Pakistan

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

Pakistan

Dozens killed in south-west Pakistan after suicide bomb attack

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in troubled Baluchistan province on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, officials said.

09/11/2024

Health news

Pakistan launches vaccination campaign amid surge in polio cases

Pakistan has recorded 41 polio cases so far this year, and is one of two countries where the disease has never been eradicated.

28/10/2024

Pakistan

Gunmen storm coal mine in southwest Pakistan, killing 20 miners

On Sunday, two people were killed in an explosion at an airport attributed to the Baloch Liberation Army, a violent separatist group that has raised questions about whether Pakistan is safe enough to host a high-profile upcoming summit.

11/10/2024

Pakistan

Pakistani separatists bomb Chinese convoy near Karachi airport

The late-night attack killed two Chinese workers and injured eight others, including police officers escorting the convoy.

07/10/2024

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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

Earth 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