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Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military postsIn…
- Global development, Global health, Infectious diseases, Pakistan, Polio, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Parents in Pakistan could be jailed for polio vaccine refusal
New law in Sindh introduces ‘extraordinary measures’ to ensure vaccination of children against range of infect…
- Climate crisis, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
A year on, the devastating long-term effects of Pakistan’s floods are revealed
Country’s health and economy ruined as Islamic charity says rich nations must compensate those suffering worst…
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Barbie release delayed in Pakistan’s Punjab province over ‘objectionable content’
Film being reviewed to ensure it is not violating the country’s social, cultural and religious valuesThe launc…
- Africa, Child marriage, Family, Global development, Marriage, Society, South and Central Asia, United Nations, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news, Young people
Child marriage in decline – but will take 300 years to eliminate
UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting marr…
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Mob storms Pakistan police station and lynches man accused of blasphemy
Killing is latest in string of mob attacks against people accused of blasphemy in Muslim-majority south Asian …
- Law, Pakistan, Rape and sexual assault, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Anger as Pakistan court frees rapist after he agrees deal to marry his victim
Dawlat Khan had received a life sentence for the rape of a young deaf woman but a council of elders intervened…
- Forced marriage, Global development, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Sisters allegedly murdered by husbands in Pakistan ‘honour’ killing
Six men arrested after Pakistani-Spanish women tricked into travelling to Gujrat where they were shotTwo siste…
- Global development, Health, Pakistan, Polio, Society, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
Spectre of polio returns to haunt Pakistan as baby boy is left paralysed
First case in a year sparks fears of new outbreak despite success of national programme to wipe out the diseas…
- Global development, International Women's Day, Islam, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
‘Hijab marches’ compete with Pakistan’s International Women’s Day rallies
Minister says women’s march violates Islamic values, prompting counter-events organised by religious groupsMor…
- Global development, Law, Life and style, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
First female judge nominated for Pakistan’s supreme court
Move to appoint Justice Ayesha Malik, who banned virginity tests for rape survivors, described as ‘defining mo…
- Afghanistan, Doctors, Global development, Mental health, Psychiatry, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
Abducted Afghan psychiatrist found dead weeks after disappearance
Family say the body of Dr Nader Alemi, who was taken by armed men in September, showed signs of tortureOne of …
- Afghanistan, Children, Global development, Global health, Health, Polio, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
Afghanistan to restart polio vaccination programme with Taliban support
The WHO and Unicef campaign will restart after three years, and the hardliners say they will assist and allow …
- Afghanistan, Doctors, Global development, Health, Mental health, Psychiatry, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
Fears for Afghan psychiatrist abducted by armed men
Dr Nader Alemi, who opened the country’s first private psychiatric hospital, had received death threats before…
- Child rights, Children, Global development, Hinduism, Islam, Pakistan, Pakistan's blasphemy laws, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan police drop blasphemy charges against eight-year-old
Hindu boy, accused of urinating in madrassa library, was youngest Pakistani to be charged for the crimePolice …