More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

Meanwhile, the launch of the inaugural Bukhara Biennial later this year will mark a pivotal moment in the country’s emergence ...

Amid a recent surge in attacks, Balochistan has ordered the closure of three universities in the province due to security concerns. Two universities in the provincial capital, Quetta, were shut ...

Days after a major train hijacking, the BLA targeted buses carrying Pakistani security forces. Both attacks highlight the BLA ...

Attacks targeting security forces are increasing in frequency and lethality in Pakistan’s southwestern province of ...

Dozens of paramilitary troops wounded in explosion in Noshki district of Balochistan days after deadly train hijacking.

The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military accused neighboring India on Friday of sponsoring insurgents in a restive southwestern ...

In Pakistan, militants from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the Jaffar Express train, which was carrying 440 ...

Insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 passengers in restive southwestern Pakistan killed 21 hostages before ...

The bodies of at least 25 people, including 21 hostages, killed in a train siege by separatist gunmen in Pakistan were retrieved from the site on March 13 ahead of the first funerals, officials said.