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Displaced Pakistanis are distraught after the floods.

Exhausted villagers in southern Pakistan stand in front of their flooded homes as their possessions and livelihoods are washed away..

Pakistan

Pakistan floods: A thousand dead, millions impacted by disaster

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for international aid as the country struggles to cope.

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Theatre brings voices of partition to life 75 years later

The legacy of the British partition of India lives on 75 years later. A new play in London inspects the impact of that legacy through verbatim performances.

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Pakistan: Evacuated residents await help after deadly floods

Evacuees from Zajanpur and Sukkur, Pakistan, wait for help after deadly floods caused by record monsoon rains.

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Heavy rains trigger flash floods in Sindh province

After soaking much of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan and eastern Punjab province, flash floods have now started to affect the southern Sindh province.

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Pakistan: Flash floods leave Quetta residents homeless

Flash floods caused by an unusually heavy monsoon have killed nearly 800 people across Pakistan since mid-June.

Culture news

“We didn't come to Britain from the outside. We came from the inside."

“We didn't come to Britain from the outside. We came from the inside." India and Pakistan's independence is a chance for Britain to reflect on the legacy of colonialism.

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Guards at India-Pakistan border perform ceremony on independence anniversary

Pakistani and Indian border guards take part in a daily ceremony at the Wagah border post as Pakistan celebrates the 75th anniversary of its independence.

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Karachi among the world's most unlivable cities

The pungent smell of rubbish wafts through Karachi's streets.

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Long-eared kid takes Pakistan by storm

A kid goat with extraordinarily long ears has become something of a media star in Pakistan, with its owner claiming a world record that may or may not exist.

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In Pakistan, cows hoisted from rooftop ahead of Eid al-Adha

Cows are lifted by a crane from the roof of a building in preparation for Eid al-Adha, or the "Feast of Sacrifice," in the city of Karachi, Pakistan

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Traditional bullfighting in Pakistan

Traditional bullfighting was held in Rawalpindi, Pakistan with the participation of over 100 farmers.

Italy

Family members to stand trial over Pakistani woman's disappearance

18-year-old Saman Abbas disappeared last year in Italy after telling her boyfriend that her family were going to kill her.

Green News

Pakistan bridge is swept away in severe flash flooding

Pakistan recorded its hottest April in decades with Jacobabad touching 49C.

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Pakistan bridge swept away in flash flooding

Flash floods sweep away one of the main bridges in northern Pakistan setting off alarms about increased glacial lake outburst floods due to the rise in temperatures in the country.

Green News

What does India’s heatwave mean for global food supplies?

The severe heatwave has come unusually early in spring, and will put more than 1 billion people in India and Pakistan at risk.

Netherlands

Twitter admits temporarily suspending Dutch far-right leader

Wilders had recently directed a tweet toward Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Pakistan

Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote

Khan was voted out in the Sunday morning vote after several political allies and a key party in his ruling coalition deserted him.

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Muslims in Karachi break the fast on the first day of Ramadan

Thousands of Muslims broke the fast at mosques in Karachi on Sunday night as the holy month of Ramadan began in Pakistan.

Pakistan

Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM's request

Pakistan’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday setting the stage for early elections after the prime minister sidestepped a no-confidence move earlier in the day.