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PIA will not be able to fly into the EU for at least six months because of doubts over validity of pilot licencesThe European Union’s aviation safety agency announced today that Pakistan’s national airline would not be allowed to fly into Europe for at…
Shots could be heard outside the Pakistan stock exchange where four gunmen attacked the building killing two security guards and a police officer. Police said the four assailants were also killed.The attackers arrived in a car at the stock exchange gat…
Supreme court refuses to suspend ruling exonerating Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh A British-born man convicted over the gruesome 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl could walk free later this week after a ruling by Pakistan’s supreme court.The co…
Race relations researcher who saw political involvement as a key factor in integration for immigrants to BritainMuhammad Anwar, who has died aged 75 of a heart condition, did much to advance understanding of the problems and opportunities of ethnic min…
Two security guards and police officer killed in Karachi attack, and four attackers killedGunmen have attacked the Pakistan stock exchange in Karachi, killing two security guards and a police officer. Police said the four assailants were also killed.Th…
Action prompted by preliminary report on crash of PIA aircraft last monthPakistan’s national airline has written to foreign missions and regulatory bodies, assuring them it has grounded 141 pilots suspected of obtaining licenses through unfair means, t…
Preliminary report finds ‘human error’ – including failing to put the wheels down – to blame for crash that killed 98 people in KarachiThe pilots of a plane that crashed last month in Pakistan, killing 98 people, were pre-occupied by the coronavirus cr…
Patients are looking for cure as healthcare system is on brink of collapse, say doctors Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs coronavirus chaos has enveloped Pakistan, with hospitals overflowing, doctors dying and infections es…
Pakistani court gives MQM party members life sentences for stabbing political rival in 2010A Pakistani court has convicted several men over the murder of a prominent exiled politician in north London 10 years ago.Dr Imran Farooq, 50, was repeatedly sta…
Infections keep falling in EU but reports suggest Russian death toll much higher than official figuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance is to lift its state of emergency on 10 July, Denmark said opening its bars, restau…
Brazil restores Covid-19 data online; Argentina passes 1,000 daily cases for first time; Fauci says ‘we’re still at the beginning’ of pandemic Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization has taken the unusu…
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak Follow our latest coronavirus blog for live news and updatesKey developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Continue reading…
Officials voice concern as coronavirus halts annual programme in country already struggling against resurgence in casesIn April, almost 40 million children missed their polio drops in Pakistan after the cancellation of the nationwide vaccination campai…
Pakistanis told to ‘live with virus’; New Zealand brings forward decision on easing lockdown; Fauci hasn’t spoken to Trump in two weeks; Mexico passes 10,000 deathsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA Chinese doctor who worked…
Pakistan calls the allegations ‘baseless’ after two officials at high commission given 24 hours to leaveTwo officials at Pakistan’s high commission have been expelled for “espionage activities”, India’s foreign ministry said late on Sunday, allegations…