Pakistan

Health news

Why the world still hasn’t defeated polio

Fake immunisation records, an imperfect vaccine, and leadership missteps have enabled polio’s comeback, an investigation found.

05/08/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan resumes expulsions of Afghan refugees despite UN concerns

Repatriations on such a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government came into power in 2021.

04/08/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan sentences 108 Imran Khan's party members over 2023 protests

Khan has remained in jail since his arrest in 2023 which sparked the protests, and faces over 150 charges. He and his supporters claim that they are part of a broader crackdown to weaken his movement.

01/08/2025

Pakistan

Heavy monsoon rains in east Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours

Since 26 June, Pakistan has reported 178 deaths from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest, Sindh in the south and Balochistan in the southwest, officials said.

17/07/2025

Travel News

UK lifts ban on Pakistan Airlines after safety standards improve

British High Commissioner Jane Marriott said that after "extensive engagement" between the UK's Air Safety Committee and the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, restrictions on PIA have now been lifted.

16/07/2025

Pakistan

Troops kill 30 militants trying to get into Pakistan from Afghanistan

Militant violence has surged in Pakistan in recent months, much of it blamed on the Pakistani Taliban which is separate from the Afghan Taliban but closely allied with them.

04/07/2025

Pakistan

Five killed in roadside bombing in former Pakistan Taliban stronghold

The Pakistan Taliban, known officially as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, often targets security forces and civilians in the north and elsewhere in the country.

02/07/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan considers extending deadline for Afghan refugees to leave

Officials said the proposed extension was to allow the refugees more time to settle their personal affairs in Pakistan, such as selling property or wrapping up business activities, before returning to Afghanistan in an orderly and dignified way.

30/06/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan slams Trump over Iran after backing him for Nobel Peace Prize

Islamabad criticises Washington's bombing of Iranian nuclear sites less than 24 hours after backing US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.

23/06/2025

Pakistan

Five killed after suicide bombing strikes school bus in Pakistan

Officials have warned that the death toll from the attack in the southwestern province of Balochistan could rise.

21/05/2025

Pakistan

Car bomb in Pakistan's Balochistan leaves four dead and 20 injured

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Balochistan province. However, suspicion is likely to fall on separatist groups like the Balochistan Liberation Army, which has carried out a number of attacks in recent months.

19/05/2025

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Tensions soar as India and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes

Protesters gathered in Karachi on Wednesday to condemn Indian missile strikes and voice support for Pakistan’s military, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to escalate.

08/05/2025

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Missile strikes by India kill 19 in Pakistan-controlled territory

India launched missile strikes on multiple targets in Pakistan-controlled territory early Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, including a child, in a sharp escalation of regional tensions.

07/05/2025

Pakistan

Iran's FM visits Pakistan to mediate after deadly Kashmir attack

India has blamed Pakistan for the attack, a charge Islamabad denies, offering to cooperate in an international investigation.

05/05/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as relations with India worsen

The Pakistani military said the launch was aimed at ensuring the “operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters."

03/05/2025

Pakistan

India is planning imminent military attack, Pakistan claims

The intelligence warning comes a week after tensions between the neighbours rose following an attack that killed 26 people in India-administered Kashmir.

01/05/2025

Pakistan

Pakistani military says it killed 54 militants crossing border

The insurgents were spotted and killed near the former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near North Waziristan, a district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province along the Afghan border.

27/04/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan begins second nationwide child polio vaccination drive

Health workers are often attacked by militants who falsely claim that vaccination efforts are part of a Western plot to sterilise Muslim children.

21/04/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan intensifies pressure on Afghan refugees, NGO warns

An estimated 800,000 Afghans have already returned or been forcibly removed since 2023, 70% of them women and children.

19/03/2025

Pakistan

Two suicide attacks on Pakistan military base leave at least 12 dead

A group affiliated with the Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack in the northwestern city of Bannu, the third since the start of Ramadan.

05/03/2025

Pakistan

Pakistan's ex-leader Imran Khan given 14 years in jail for corruption

The 72-year-old, who has been imprisoned since 2023, says the latest ruling is politically motivated and that he will appeal the decision.

17/01/2025

Pakistan

PIA says flights to France ad not meant to be evocative of 9/11

A spokesperson for PIA said the ad, which has more than 21.2 million views on X, was only ever meant to celebrate that the airline was resuming flights to Europe.

17/01/2025

Health news

Pakistan begins final polio vaccination campaign of the year

The last push of the year is taking place to try to eradicate polio in Pakistan, one of only two countries left where the disease is still endemic.

17/12/2024

Mobility

Hopes EVs can help Pakistan combat its worsening air polution problem

Air quality is a concern in cities across Pakistan as smog causes serious health issues for the public.

03/12/2024

Pakistan

Imran Khan and wife face terrorism charges after deadly protests

The unrest coincided with renewed sectarian violence in Kurram district, where eight more people were killed on Thursday following deadly clashes earlier this month.

28/11/2024

Pakistan

Around 38 killed in gun attack on Shiite Muslims in northwest Pakistan

Sectarian clashes have killed dozens of people in the region in recent years, with Thursday's attack one of the deadliest.

21/11/2024