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The Guardian - World
Pakistan’s government seeks to ban party of former PM Imran Khan
Move comes after supreme court ruling makes PTI largest party in parliament. Pakistan’s government is seeking to ban the party of the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan.. The move comes days after a supreme court ruling made the Pakistan ...Jul. 15, 2024 - Pakistan -
The Guardian - World
Record number of journalists killed in Pakistan already this year
Seventh and most recent victim was ambushed while driving, as most cases thought likely to be work-related. Seven reporters have been killed in Pakistan in the first six months of 2024, a record annual number with half a year still to go.. The ...Jul. 10, 2024 - Pakistan -
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ABC News - World
Pakistan police raid former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party office and arrest its spokesman
Pakistan's Interior Ministry says police have raided the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party office in Islamabad and arrested its spokesman for carrying out anti-state propagandaJul. 22, 2024 - Pakistan -
The Guardian - World
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi’s unlawful marriage convictions overturned by Pakistan court
Supporters of former Pakistan PM, who is serving seven years in prison, hope acquittal paves way for release. A court in Pakistan has acquitted the former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife on charges of unlawful marriage, just a day after his ...Jul. 13, 2024 - Pakistan -
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ABC News - World
A Japanese climber's body is found in Pakistan who died a week ago after scaling a mountain
Officials in Pakistan say volunteers have found the body of a Japanese climber who died while trying to descend from one of the highest mountains in the countryJul. 9, 2024 - Pakistan -
Financial Times - World
Pakistan’s latest record-breaking, reality-denying IMF program
Debt Will Tear Us Apart (Again)Jul. 22, 2024 - Pakistan -
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ABC News - World
Roadside bomb kills former Pakistani senator, 2 others in northwest Pakistan: Police
Police say a former senator in Pakistan has been killed when a vehicle carrying him and supporters struck a roadside bomb in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan borderJul. 3, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden
Pakistan counterterrorism police say they have arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United StatesJul. 19, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to protest a suicide attack that killed 8 soldiers in the northwest
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat to strongly protest a deadly militant attack that left eight soldiers dead in the northwest bordering Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry said WednesdayJul. 17, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Pakistan's government accuses ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan of treason, deepening political turmoil
Pakistan’s government says it plans to file treason charges against imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan for wrongfully dissolving parliament in 2022 and to ban his political party for allegedly receiving foreign fundingJul. 15, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
8 civilians wounded in coordinated suicide attacks near military facility in Pakistan
Police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan, wounding eight civiliansJul. 15, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF
Pakistan has reached an agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary FundJul. 12, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Pakistan's Supreme Court awards more seats to imprisoned ex-premier Imran Khan's party
Pakistan’s top court has found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20 seats in parliament, in a significant blow to the country’s fragile governing coalitionJul. 12, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Pakistan will consider expelling hundreds of thousands more Afghans in a continued clampdown
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says authorities will consider a plan to expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans who have been living in Pakistan for years, the latest in a monthslong government clampdown on undocumented migrantsJul. 11, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Pakistan says 1.45 million Afghans can stay for another year following UN refugee chief's visit
Pakistan says it is extending the stay of 1.45 million Afghan refugees who legally reside in the country, a day after a visit by the U.N. refugee agencyJul. 10, 2024 - Pakistan -
Financial Times - World
Pakistan finance minister warns taxes must rise to break the bailout cycle
Former JPMorgan banker says Islamabad must ‘get real’ as it seeks 24th IMF packageJul. 7, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
A roadside bomb in Pakistan kills 2 people and wounds 8
Officials say a roadside bomb planted on a bridge has struck a rickshaw in northwest Pakistan, killing at least three peopleJul. 5, 2024 - Pakistan -
ABC News - World
Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy
Dozens of members from Pakistan’s civil society have rallied in the southern port city of Karachi against the death sentence handed down to a Christian man on blasphemy charges, nearly a year after one of the worst mob attacks in the country on ...Jul. 2, 2024 - Pakistan -
Financial Times - Business
Pakistan reaches $7bn loan deal with IMF
PM Shehbaz Sharif has pushed tax reforms to secure debt-stricken country’s 24th funding programmeJul. 13, 2024 - Pakistan -
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The New York Times - World
Pakistan Court Grants Imran Khan’s Party More Seats in Parliament
A ruling by Pakistan’s top court strips the governing coalition of its two-thirds majority, and thrusts the party of Imran Khan back onto the political main stage.Jul. 13, 2024 - Pakistan -
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The New York Times - World
When Pakistan Tightened a Border, Thousands of Lives Were Upended
Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross.Jul. 23, 2024 - Pakistan -
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The New York Times - World
Pakistan Says It Will Ban Party of Jailed Former Leader Imran Khan
The move was widely seen as the latest effort by a weak governing coalition to squash Mr. Khan’s political popularity.Jul. 15, 2024 - Pakistan -
The New York Times - World
Acquittal for Pakistan’s Khan and Wife in Illegal Marriage Case
But Imran Khan, the popular former prime minister, remains incarcerated for now, and the authorities have indicated that new charges are likely.Jul. 13, 2024 - Pakistan -
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The New York Times - World
As Violence Surges, Can Pakistan Protect Its Chinese Projects?
China has invested billions in megaprojects across Pakistan. But a resurgence in militant violence is threatening to derail badly needed investment.Jul. 10, 2024 - Pakistan -
The New York Times - World
Pakistan Withers Under Deadly Heat and Fears the Coming Rains
Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity.Jul. 8, 2024 - Pakistan -