Today: November 08, 2024
Today: November 08, 2024

Pakistan

Asia|Environment|Health

Districts in Pakistan close parks and museums because of record-breaking smog

Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has sickened tens of thousands of people

Districts in Pakistan close parks and museums because of record-breaking smog
Asia|Environment|Health|World

Pakistan's Punjab bans entry to parks, zoos and playgrounds because of pollution

Pakistan's eastern Punjab province banned entry to parks, zoos, playgrounds and other public spaces on Friday to protect the public from polluted air, and is

Pakistan's Punjab bans entry to parks, zoos and playgrounds because of pollution
Asia|Environment|Health|World

Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore

Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking treatment for smog-related ailments

Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Crime|Health|World

Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers

Pakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the country's northwest, triggering a shootout that left two police officers dead

Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers
Health|World

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases

Pakistan has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases
Asia|Environment|Health

Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali

Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali

Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali
Asia|Crime|World

Four killed in militant attack in India's Kashmir

At least four people, including two soldiers, were killed when militants ambushed an army vehicle in India's restive Kashmir on Thursday night, officials said,

Four killed in militant attack in India's Kashmir
Economy|Finance|World

Pakistan requests $1 billion in IMF climate cash and sees reserves rising

Pakistan is targeting around $1 billion in a formal request for funding from the IMF facility that helps low and middle income countries mitigate climate

Pakistan requests $1 billion in IMF climate cash and sees reserves rising
Asia|Crime

Pakistan former PM Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi freed from jail on bail

Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, was released from prison on Thursday, a day after she was granted bail in a case linked to the illegal sale of

Pakistan former PM Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi freed from jail on bail
Election|Political|US

Dozens of US lawmakers call for release of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Over 60 Democratic lawmakers from the U.S.

Dozens of US lawmakers call for release of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Asia|Political

Pakistan selects top judge under new process criticised by main opposition party

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved the selection of the next chief justice, who was chosen through a new process that the government's opponents say is

Pakistan selects top judge under new process criticised by main opposition party
Asia|Crime|World

Wife of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan granted bail in state gifts case, his party says

A court in Pakistan granted bail to the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case pertaining to the illegal sale of state gifts, his party said on Wednesday - a relief

Wife of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan granted bail in state gifts case, his party says
Asia|Crime|Health|Lifestyle|World

2 transgender women stabbed to death at home in northwest Pakistan

Police say two men armed with daggers killed two transgender women at their home in conservative northwest Pakistan overnight before fleeing the scene

2 transgender women stabbed to death at home in northwest Pakistan
Asia|World

Pakistan empowers parliament to pick country's top judge

Pakistan approved changes to the constitution on Monday, which included empowering parliament to pick the Supreme Court's chief justice, drawing criticism from opposition parties

Pakistan empowers parliament to pick country's top judge
Health|World

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign

Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
Asia|Crime|Education

Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape

Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape

Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
Business|Economy|Finance

Structural impediments challenge Pakistan's macroeconomic stability, says central bank

Structural impediments are challenges to sustaining macroeconomic stability in Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan's annual report on the state of the country's economy has

Structural impediments challenge Pakistan's macroeconomic stability, says central bank
Asia|Economy|World

China-led regional group calls for countering protectionist policies, sanctions

A China-led 10-state regional group criticised what it called protectionist trade measures on Wednesday, part of an intensifying standoff between

China-led regional group calls for countering protectionist policies, sanctions
Asia|Economy|World

Moscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan

Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in Pakistan’s capital, with Moscow and Beijing announcing they will boost cooperation

Moscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan
Asia|World

Indian minister in Pakistan on rare visit, for Shanghai Cooperation forum

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday in the first such visit in almost a decade for a meeting

Indian minister in Pakistan on rare visit, for Shanghai Cooperation forum
Asia|World

Violence-hit Pakistan locks down its capital for an Asian security meeting

Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move as senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting

Violence-hit Pakistan locks down its capital for an Asian security meeting
Asia|World

Chinese premier lands in Pakistan amid security lockdown before regional meeting

Pakistan's capital was under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city on Monday ahead of a heads-of-

Chinese premier lands in Pakistan amid security lockdown before regional meeting
Asia|Business|Economy|World

Chinese premier could inaugurate Beijing-funded airport in Pakistan during visit

Chinese premier Li Qiang could inaugurate operations at a Chinese-funded airport in Pakistan's Balochistan province during his visit to the country in the coming week, information

Chinese premier could inaugurate Beijing-funded airport in Pakistan during visit
Asia|Crime|World

Pakistan separatist militants BLA deny involvement in attack on mines

The Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, denied involvement in an attack that killed at least 21 mine workers, condemning the violence.

Pakistan separatist militants BLA deny involvement in attack on mines

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