Pakistan

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Hundreds in Kashmir protest on 5th anniversary of Indian control

Pakistan has long pushed for the right to self-determination under a UN resolution passed in 1948, which called for a referendum on whether Kashmiris wanted to merge with Pakistan or India.

05/08/2024

Pakistan

Three people killed in shooting at peace rally in Pakistan

Locals in Bannu, including civil society or social groups, traders, and political parties, took part in the demonstration after eight soldiers were killed last week in a terrorist attack in the region.

20/07/2024

Green News

Pakistan swelters in over 50C heat: Is climate change to blame?

Residents say the government has done little to help them in the extreme weather.

28/05/2024

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Hundreds treated for heatstroke as Pakistan heatwave rages on

Meanwhile, international relief organisations have expressed concern that millions of children could be at risk of dehydration and exposure to record-high temperatures.

28/05/2024

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Is climate change to blame for Pakistan’s wettest April in decades?

April in Pakistan saw significantly above average rainfall and lightning which killed dozens of people.

06/05/2024

Pakistan

Pakistani lawmakers pick Asif Ali Zardari as president

Pakistan's lawmakers elected Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday as the country’s president for the second time.

10/03/2024

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Bombings at Pakistan political offices kill 26 before election begins

Voting will begin tomorrow for parliamentary elections with police deployed across the country to ensure security.

07/02/2024

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Pakistan sentences Imran Khan and wife to 14 years in prison

Pakistan's former prime minister is already serving a three-year jail term for corruption.

31/01/2024

Green News

‘An existential threat’: Will climate change sway Pakistan’s election?

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari says that Pakistan must adapt to climate change to survive.

26/01/2024

Pakistan

Court suspends corruption conviction and sentence ex-PM Imran Khan

A court in Pakistan suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

29/08/2023

Pakistan

Eight people rescued from stranded cable car in Pakistan

All eight people stranded in a cable car hundreds of metres above a ravine in Pakistan have been brought to safety in a dramatic rescue.

23/08/2023

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Pakistani rescuers try to free six kids trapped in a cable car

The transport container is often used by kids going to school through the mountainous region but snapped on its way.

22/08/2023

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WATCH: Pakistani Christians demand justice for ransacked churches

Christians in Pakistan have demanded justice after homes and churches were burned and ransacked when a large crowd of Muslims rampaged through the streets of the city of Jaranwala on Wednesday.

18/08/2023

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Volunteers help with clean-up after deadly Pakistan train accident

Local volunteers in Pakistan have help to clean-up and support injured people around the site of a train crash in which at least 28 died

07/08/2023

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At least 30 people dead after a train derailed in Pakistan

As rescue workers continue to search the wreckage of the train, officials say they expect the death toll to rise.

06/08/2023

Pakistan

At least 30 dead as train derails in southern Pakistan

Dozens killed when a train derails in southern Pakistan, in the latest accident on the country's ageing railway system.

06/08/2023

Pakistan

Pakistan suicide bomb death toll rises to 54

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which also wounded nearly 200 people. Police said their initial investigation suggested that the Islamic State group's regional affiliate could be responsible.

31/07/2023

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dozens dead, almost 200 wounded, in blast at Pakistan political rally

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but the Islamic State group operates across the border in Afghanistan.

30/07/2023

Scenes

Meet the Pakistani headmaster whose classroom is a park

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17/07/2023

Climate

Pakistan's 'heaven on earth' threatened by melting glaciers

Climate change-induced glacier melting in the Shounter Valley, Pakistan, is causing flash floods and endangering thousands of people.

28/06/2023

Living

Meet the 82-year-old architect building flood-proof homes in Pakistan

Yasmeen Lari was awarded the 2023 Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects for her dedication to using architecture to change people's lives.

24/05/2023

Pakistan

Additional police depolyed as Imran Khan appears in court

Pakistan's former prime minister has appeared before a court in Islamabad on Tuesday to seek protection from arrest in terrorism cases.

23/05/2023

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Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan granted bail after arrest

Islamabad high court gives ex-PM Imran Khan 2-week reprieve from arrest in graft case, grants bail.

12/05/2023

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Former PM Imran Khan's to be held for 8 days, rules Pakistan court

There have been riots and street demonstrations across Pakistan after a court ruled former Prime Minister Imran Khan is to be held for eight days while police investigate corruption allegations.

10/05/2023

Pakistan

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters across the country.

09/05/2023

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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested

Party officials say ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested when he appeared at a court in Islamabad on a number of corruption charges

09/05/2023