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Imran Khan appears in Pakistan anti-terror court as police investigate comments
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted an extension of his pre-arrest bail on Thursday while police investigate whether he violated anti-terror laws.The news was...
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India sacks officers for accidentally firing missile into Pakistan
India's government has sacked three air force officers for the "accidental firing of a missile" into Pakistan in March.The incident had escalated tensions between the...
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Flash floods kill dozens in Afghanistan, Pakistan
An exceptional monsoon season sparked flooding in the eastern Afghan province of Logar and in neighboring Pakistan. More than 50 people have been killed...
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Pakistan’s largest city battered by torrential rain as climate crisis makes weather more unpredictable
Public services in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, have been suspended and businesses are being urged to close, as torrential rains cause deadly flash flooding...
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Policeman guarding polio vaccine workers killed in Pakistan
Gunmen shot and killed a police officer guarding a team of polio vaccine handlers in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, in the latest attack against...
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Pakistan defends ‘holistic’ approach against the WHO
Pakistan says it is following a "holistic" strategy when it comes to battling coronavirus in response to the WHO's recommended that it reimpose a...
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Pakistan turns locusts into chicken feed to tackle the invasion
Chickens in Pakistan have been feasting on captured locusts under an initiative to combat swarms of the insects that are threatening food supplies in...
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A passenger plane carrying around 100 people has crashed near an airport in Pakistan
A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed in Karachi on a flight from Lahore, aviation officials say.The plane, which was reportedly carrying around 99...
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Pakistan girls: Man arrested for ‘murdering cousins over video’
Police have arrested a man suspected of killing two young women in Pakistan, after a video in which a man is seen kissing them...
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Pakistan girls shot dead over mobile video
Two teenage girls have been murdered in a so-called "honor killing" in north-west Pakistan following a video circulated on the internet.They are said to...