Pakistan
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‘A king above all’: The rise and rise of Asim Munir, Pakistan’s increasingly powerful army chief
Known as Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’, Munir’s power now extends over all the armed forces, along with li…
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The bird people of Lake Manchar: surviving in a vanishing oasis
The Mohana of Pakistan’s Sindh province once thrived on the lake but pollution and drought have caused the fra…
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Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan
The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar cityPakistan strik…
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Abu Zafar obituary
My grandfather Abu Zafar, who has died aged 88, was an engineer, inventor and co-founder, with his wife, Hisak…
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Kashmir is focus of arrests after Delhi car blast linked to ‘terror module’
Investigators believe an explosion that killed 13 people may be linked to group operating in the disputed regi…
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Pakistani parliament votes to give army chief new powers and legal immunity
Critics say constitutional amendment, which will also limit supreme court’s independence, is ‘funeral for demo…
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Pakistan opens investigation into Islamabad terror attack
Pakistani ministers attribute deadly suicide attack to Indian state terrorism but India denies claimPakistan h…
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Footage shows moments after deadly terror attack in Pakistan – video
At least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minist…
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Deadly terror attack in Islamabad puts Pakistan in ‘state of war’, says minister
Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the capitalA…
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British Asian families urged to share stories of ‘greatest generation’ who fought for Britain
Half of UK public unaware of contribution made by 2.5m British Asian members of armed forces who served in sec…
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The young lawyer taking Pakistan to court over its unfair ‘period tax’
Mahnoor Omer hopes the case will put public pressure on the government to make sanitary products affordable in…
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Dozens killed in fresh clashes along Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Two sides declare ceasefire after Islamabad carries out retaliatory strikes on Kabul and Kandahar provinceDoze…
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‘An environment of terror’: deadly resurgence of Pakistan Taliban gathers pace
Surge in militancy in region bordering Afghanistan is now one of greatest security threats facing IslamabadTar…
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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…
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‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her
The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguin…