosion at their party office in Quetta on May 10, 2013. A low-intensity bomb planted on the roof of the office of a PPP candidate in Quetta wounded five people early Friday, police said. Pakistan goes to the polls on May 11
A policeman carries ballot boxes before transporting them to polling stations, at a college used as a storage area for election material, in Quetta May 10, 2013. Pakistan's general elections will be held on May 11. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CRIME LAW)
A policeman carries a sack containing stationery before transporting it to polling station, at a college used as a storage area for election material, in Quetta May 10, 2013. Pakistan's general elections will be held on May 11. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
An army soldier stands with a police officer in front of a damaged Pakistan People's Party election campaign office after a bomb blast, in Quetta May 10, 2013. The explosion on Friday injured five people, according to local media. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNRE
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