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Pakistan loses its edge in supplying China with sesame seeds
Companies squeezed by falling prices as other countries compete to cultivate crop prized in Chinese kitchensBusiness - Financial Times - November 4 -
Dollar weakens as investors rein in bets on Trump victory
Markets move after poll shows unexpected groundswell of support for Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday’s electionBusiness - Financial Times - November 4 -
Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
The city of Lahore reported hazardous levels of air pollution on Sunday. Pakistani officials have blamed India for some of it.World - The New York Times - November 4 -
Iran's foreign minister visits Pakistan to discuss Middle East and bilateral ties
Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Pakistan’s capital on a two-day official visit to discuss a range of issues, including tensions in the Middle East and further improving bilateral ties, ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
Maldives recalls its ambassador in Pakistan over unsanctioned meeting with Kabul's envoy
Pakistani officials said on Tuesday they were aware the Maldives government had recalled its ambassador to Pakistan after he met with the Afghan Taliban government’s top diplomat in Islamabad ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
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Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking ...World - ABC News - November 6 -
Pakistan Authorities Tighten Grip on Power With Controversial Legal Changes
Critics of the government have accused it of taking the country in an increasingly authoritarian direction in a bid to fend off any challenge from Imran Khan.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 7 -
Air Pollution in Pakistan’s Largest Province Leaves Hundreds Hospitalized
The authorities in Lahore, home to 13 million people and the country’s second-biggest city, have told half the work force to stay home.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
Pakistan thrash Australia by nine wickets: second men’s one-day international
Pakistan win game two by nine wickets with 141 balls to spare ODI series now level 1-1 with the decider in Perth on Sunday The Pakistan left-armer stops the attacking Australia opener in his ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Pakistan humiliate Australia to square ODI series with nine-wicket rout
Australia 163; Pakistan 169-1 First home nine-wicket defeat in an ODI since 1992 World champions Australia have been embarrassed by Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval, suffering one of the heaviest ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Parks, zoo, schools close in Pakistan as residents choke on record-breaking smog
Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has ...World - ABC News - November 8 -
Bomb blast at Pakistan train station kills at least 24
Police say army personnel targeted in possible suicide bombing in country’s south-west and many of more than 40 injured in critical condition. At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Leaves Dozens Dead or Wounded at Quetta Railway Station
A banned ethnic separatist group in a restive province claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Quetta, the provincial capital.World - The New York Times - November 9 -
Suicide bombing at rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26
Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers, and wounding 62 othersWorld - ABC News - November 9 -
Pakistan beat Australia by 8 wickets in third men’s one-day international to win series – as it happened
A resounding victory in Perth sees Pakistan claim first series win in Australia since 2002. Naseem gets the breakthrough as Fraser-McGurk plays too far away from his body and gets a thick edge. ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children
The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season ...Health - ABC News - November 12 -
UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children
The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season ...World - ABC News - November 11 -
Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque
Authorities in Pakistan say a key suspect in connection with a deadly attack at a mosque in a police compound nearly two years ago has been arrested and has been identified as a police officerWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
A bus carrying wedding guests falls into a river in northern Pakistan, killing 18
Officials say a bus carrying wedding guests fell into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 18 peopleWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened 1.8M in a month, officials say
Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab provinceWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
7 people are killed in Pakistan when a militant's car bomb accidentally explodes
Police in Pakistan say that a car bomb accidentally went off at the house of a Pakistani Taliban militant in the northwest of the country, killing at least two children and five suspected militantsWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Smog crisis envelops Indian capital as Pakistan province declares emergency
Schools ordered to close in Delhi and Punjab province as neighbouring countries battle dangerous air pollution. India’s capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago
