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Pakistan police arrest father for killing US-born daughter over TikTok video
Pakistan's police say a man who recently moved his family back to southwestern Pakistan from the United States shot and killed his 15-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she ...ABC News - 11h -
US-born teenager murdered by father in Pakistan over TikTok content
Anwar ul-Haq confessed to shooting his 15-year-old daughter after she continued with her ‘objectionable’ posts. A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States has ...The Guardian - 1d -
2 soldiers, 5 militants killed in southwest Pakistan during attack on security post
Authorities say militants have attacked a security post in southwest Pakistan that triggered an intense shootout in which two soldiers and five insurgents were killedABC News - 2d -
How Pakistan’s military is taking over its economy
The country’s armed forces have become intimately involved in everything from canal projects to energy contracts. Investors are increasingly nervousFinancial Times - 2d -
West Indies skittle Pakistan for first away Test win against rivals since 1990
West Indies (win by 120 runs) 163 & 244; Pakistan 154 & 133 Jomel Warrican named player of match and series West Indies secured their first Test win in Pakistan since 1990 after beating the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Stories woven in cloth in Pakistan’s first textile museum
Nasreen and Hasan Askari open Karachi museum with her 1,000-piece centuries-old collection from trade crossroads . As a young medical student in 1970s Pakistan, Nasreen Askari had an encounter that ...The Guardian - 3d -
Truck carrying liquified petroleum gas explodes in central Pakistan, killing 5 people
Rescue officials say a truck carrying liquified petroleum gas caught fire and exploded overnight in central Pakistan, killing five people and injuring more than two dozen othersABC News - 3d -
West Indies slips to 129-5, leads Pakistan by 138 runs in 2nd test
Left-arm spinner Noman Ali continued to prosper on a turning pitch with a match haul of 10 wickets as West Indies slipped to 129-5 on Day 2 of the second cricket testABC News - 4d -
What went wrong with ‘Pakistan’s Dubai’? – inside the Chinese initiative that is prompting terror attacks
The small port city of Gwadar has a huge new airport funded by China, but local suspicion of Beijing’s true intentions threatens to wreck the project. As the first flight touched down on the fresh ...The Guardian - 4d -
West Indies wins the toss and elects to bat on another turning wicket in 2nd test against Pakistan
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat on another turning wicket against Pakistan in the second testABC News - 5d -
Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump pauses US resettlement programs
Afghan refugees are appealing to Pakistan’s premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs, panicking thousands of Afghans who ...ABC News - 6d -
Pakistan to seek extradition of billionaire tycoon from UAE
Developer Malik Riaz Hussain says fraud allegations by anti-corruption watchdog are attempt to ‘blackmail’ himFinancial Times - Jan. 22 -
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Lawmakers in Pakistan's Punjab impose total ban on kite fliers over safety concerns
A provincial assembly in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has passed a law permanently banning kite flying, officials saidABC News - Jan. 21 -
Saudi Arabia set to buy stake in Pakistan copper and gold mining project
Kingdom plans to purchase up to 20% share in $9bn complex as it looks to accelerate its diversification away from oilFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
Pakistan launches security operation after surge in violence and sectarian strife
Officials say Pakistani security forces launched an operation targeting militants in a restive northwestern district bordering Afghanistan following a surge in attacks and sectarian strifeABC News - Jan. 20 -
In Pakistan, Imran Khan’s Followers Are Counting on Trump to Free Him
A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison in corruption case
Former leader and wife found guilty of illegally obtaining lucrative plots of land in deal with property tycoon. Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Pakistan’s Imran Khan is sentenced to 14 years in prison in corruption case
A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to talks between his party and the government.NBC News - Jan. 17 -
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Death toll rises to 5 in rocket and gun attack on an aid convoy in restive northwestern Pakistan
Officials say the death toll from a rocket and gun attack on an aid convoy in restive northwestern Pakistan has jumped to at least fiveABC News - Jan. 17 -
Pakistan’s bet on Taliban backfires as violence surges
Islamabad had deadliest year in almost a decade following rise in terror attacksFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
Pakistan PM orders inquiry after national airline ad accused of evoking 9/11 imagery
Online advertisement by PIA is called ‘stupidity’ by finance minister, who said PM Shehbaz Sharif had ordered an investigation. Pakistan’s prime minister has ordered an investigation after the ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
Pakistan's premier welcomes World Bank's 10-year funding plan of $20 billion
Pakistan’s prime minister has welcomed the first-of-its-kind agreement with the World Bank under which his country will receive $20 billion in the next decade to invest in renewable energy, ...ABC News - Jan. 15 -
Pakistan Orders Inquiry After Complaints That Airline Ad Evoked 9/11
An advertisement meant to celebrate the resumption of flights to Paris showed a jet pointed toward the Eiffel Tower.The New York Times - Jan. 14 -
Rescuers in Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who died in coal mine blast
Officials in Pakistan say rescuers have recovered the bodies of 11 coal miners who died last week after a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in the country's southwestABC News - Jan. 13 -
12 coal miners trapped after mine collapses in southwest Pakistan
Officials say a methane gas explosion has caused a mine to collapse in a remote area in restive southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 minersABC News - Jan. 10 -
Militants abduct 16 laborers working on a mining project in restive northwestern Pakistan
Pakistani officials say militants ambushed a vehicle in the restive northwest and abducted 16 laborers working on a mining projectABC News - Jan. 9 -
Aid convoy reaches remote district in NW Pakistan after prolonged blockade amid sectarian violence
Trucks carrying food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents have reached a remote region in restive northwestern Pakistan, a government spokesman saidABC News - Jan. 8 -
Demonstrators block a key Pakistan-China trade route over power outages
Officials say hundreds of protesters angered by power outages have blocked a key road in northern PakistanABC News - Jan. 7 -
Rickelton hits 259 as SA take control against Pakistan
Ryan Rickelton moves joint-seventh in South Africa's all-time top scorers in a Test innings after hitting 259 in the second Test against Pakistan.BBC News - Jan. 4 -
Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB
Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease. Two years ago, ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
A Long Fight to Keep a Closer Eye on Madrasas Unravels in Pakistan
In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries, long seen by Western officials as a potential threat, register with the government.The New York Times - Jan. 3 -
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Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes
Pakistani leaders were once friends of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, cross-border violence has become alarmingly frequent.The New York Times - Jan. 1 -
Pakistan, India conduct annual exchange of lists of nuclear assets
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it has exchanged lists of nuclear facilities with India as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilitiesABC News - Jan. 1 -
Pakistan and India conduct annual exchange of lists of nuclear assets under bilateral pact
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it has exchanged lists of nuclear facilities with India as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilitiesABC News - Jan. 1
