At least nine people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside the home of a local politician in south-west Pakistan, police said today.

Gunmen opened fire on minority Shiite Muslim pilgrims travelling through south-west Pakistan today, killing 26 people in an apparent sectarian attack, officials and survivors said.

A suicide car bomber attacked Shiite Muslims in south-west Pakistan today at the start of an Islamic holiday, killing at least 10 people, officials said.

Twelve people have been killed after a bomb explosion at a hotel in south-west Pakistan, police have said.

A suicide bomber attacked a convoy carrying the top official in south-west Pakistan, injuring six people, police said today.

At least 10 gunmen torched 29 Nato oil tankers in south-west Pakistan, police said.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility today for a pre-dawn attack on tankers carrying fuel to Afghanistan for US and other Nato forces.

At least 62 illegal migrants suffocated to death inside a shipping container found with more than 100 people in south-west Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, police said tonight.

The mother of an American kidnapped in Pakistan pleaded for his freedom today, describing her son as a “very gentle person” devoted to his humanitarian work.

THE Red Cross appealed yesterday for $7.8 million (€6m) in emergency funds to help victims of an earthquake in south-west Pakistan, saying the priority is to provide shelter to the homeless as winter sets in.

The Red Cross appealed today for US$7.8m (€6.1m) in emergency funds to help victims of an earthquake in south-west Pakistan, saying the priority is to provide shelter to the homeless as winter sets in.

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was felt in south-western Pakistan today, but there were no immediate damage reports.