Shaiq Hussain

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Shaiq Hussain |Shams Irfan |Karishma Mehrotra |John Hudson |Maham Javaid

India strikes Pakistan after Kashmir attack, raising fears of war (washingtonpost.com) India strikes Pakistan after Kashmir attack, raising fears of war By Shaiq Hussain; Shams Irfan; Karishma Mehrotra; John Hudson; Maham Javaid 2025050621004700 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Indian military said early Wednesday it had launched strikes against Pakistan in retaliation for last month's militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, putting the nuclear-armed neighbors in direct conflict for the...

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Shaiq Hussain

Pakistan warns of an Indian attack, while quietly urging de-escalation (washingtonpost.com) Pakistan warns of an Indian attack, while quietly urging de-escalation By Shaiq Hussain; Rick Noack 2025050102544200 ISLAMABAD — More than a week after a shocking militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir — prompting the worst crisis between India and Pakistan in at least half a decade — Islamabad is awaiting its archrival's next move.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton |Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage (washingtonpost.com) U.S. weapons from Afghan war give Pakistani militants a deadly advantage By Rick Noack; Alex Horton; Haq Nawaz Khan; Shaiq Hussain 2025041406003300 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On Jan. 9, 2018, an M4A1 carbine rifle left the Colt's Manufacturing plant in Connecticut, bound for Afghanistan.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

By Haq Nawaz Khan, Shaiq HussainISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A battle between separatist militants and Pakistani soldiers over a hijacked passenger train entered its second day on Wednesday, with dozens of people killed in clashes and an unknown number of passengers still believed to be held hostage by the militants. Militants belonging to a Baluch separatist group, the Baluch Liberation Army, or BLA, stopped and boarded the train, the Jaffar Express, in a mountainous part of Baluchistan on Tuesday.

Jan 29, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Haq Nawaz Khan |Shaiq Hussain

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — After years of decline, polio is surging again in this populous South Asian nation, dimming hopes that the viral disease — eradicated nearly everywhere else on Earth — can be stamped out here.