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Pakistan floods death toll passes 1,000, say officials
More than 33 million people have been displaced as destructive monsoon rains continue to wreak havocFlash floo…
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Father-in-law charged with murder after Australian woman Sajida Tasneem killed in Pakistan
Tasneem was allegedly killed in front of her father after being taken to northern Pakistan from Perth with her…
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Pervez Musharraf’s wish to return to Pakistan reopens debate about his rule
The exile who once led a military dictatorship is in hospital and a spokesperson has said his wish to come hom…
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Fear for democracy in Pakistan as ISI gets power over civil service
New PM mounts ‘attack on constitution’ by putting spy agency in charge of vetting bureaucratsPakistani politic…
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Baloch women fear crackdown after Karachi suicide attack
Pakistan’s first female suicide bombing marks shift in nature of Baloch militancyOn 26 April, Pakistan’s first…
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Global hit Pasoori opens doors for Pakistani pop
Song has more than 111m views on YouTube and has been heralded for transcending boundariesFrom radio stations …
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Pakistan’s transgender women protest against rising tide of violence
Rally and vigil held in Islamabad to highlight discrimination and attacks on community, including murders of f…
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Imran Khan claims US threatened him and wants him ousted as Pakistan PM
Khan makes claims in live televised address as no-confidence vote debate begins in parliamentPakistan’s embatt…
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‘No one will marry your children,’ Pakistan PM warns MPs ahead of no-confidence vote
Imran Khan cajoles and threatens his own and opposition lawmakers on eve of voteWith a vote of no-confidence l…
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Pakistani PM steps up criticism of west as confidence vote looms
Imran Khan seeks to bolster domestic support amid threat from opposition coalition and cooling relations with …
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Uproar in Pakistan over claim of meddling in Nawaz Sharif case
Former chief justice allegedly heard on tape admitting pressure was brought to bear in case against ex-PMThe i…
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‘Imran Khan is crushing the poor’: anger rises as inflation grips Pakistan
Economic meltdown heaps pressure on Pakistani PM, with record inflation bringing threat of unrestOn Friday nig…
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Protests in Pakistan erupt against China’s belt and road plan
Demonstrations shut down Gwadar, where Chinese are blamed for lack of water and electricity and threat to loca…
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Pakistan passes ‘historic’ bill banning corporal punishment of children
Ban on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will f…
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Pakistan court again delays appeal of couple convicted of blasphemy
Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel have been on death row since 2014 over ‘blasphemous texts’ they deny send…