Pakistan

Pakistan

Hundreds die in Pakistan heatwave

More than 400 people have died so far in a heatwave in Southern Pakistan. Temperatures have soared above 45 degrees Celsius or 113 Fahrenheit. Power

24/06/2015

Pakistan

Anger at Karachi power cuts as hundreds die in Pakistan heatwave

Morgues have been filling up and hospitals struggling to cope in southern Pakistan which has been struck by an intense heatwave. The authorities said

23/06/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan heatwave claims more victims

Dozens of people have died in the Pakistani city of Karachi over the weekend due to heatstroke. Over 700 others had to be admitted to hospital for

22/06/2015

Pakistan

Save the Children Fund expelled from Pakistan

The doors to the Save the Children Fund offices have been locked in Pakistan and the charity’s work stopped. Police took the action in Islamabad

12/06/2015

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai suspects acquitted not convicted as first reported

It has emerged that eight out of ten men reportedly jailed over the shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai were actually acquitted. In

06/06/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan: 19 killed in Balochistan bus attacks

Unidentified gunmen have killed at least 19 passengers they forced off two buses in southwest Pakistan. It happened in the restive province of

30/05/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan mourns as funerals are held for Karachi bus victims

Pakistan has been observing a day of mourning as a mass funeral was held for dozens of people killed in a terror attack on a bus in Karachi. Hundreds

14/05/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan's PM condemns deadly bus attack in Karachi

Pakistan’s government is vowing to track down those involved in a deadly bus attack in Karachi, which has left at least 43 people dead. Militant

13/05/2015

Pakistan

Gunmen in Pakistan kill 43 in bus attack

At least 43 people have been killed and another 20 injured when gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Ismaili Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan’s southern

13/05/2015

Pakistan

Motorcycle gunmen kill 41 in Karachi bus attack

13/05/2015

Pakistan

Seven die in Pakistan helicopter crash

A military helicopter carrying a diplomatic delegation has crashed in northern Pakistan killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines.

08/05/2015

Pakistan

Ambassadors of Norway and Philippines killed in helicopter crash in Pakistan

08/05/2015

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai's attackers jailed for 25 years

A court in Pakistan has sentenced 10 men to 25 years in jail for their involvement in the 2012 shooting of education activist Malala Yousafzai, who

30/04/2015

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Pakistan heavy rains leave dozens of dead

28/04/2015

Pakistan

Mumbai attack suspect released on bail

The suspected mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has been released on bail from a Pakistani jail. Officials at the prison confirmed the

10/04/2015

Culture news

Established and rising talents rub shoulders at Fashion Pakistan Week

Fashion Pakistan Week opened with one of the most eagerly-awaited collections by promising young talent Sania Maskatiya. Best known for their

02/04/2015

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Pakistani Christians mourn bomb victims

17/03/2015

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Pakistan: Grief and anger of Christians over deadly church attacks in Lahore

Pakistan’s Christians are in mourning after suicide blasts outside two churches killed at least 15 people in the eastern city of Lahore. The

16/03/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan: Christians protest after deadly blasts outside churches

Two suicide bombers have reportedly blown themselves up in Lahore, killing more than a dozen people and injuring many more. The attacks happened

15/03/2015

Pakistan

At least 10 dead in Lahore church blasts

Ten people have been killed and dozens more wounded in bomb attacks outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The blasts, which happened

15/03/2015

Pakistan

Deaths in Pakistan sectarian attack on mosque in Peshawar

An attack by militants on a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has left at least nineteen people died. A series of grenade explosions and

13/02/2015

Pakistan

Deaths in Pakistan sectarian attack on mosque in Peshawar

At least 19 people were killed after shooting and a series of explosions in a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the north-western Pakistani city

13/02/2015

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Pakistan: Beetles, Beetles everywhere

03/02/2015

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UN calls on Pakistan to protect religious minorities after mosque terror attack

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Pakistan to step up efforts to protect religious minorities and combat terrorism. He condemned the

31/01/2015

Pakistan

Blast in Shia Mosque in Pakistan city of Shikarpur kills dozens

At least 61 people were killed in an explosion at a Shi’ite mosque in the centre of the city of Shikarpur in southern Pakistan. The number of dead is

30/01/2015

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Thousands rally against Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan

19/01/2015