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Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees leaves ‘four dead’ and thousands in cells

Asylum seekers in Karachi tell of terror of being sent back to the Taliban and despair at being shackled and held in Pakistani jails

The Guardian - UK

Brothers freed from Guantanamo Bay after 20 years despite never being charged

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were seized in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2002 and handed over to US authorities. They claim they were tortured by CIA operatives before winding up in the notorious internment camp

Daily Mirror

Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, arrested from Karachi in 2002, are the latest inmates to be released from US custody.

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Pakistan's resurgent militancy is a 'Frankenstein monster' of its own creation, experts say

Experts fear the return of a vicious and bloody cycle of militancy as two terrorist assaults within weeks claim more than 100 lives in a country grappling with economic meltdown.

ABC News

Long-term broadcast deal will be in jeopardy if India-Pakistan clash doesn't happen in Asia Cup: Source

KARACHI: A long-term lucrative media rights deal between the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the broadcaster could be in jeopardy if a solution is not found quickly to break the deadlock between India and Pakistan on the issue of hosting of the Asia Cup.

The Times of India

Pakistan Taliban Warn of More Attacks against Police after Compound Raid

Pakistan's Taliban warned Saturday of more attacks against law enforcement officers, a day after four people were killed when a suicide squad stormed a police compound in Karachi. The police are often used on the frontline of Pakistan's battle with the Taliban and frequently a target of militants who accuse…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At least four killed as Pakistani Taliban militants storm police HQ in Karachi

Officials say three attackers also dead as police and paramilitary forces clear building in gun battle

The Guardian - UK

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Pakistan militants launch deadly suicide attack on police headquarters in Karachi

Attack comes as Karachi hosts overseas cricket teams competing in the Pakistan Super League

The Independent UK

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Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing at least two people amid gunfire and explosions, officials said.

Reuters

Three Islamists, two others killed in storming of Karachi police station

Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing two people in a hail of gunfire and a series of loud explosions before they themselves were killed, officials said.

Reuters

Taliban attacks police compound in Pakistan’s Karachi

Three members of security forces and one civilian killed in Pakistani Taliban attack in the southern Pakistani city.

Al Jazeera

Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings: Peshawar edge out the Kings in a two-run PSL thriller

KARACHI: The Pakistan Super Legue (PSL) witnesed another thrilling finish on Tuesday as Peshawar Zalmi edged out Karachi Kings in a last-over finish to win by two runs.

The Times of India

Zia Mohyeddin, legendary Pakistani artist and orator, dies at 91

The celebrated performer died in a hospital in Karachi where he was on life support.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's former President Musharraf buried in Karachi

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was buried in his hometown of Karachi on Tuesday.

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Pervez Musharraf, ex-military ruler of Pakistan, laid to rest

Pervez Musharraf, who backed the US invasion of Afghanistan, wasburied at a cemetery in Karachi with ‘military honours’.

The Independent UK

Hundreds attend funeral of Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf

Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has been buried in his family’s hometown, the southern port city of Karachi, a day after a special plane transported his body from the United Arab Emirates where he died over the weekend

The Independent UK

Officials: Plane carrying Musharraf's body lands in Pakistan

Officials say a plane transporting the body of Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Karachi amid tight security

The Guardian - UK

Can Karachi’s women-only pink buses drive change in Pakistan?

Harassment by men on public transport is one reason why female participation in the workforce stands at only 20%

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The Times of India

Sindh Board of Films Censor stops illegal screenings of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' in Pakistan

While Shah Rukh Khan's latest release, 'Pathaan' has been making waves worldwide, illegal screenings in Pakistan were recently stopped by the Sindh Board of films. The screenings were being held at the Defense Housing Authority in Karachi.

The Times of India

How India-Pakistan cricket thrived in Pervez Musharraf's rule

KARACHI: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, loved his cricket.

The Times of India

Najam Sethi toes Ramiz Raja's line on Asia Cup, threatens to pull out of World Cup in India: PCB source

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Najam Sethi has reportedly told BCCI secretary Jay Shah that his country wants to host the Asia Cup and if the tournament is moved out, Pakistan will not send its team for the men's ODI World Cup in India.

The Times of India

Shaheen Afridi gets married to Shahid Afridi's daughter Ansha

NEW DELHI: Pakistan pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi on Friday tied the knot with former skipper Shahid Afridi’s daughter Ansha at a mosque in Karachi. The pair got engaged two years ago.

The Independent UK

Teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed handed England white-ball call-up

Ahmed became England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer when he lined up against Pakistan in Karachi

The Times of India

Never considered coaching Pakistan team because of hate and abuse: Wasim Akram

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has said he has never considered coaching the national team because of the criticism, abuse and hate that are directed at coaches and captains in the country.

Al Jazeera

Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan’s Karachi

At least 18 people, most of them children, die within 16 days as residents report foul smell from two factories.

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