News: Pakistan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Pakistan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Pakistan – overview

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• October 9th 2017 – December 29th 2016
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• April 23rd 2015 – February 6th 2015
• February 5th 2015 – December 3rd 2014
• December 1st 2014 – September 17th 2014
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• May 15th 2014 – March 1st 2014
• March 1st 2014 – December 20th 2013
• December 19th 2013 – October 14th 2013
• October 12th 2013 – August 17th 2013
• August 16th 2013 – June 15th 2013
• June 15th 2013 – May 2nd 2013
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• February 28th 2013 – January 13th 2013
• January 13th 2013 – November 26th 2012
• November 26th 2012 – October 5th 2012
• October 4th 2012 – August 17th 2012
• August 16th 2012 – June 6th 2012
• June 6th 2012 – April 4th 2012
• April 3rd 2012 – February 9th 2012
• February 9th 2012 – January 16th 2012
• January 16th 2012 – November 27th 2011
• November 26th 2011 – October 6th 2011
• October 6th 2011 – August 25th 2011
• August 25th 2011 – July 8th 2011
• July 8th 2011 – May 26th 2011
• May 26th 2011 – April 28th 2011
• April 28th 2011 – March 16th 2011
• March 16th 2011 – January 31st 2011
• January 31st 2011 – December 26th 2010
• December 26th 2010 – November 7th 2010
• November 6th 2010 – September 25th 2010
• September 25th 2010 – September 1st 2010
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• August 3rd 2010 – July 21st 2010
• July 20th 2010 – June 3rd 2010
• June 1st 2010 – April 27th 2010
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• March 10th 2010 – January 25th 2010
• January 25th 2010 – December 11th 2009
• December 10th 2009 – October 24th 2009
• October 24th 2009 – September 14th 2009
• September 14th 2009 – July 30th 2009
• July 29th 2009 – June 24th 2009
• June 24th 2009 – May 15th 2009
• May 15th 2009 – April 7th 2009
• April 6th 2009 – March 3rd 2009
• March 3rd 2009 – January 21st 2009
• January 20th 2009 – December 5th 2008
• December 5th 2008 – October 22nd 2008
• October 21st 2008 – September 11th 2008
• September 11th 2008 – July 31st 2008
• July 31st 2008 – June 12th 2008
• June 12th 2008 – April 21st 2008
• April 21st 2008 – February 15th 2008
• February 15th 2008 – December 23rd 2007
• December 22nd 2007 – November 15th 2007
• November 15th 2007 – October 18th 2007
• October 17th 2007 – September 10th 2007
• September 10th 2007 – July 25th 2007
• July 24th 2007 – June 20th 2007
• June 19th 2007 – April 26th 2007
• April 26th 2007 – March 8th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – December 28th 2006
• December 28th 2006 – October 25th 2006
• October 24th 2006 – August 30th 2006
• August 30th 2006 – June 30th 2006
• June 29th 2006 – April 2nd 2006
• March 31st 2006 – January 31st 2006
• January 30th 2006 – November 30th 2005
• November 29th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Pakistan: news

Kartarpur corridor: India pilgrims in historic visit to Pakistan temple

Saturday, November 9th 2019, 10:03
related countries: India
related places: Kartarpur

The Kartarpur corridor leads from the Indian border straight to a holy Sikh temple in Pakistan.
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India and Pakistan open Kartarpur corridor to Sikh temple

Saturday, November 9th 2019, 0:19
related countries: India
related places: Kartarpur

In a rare instance of co-operation, the two countries inaugurate a new border crossing point.
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Why is India's pollution much worse than China's?

Wednesday, November 6th 2019, 9:08
related countries: Bangladesh, China, India

You may think China has Asia's worst pollution - but Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are far worse.
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Pakistan police investigate 'joint suicide' of sisters-in-law

Wednesday, November 6th 2019, 0:25

The bodies of the women, one of whom had a baby, were found on a farm in Pakistan's southern desert.
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Pakistan train fire: Are accidents at a record high?

Friday, November 1st 2019, 0:25

Pakistan has a history of fatal railway accidents.
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Pakistan train fire: Karachi to Rawalpindi service blaze kills dozens

Friday, November 1st 2019, 0:13

Officials say the fire erupted after passengers used a gas canister to cook food on board.
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Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges

Friday, October 25th 2019, 18:19
related countries: Iran, Russia

Russian scientists tracking eagles got huge SMS bills when some birds flew to Iran and Pakistan.
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Kartarpur corridor: India and Pakistan sign deal on Sikh temple project

Thursday, October 24th 2019, 9:23
related countries: India

The new border entry point will allow Indian Sikh pilgrims visa-free access to a shrine in Pakistan.
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Treating breast cancer when you can't say 'breast'

Wednesday, October 23rd 2019, 23:16

Pakistan has rising breast cancer rates but early detection is hampered by taboos over sexuality.
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India and Pakistan blame each other over Kashmir shelling

Monday, October 21st 2019, 4:40
related places: Kashmir

The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged fire across the de facto border, a fresh escalation of tensions.
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‘I take out anger and sadness through art’

Saturday, October 12th 2019, 23:03
related places: Islamabad

Amina Art Ansari, whose paintings hang in Windsor Castle, has set up an art studio in Islamabad where she uses art therapy to help her students.
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Family of Indian royals wins £35m court battle against Pakistan

Wednesday, October 2nd 2019, 12:13
related countries: India, United Kingdom

The origins of a dispute over what began as a £1m deposit date to the partition of British India.
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Qandeel Baloch: Brother of murdered social media star jailed

Friday, September 27th 2019, 8:58

Pakistan's first social media star was strangled by her brother Waseem three years ago.
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Pakistan earthquake: Houses collapse in 5.8 tremor

Tuesday, September 24th 2019, 14:26
related places: Kashmir, Mirpur

The 5.8 magnitude tremor hit Pakistan-administered Kashmir near Mirpur, killing at least 19.
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Gulalai Ismail: Activist in hiding flees Pakistan for the US

Friday, September 20th 2019, 10:14
related countries: United States
related places: New York

Gulalai Ismail is accused of "anti-state activities" and is now in New York seeking asylum.
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Protests in Pakistan's Kasur after boys' bodies found

Wednesday, September 18th 2019, 17:44
related places: Kasur

Crowds demand action after the latest abductions and murders of children in Kasur district.
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Kohistan video murders: Three guilty in 'honour killing' blood feud

Thursday, September 5th 2019, 13:53

They are relatives of a group of Pakistani women killed after being filmed singing at a wedding.
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Karachi's Clifton Beach swamped by syringes and medical waste

Tuesday, September 3rd 2019, 16:27
related places: Karachi

Pakistani authorities cordon off a Karachi beach after it was strewn with medical waste.
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Imran Khan: A year facing Pakistan’s harsh realities

Saturday, August 24th 2019, 23:22

Pakistan's cricketer-turned-PM has had success abroad but struggled at home during a tough year in office.
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Qandeel Baloch: Parents fail to free brothers accused of killing sister

Thursday, August 22nd 2019, 11:56

A Pakistani court rejects their bid to free the accused killers of social media star Qandeel Baloch.
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Maryam Nawaz Sharif: Opposition politician arrested in Pakistan

Thursday, August 8th 2019, 14:06

Ms Sharif, detained by an anti-corruption watchdog, has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Kashmir dispute: Pakistan downgrades ties with India

Wednesday, August 7th 2019, 16:03
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

The row over Kashmir deepens as Pakistan expels India's high commissioner and suspends trade.
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Pakistan plane: Army aircraft crashes into residential area, killing 18

Tuesday, July 30th 2019, 7:53
related places: Rawalpindi

Witnesses say the aircraft crashed into a residential area in the early hours, igniting a blaze.
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Kargil: The forgotten victims of the world's highest war

Friday, July 26th 2019, 0:32
related places: Kashmir

Thousands had to flee when a covert Pakistani military operation in Kashmir backfired 20 years ago.
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India denies PM Modi asked Trump to mediate in Kashmir conflict

Tuesday, July 23rd 2019, 8:37
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

Mr Trump claimed that India's PM had asked him to mediate in the 70-year-old dispute with Pakistan.
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Kulbhushan Jadhav: Pakistan to allow consular access to 'Indian spy'

Friday, July 19th 2019, 4:04
related countries: India
related places: Islamabad

Islamabad says it will allow Indian officials to meet Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been convicted of spying.
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Kulbhushan Jadhav: Pakistan told to review 'India spy' case

Wednesday, July 17th 2019, 15:45
related countries: India

Pakistan should review the death penalty given to an Indian Navy officer, the top UN court rules.
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Pakistan reopens airspace after India standoff

Tuesday, July 16th 2019, 9:35
related countries: India

Pakistan shut its airspace in February following tensions with India.
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Pakistan: How one girl overcame the armed men who blocked her school

Wednesday, June 26th 2019, 0:30

Naeema Zehri grew up in a village in Pakistan where armed men stopped her from going to school.
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Inside Pakistan's first retirement home for third-gender people

Thursday, June 20th 2019, 23:18

Pakistan's third-gender people are often rejected by their families - the first retirement home for them has just opened.
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Pakistan avalanche: Six trapped climbers rescued from mountain

Tuesday, June 18th 2019, 13:32
related countries: Italy

Four Italian and two Pakistani mountaineers are airlifted to safety after being hit by an avalanche.
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Cat filter accidentally used in Pakistani minister’s live press conference

Monday, June 17th 2019, 12:44

Much mirth ensues after a politician's press conference is accidentally live-streamed with a cat filter.
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India vs Pakistan: Rohit Sharma's 140 sets up victory for Virat Kohli's side

Sunday, June 16th 2019, 18:48
related countries: India

Rohit Sharma hits his second century of the World Cup as India thrash Pakistan by 86 runs at Old Trafford.
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Pakistan ad 'mocking' India pilot ups ante ahead of World Cup clash

Wednesday, June 12th 2019, 6:08
related countries: India

The ad features an actor playing an Indian pilot who was captured by Pakistan earlier this year.
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Farishta: Outrage over Pakistan child murder

Wednesday, May 22nd 2019, 13:08
related places: Islamabad

The father of a girl in Islamabad who was abducted and killed says police did little to find her.
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Pakistani children worst affected in HIV outbreak

Tuesday, May 21st 2019, 15:44

More than 600 people, 75% them children, have been identified as HIV positive in less than a month.
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The Pakistani brides being trafficked to China

Tuesday, May 14th 2019, 23:04
related countries: China

Officials say gangs of Chinese criminals are trafficking Pakistani women under the guise of marriage.
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Why this US restaurant owner gives out free meals

Tuesday, May 14th 2019, 21:39
related countries: United States

Kazi Mannan experienced poverty growing up in Pakistan. Now he wants to help those in need.
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Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal

Wednesday, May 8th 2019, 14:46
related countries: Canada

The Christian woman who spent years on death row convicted of blasphemy has left the country.
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Pakistan Data Darbar: Bomber kills eight outside Sufi shrine in Lahore

Wednesday, May 8th 2019, 11:01
related places: Lahore

At least eight people die in a bomb attack next to a major shrine in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
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Kashmir: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on the need for dialogue

Wednesday, April 10th 2019, 1:34
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

The Pakistani prime minister told the BBC's John Simpson he wants a dialogue with India over Kashmir.
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Huawei wi-fi modules were pulled from Pakistan CCTV system

Monday, April 8th 2019, 20:14

BBC Panorama discovered that Huawei was told to remove the kit because of the "potential of misuse".
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The placard that caused fury in Pakistan

Friday, April 5th 2019, 23:32

The outcry over a feminist poster highlighted tensions over the position of women in Pakistani society.
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Bollywood ban may hurt Pakistan more than India

Wednesday, March 13th 2019, 0:07
related countries: India

Recent aerial hostilities between India and Pakistan have also taken a hit on Bollywood.
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Pakistan protest to ICC over India's military caps in Australia ODI

Monday, March 11th 2019, 19:08
related countries: Australia, India

The Pakistan Cricket Board protests to the ICC over India's players wearing military-style caps in the third ODI against Australia.
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India and Pakistan: How the war was fought in TV studios

Sunday, March 10th 2019, 0:35

TV news in both countries were accused of sensationalism and partiality. How far did they take it?
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Tom Ballard: Bodies found in missing climbers search

Saturday, March 9th 2019, 17:17

Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi last made contact from a mountain in Pakistan two weeks ago.
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Abhinandan: Indians emulate pilot's 'hero moustache'

Monday, March 4th 2019, 12:09
related countries: India

The Indian pilot released by Pakistan appears to have inspired a trend in facial hair fashion.
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Abhinandan: Captured Indian pilot handed back by Pakistan

Friday, March 1st 2019, 22:40
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

Abhinandan Varthaman's release is part of efforts by both countries to calm tensions over Kashmir.
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Abhinandan: Villagers recount dramatic capture of pilot

Friday, March 1st 2019, 17:02
related places: Kashmir

The village chief in Pakistan-administered Kashmir who found the airman reveals how he was captured.
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Abhinandan, captured Indian pilot, is freed from Pakistan

Friday, March 1st 2019, 16:52
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

Pakistan has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, amid rising tensions.
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Abhinandan: Crowds gather for Indian pilot's release

Friday, March 1st 2019, 15:21
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

Pakistan's move to return the airman from a downed jet comes amid tensions over disputed Kashmir.
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Life on each side of the Kashmir conflict

Friday, March 1st 2019, 6:32
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

Tensions have been rising between Pakistan and India over the disputed region of Kashmir.
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Abhinandan: Who is the Indian pilot captured by Pakistan?

Thursday, February 28th 2019, 12:20
related countries: India
related places: Chennai

The fighter pilot who has 16 years of experience is from the southern city of Chennai.
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India demands Pakistan release pilot as Kashmir crisis intensifies

Thursday, February 28th 2019, 3:41
related places: Kashmir

Tensions rise over a fighter pilot being held following an exchange of fire over disputed Kashmir.
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India Pakistan: Footage appears to show downed Indian jet

Wednesday, February 27th 2019, 19:21
related countries: India

The downing of aircraft marks a significant escalation of the dispute between India and Pakistan.
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India Pakistan: Kashmir fighting sees Indian aircraft downed

Wednesday, February 27th 2019, 16:09
related countries: India
related places: Kashmir

India says it is investigating Pakistan's claim to have captured one of its pilots.
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Balakot: India launches air strike in Pakistan

Tuesday, February 26th 2019, 18:27

It's the first time warplanes have crossed the de-facto border in more than 40 years.
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Balakot: Pakistan vows to respond after Indian 'air strikes'

Tuesday, February 26th 2019, 17:18
related countries: India

Claims India pounded militants in Pakistani territory rock already badly strained relations.
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Balakot: Indian air strikes target militants in Pakistan

Tuesday, February 26th 2019, 15:06
related countries: India
related places: Balakot

The operation comes at a time of already high tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Viewpoint: Balakot air strikes raise stakes in India-Pakistan stand-off

Tuesday, February 26th 2019, 14:19
related countries: India

Air strikes across the border have escalated tensions but it's unclear how Pakistan will respond, writes Ajai Shukla.
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Pulwama attack: Pakistan warns India against military action

Tuesday, February 19th 2019, 13:53
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

Pakistan says only dialogue will resolve differences as India mourns its dead in Kashmir.
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Pulwama attack: Google searches 'hijacked' to link Pakistan flag to toilet paper

Monday, February 18th 2019, 11:48
related countries: India

The results are believed to be the work of Indian protesters responding to the 14 February Kashmir attack.
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Saudi Arabia signs $20bn in deals with Pakistan

Monday, February 18th 2019, 10:41
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Asian

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking to shore up Saudi Arabia's Asian allies.
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Pakistan red carpet for Saudi prince

Sunday, February 17th 2019, 18:08
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Imran Khan needs Saudi money to stave off an economic bail-out - but this is not a one-way relationship.
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Family acquitted over Italian woman's killing

Friday, February 15th 2019, 15:39
related countries: Italy

Sana Cheema, 26, died in April 2018 while visiting her family in Pakistan.
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How far might India go to 'punish' Pakistan?

Friday, February 15th 2019, 11:23
related countries: India

India's government is talking tough after a car bombing killed 46 Indian troops. How far could tensions escalate?
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Noor Tagouri on Vogue misidentification: 'It was so upsetting'

Wednesday, February 13th 2019, 0:33

Journalist Noor Tagouri was misidentified as a Pakistani actress in Vogue magazine's February issue.
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A protest Pakistan wants to hide from the world

Thursday, February 7th 2019, 0:52

A human rights movement is highlighting abuses by the military and the media isn't covering the story.
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Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal upheld by Pakistan court

Tuesday, January 29th 2019, 11:26

The Pakistani Christian spent eight years on death row before her conviction was overturned.
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#JusticeforKhadija: The long road to justice for a student stabbed 23 times

Sunday, January 27th 2019, 0:07

Khadija Siddiqui's attacker was sensationally acquitted in Pakistan last year, but she didn't give up.
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Sahiwal shooting: How a Pakistani boy exposed police for killing his family

Wednesday, January 23rd 2019, 0:24

Police said they shot dead four violent IS-linked terrorists, but then a young boy tore holes in their story.
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Vogue sorry for misidentifying journalist Noor Tagouri

Saturday, January 19th 2019, 0:00

The magazine apologises for mistakenly identifying reporter Noor Tagouri as a Pakistani actress.
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Taliban talks: Pakistan arrest 'sends militants message'

Tuesday, January 15th 2019, 0:14

Sources in the group tell the BBC the arrest of a senior member is meant to push them to peace talks.
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South Africa v Pakistan: Proteas win second Test to clinch series win

Sunday, January 6th 2019, 13:39
related countries: South Africa
related places: Cape Town

South Africa stroll to a nine-wicket win over Pakistan in Cape Town to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series.
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Obituary: Major Geoffrey Langlands, Pakistan's English teacher

Sunday, January 6th 2019, 1:06

Yorkshire-born Major Geoffrey Langlands arrived in Pakistan in its first days, and never left.
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The Muslim family that looks after a church

Wednesday, December 26th 2018, 0:03

St Matthew's Church is in a rural area of Pakistan where there are hardly any Christians so it's looked after by a local Muslim family.
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Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan ex-PM, sent back to jail for corruption

Monday, December 24th 2018, 14:51

The Pakistani ex-PM is given seven years after a fresh conviction for corruption.
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