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Bombing at mosque in Islamabad kills at least 31 during Friday prayers

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Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan sentenced to 17 years in prison

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, his wife, have both been sentenced to 17 years in prison over retaining and selling state gifts at prices well below market value.

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Pakistan says Afghan nationals carried out this week's suicide attacks

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have spiked recently after Kabul accused Islamabad of launching drone strikes on 9 October that killed several people.

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At least 12 killed in suicide bombing in Islamabad, minister says

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed the attack through its leader, Omar Mukkaram Khurasani.

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Qatar brokers immediate ceasefire deal between Afghanistan, Pakistan

The two sides have agreed to hold follow-up talks in Qatar to establish conditions and a framework for lasting peace, bringing an end to a week of deadly cross border skirmishes, which have killed dozens of people.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in border clashes

Afghanistan said the soldiers were killed in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace.

Economy

Is basmati rice Indian or Pakistani? Do not ask the EU Commission

From the Punjab plains to Brussels — who would have thought that the dispute over basmati’s origin would end up on Europeans' plates?

Afghanistan

More than 800 killed after 6.0 magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan

Local officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise further in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan.

Pakistan

Evacuations ongoing in Pakistan as India releases water from rivers

The move came a day after New Delhi alerted Islamabad about possible cross-border flooding, marking the first public diplomatic contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months.

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Rescue teams search debris after deadly floods in Pakistan

Flood rescue teams with sniffer dogs searched debris in Pakistan’s northwest Buner district on Tuesday, after torrential rains and a cloudburst left more than 300 dead.

Pakistan

Search under way for 150 people missing after flooding in Pakistan

A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.

Climate

How climate change is fuelling the rise of deadly cloudbursts

As climate change disrupts monsoons, cloudbursts are hitting vulnerable mountain regions with deadly force.

World News

Flash floods in India and Pakistan kill over 280, scores still missing

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan. Rescuers continued their search for 80 missing in a Himalayan village and evacuated hundreds across the region.

Art

Meet the Pakistani women turning to music to fight climate change

In rural Pakistan, where literacy is low and the internet scarce, women are turning to music to spread awareness about the climate crisis.

Pakistan

Pakistan extends Afghan refugee deportation deadline to 1 September

Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland.

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.

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.