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Pakistan Demands Iran Hunt Down Terrorists Who Killed Four Soldiers

Pakistan requested Iran on Wednesday to hunt down terrorists who attacked and killed four soldiers near the southwestern borders of the country. Four Pakistani soldiers were killed while on patrol in Balochistan, according to officials. “Terrorists used Iranian soil to target a convoy of security forces patrolling along the border,”…

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Edinburgh mum-of-two undertakes life saving work in Pakistan after devastating flood

Sandra Baldwin has been involved in helping administer foreign aid in some of the most pressing global disaster scenarios of the last decade and she is now set to use her expertise in Pakistan.

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Pakistan Says Afghan Forces Kill 6 Civilians in Cross-Border Fire

Heavy gunfire and artillery shelling by Afghan border forces killed six civilians across the border in Pakistan on Sunday and wounded another 17, the Pakistan army said. Pakistani troops retaliated at the Chaman border crossing in southwestern Balochistan province, the army said in a statement, without giving details of any…

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Eight million may still be exposed to Pakistan floodwaters: UN

Pakistan saw record floods this summer after heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers submerged one-third of country.

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‘Fake encounters’ with Pakistani forces lead to torture and death

Outcry is growing in Balochistan over the number of people abducted by security officials who often disappear forever

The Guardian - UK

Alarmed by suicide attack, China and Pakistan work together on probe

It was the kind of attack Pakistani authorities had dreaded.

Reuters

Gunmen kill policeman escorting polio vaccine worker in Pakistan

The attack in Balochistan province took place a day after the start of a new immunisation drive.

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Pakistan: Former Chief Justice Shot Dead Outside Mosque In Balochistan

A former high court chief justice of Pakistan's Balochistan province was shot dead outside a mosque on Friday, police officials said.Read more on Dynamite News:

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‘We have no dry land left’: impact of Pakistan floods to be felt for years

Floods destroyed at least 4m acres of farmland, and with large areas still under water, new crops cannot be sown

The Guardian - UK

Six killed as Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Balochistan

Military says the chopper crashes during a late night mission in the country’s southwest, killing all six on board.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan reels from floods: ‘We thought we’d die of hunger. Now we fear death from water’

After record temperatures and drought, swaths of the country lie submerged, symptoms of a climate crisis its people play little part in

The Guardian - UK

‘The hospital has nothing’: Pakistan’s floods put pregnant women in danger

A third of the country is under water and a UN fund says almost 650,000 women in affected areas need maternity services

The Guardian - UK

How Pakistanis banded together to help flood victims

As record floods submerge the country, Pakistanis come together and launch charity campaigns to help the victims.

Al Jazeera

Bugti: Coke Studio Pakistan singer left homeless after floods

People come forward to help Wahab Bugti, who became a household name after appearing on a popular music show.

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Pakistan can consider importing vegetables, other edible items from India: Finance Minister Ismail

Pakistan is witnessing a massive surge in the prices of various vegetables and fruits due to devastating floods

Reuters

Pakistan floods cost at least $10 billion, planning minister says

(This Aug. 29 story corrects name of Pakistan president in paragraph 21)

The Guardian - UK

‘People are getting sick’: destitution in flood-hit Pakistan

With their homes destroyed by worst flooding in living memory, people in Jaffarabad appeal for help

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan declares floods a ‘climate catastrophe’ as death toll tops 1,000

Flash flooding from ‘monster monsoon’ washes away villages and crops and leaves thousands homeless

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Pakistan declares national emergency as flood toll nears 1,000

At least 937 people have died and 33 million ‘badly affected’ as Pakistan struggles to cope with devastating floods.

Reuters

Pakistan's Balochistan province communication links snapped by floods

Already battered by flash floods, Pakistan’s Balochistan province lost communication with rest of the country after overnight rains as the South Asian nation struggles to cope with the humanitarian disaster, officials said on Friday.

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‘Left with nothing’: Record floods devastate Pakistan province

Tens of thousands are currently at the mercy of an exceptional monsoon season, which has wreaked havoc across Pakistan.

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan floods kill 580 and bring misery to millions

Government accused of inaction as downpours leave schools destroyed, homes ruined, crops failing and cholera on the rise

Bangkok Post

Flash floods kill over 500 people in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the worst hit, a government agency said.

Reuters

Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades

Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said.

Reuters

Pakistan insurgents claim downing army helicopter, killing six

Separatist insurgents in Pakistan's resource-rich Balochistan province said they shot down a military helicopter that went down during a flood relief operation on Monday, killing all six on board including a top army commander.

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