Pakistan

• Pakistan and China call for 'visible and verifiable' steps against Afghan-based terror groups - Pakistan and China called for more “visible and verifiable” steps to eliminate terrorist organizations based in Afghanistan and to prevent Afghan territory from being used for militancy against any country, according to a joint statement.
• On This Day, Dec. 16: Taliban kills more than 140 in Pakistani school attack - On Dec. 16, 2014, Taliban militants attacked a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing more than 140 people, mostly children.
• Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans - Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.