Counting the Cost

China's mission to reinvent the Silk Road

Beijing's One Belt, One Road project aims to boost trade and connect three billion people in Asia, Africa and Europe.

China's mission to reinvent the Silk Road
25:20

Asia

Gunmen kill 10 labourers in Pakistan's Balochistan

Attack was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army, which has been fighting for an independent homeland for the Baloch.

Gunmen kill 10 labourers in Balochistan's Gwadar

Asia

Pakistani politician escapes deadly Balochistan blast

At least 25 killed as ISIL-claimed blast hits convoy of Senate deputy chairman Abdul Ghafoor Haideri south of Quetta.

Bomb attack kills at least 25 in Pakistan's Balochistan

Asia

In Larkana: 'The Bhuttos have done nothing for us'

Locals lament the lack of development in a stronghold of the PPP party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Can the Bhuttos hold on to their heartland of Larkana?

Asia

Kashmir: Civilians killed as India, Pakistan trade fire

Troops exchange fire along the disputed border in Kashmir, killing two civilians on either side.

Kashmir: Civilians killed as India, Pakistan trade fire

Pakistan

Iran threatens to hit 'terror safe havens' in Pakistan

Army chief's warning following 10 soldiers' deaths rejected by Pakistan as "against the spirit of brotherly relations".

Iran threatens to hit 'terror safe havens' in Pakistan

Asia

War of words over deadly Afghan-Pakistan clashes

Kabul denies Islamabad's claim that its forces killed 50 Afghan soldiers as tensions deepen over border fighting.

Pakistan and Afghanistan dispute toll after clashes

Asia

Tensions high at Pak-Afghan border after deadly clashes

Fighting on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has claimed at least 11 lives and injured more than 40. Pakistan is accusing Afghans of unprovoked attacks on a string of villages which both countries claim as their own.

Tensions high at Pak-Afghan border after deadly clashes
02:56

Asia

Pakistan-Afghanistan crossing closed after border clash

Afghan and Pakistani forces accuse each other in deadly cross-border battle during Balochistan population census.

Pakistan-Afghanistan crossing closed after border clash

Asia

India blocks Kashmir villages amid massive rebel hunt

Security forces surround at least 20 villages in an unprecedented operation to flush out rebels.

India troops block Kashmir villages amid rebel hunt

Asia

India summons Pakistan envoy over 'killing of soldiers'

India blames Pakistan for the killing and mutilation of two troops along the Line of Control, a claim Islamabad denies.

India summons Pakistan envoy over 'killing of soldiers'

Asia

Pakistan executes four 'Tahreek-e-Taliban members'

Four men hanged after being accused of belonging to Pakistan Taliban and found guilty by military courts.

Four 'Taliban members' executed after military trials

Asia

Pakistan army 'rejects' PM's actions on security leak

PM Sharif fired an adviser and ordered 'action' against a senior bureaucrat after controversial news story leak.

Pakistan army 'rejects' PM's actions on security leak

Human Rights

Female Kashmiri students lead anti-India protests

Students from various female colleges in Indian-administered Kashmir take part in mass protests against Indian soldiers.

Female Kashmiri students lead anti-India protests

Asia

New 'Silk Road' under construction despite threats

China's latest multibillion-dollar transport project spanning across Central Asia is being dubbed the "New Silk Road". But it comes with its challenges, including separatist insurgents in the Pakistani region of Balochistan.

New 'Silk Road' under construction despite threats
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