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Meet the Afghans escaping across the land border to Pakistan

Pakistan is now warning the international community that it will need help if it continues to bear the brunt of this sudden change in Afghanistan's government on top of the war that has raged for decades.

1 September 2021

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'No one asked where we are going': Afghans reach Pakistan border

Once a journey with stops and checks by the previous Afghan authorities, the escapees say, "now there is no one asking us questions."

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Roadside bomb kills 3 during Shiite procession in Pakistan

Three people have been killed and dozens injured after a bomb exploded in Punjab province of Pakistan.

Afghanistan

Afghans fleeing Taliban rule flock to Pakistan border

Afghans fearing for their lives under Taliban rule continue to look for ways out of their home country. Many cross the border into Pakistan while anxious traders at the checkpoint worry about insecurity

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Pakistan 'does not finance the Taliban' says ambassador to EU

Pakistan's Ambassador to the European Union, Zaheer A Janjua, spoke to Euronews on the regional impact of a Taliban administration, and the accusation, increasingly made by the former Afghan government, that Pakistan has funded the militant group.

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Pakistan: Mob attacks Hindu temple after boy, 8, accused of blasphemy

Police have arrested at least 50 people in Pakistan, accused of attacking a Hindu temple in the east of the country.

Pakistan

Dozens of people die after two trains collide in southern Pakistan

Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early Monday. According to railway officials, about 1,100 passengers were on board the two trains.

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Pakistan briefly blocks social media access after anti-French protests

The interior ministry said the measure was taken "in order to maintain public order and safety" after several days of heightened anti-French sentiments.

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Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims converge in northwest Pakistan

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India and Pakistan converged on a temple in northwestern Pakistan to celebrate Vaisakhi, one of the most important festivals for the Sikhs.

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Hindu spring festival of colours paints port of Karachi

This festival of colours is observed on the last full moon of the lunar month.

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Rollerblading police unit established in Pakistani port of Karachi

The force has already been deployed to work outside the venue of the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament.

26 February 2021

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Nepali climbers make history with first winter summit of K2

Since the first attempt back in 1988, no mountaineers had previously reached higher than 7,750 meters.

16 January 2021

Pakistan

Massive power outage in Pakistan plunges whole country into darkness

A malfunction at one of Pakistan's main power stations set off a chain reaction that shut down other power stations across the country, leaving millions in darkness.

10 January 2021

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Mountaineers attempting first ever summit of K2 during winter

K2 is the second-highest peak in the world and the only summit over 8,000 metres never to have been reached during winter.

World

Lonely 36-year-old Asian elephant transferred from Islamabad Zoo

For years Kaavan was living in substandard conditions at a Islamabad zoo. After a public outcry and campaigning by the US singer Cher. Kaavan, considered the world’s ‘loneliest elephant’ has finally moved from Pakistan to Cambodia.

30 November 2020

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India, Pakistan clash over Kashmir, leaving at least 13 dead

Artillery and machine gun clashes were reported along the 740-kilometre ceasefire line that has separated India and Pakistan for seven decades.

14 November 2020

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Macron's Islam comments spark protests in Pakistani city of Karachi

Macron sparked outrage after he indicated France would not stop publishing satirical cartoons, including those of the Prophet Mohammed

27 October 2020

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Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 7 students, wounds 112

A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar.

27 October 2020

World News

Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content

Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, has asked Facebook to ban Islamophobic content, as tensions deepen between the presidents of France and Turkey.

26 October 2020

Earth News

Why is Karachi drowning and could we have prevented it?

How the largest city in Pakistan could have averted a climate crisis.

7 September 2020