Pakistan

Pakistan

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

Earth News

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

Pakistan

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

Pakistan

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

Earth 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

Pakistan

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

Pakistan

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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In partnership with Media City, Qatar

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

Earth News

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

Pakistan

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

Pakistan

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

Pakistan

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

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WATCH: Belly dancer Yousha Hussain breaks taboos in Pakistan

Yousha Hussain decided that he wanted to become a belly dancer in Pakistan after watching Hindi movies growing up.

30/04/2023

The Kitchen

Dahi Baray: Recipe for the Popular South Asian Lentil Fritters

As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-u-Fitr at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the Euronews Culture team brings you another recipe for a popular dish that has a special place at the Ramadan table and is a must on the Eid menu.

22/04/2023

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WATCH: Landslide at Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing kills two

At least two people were killed and eight injured in a massive pre-dawn landslide that buried dozens of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan to Afghanistan, officials say. "One truck was crushed under the debris and the other was burnt," the owner of a damaged vehicle said.

19/04/2023