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Calls grow for Pakistan’s zoos to close after death of 17-year-old elephant

Case of Noor Jehan in Karachi draws criticism of conditions and renewed accusations of neglect at country’s facilities

The Guardian - UK

Freedom to paint: Pakistani Gitmo prisoner finds release in art

Karachi (AFP) - When Ahmed Rabbani ran out of paint to satisfy his artistic yearnings during 20 years of incarceration at Guantanamo Bay, he turned to whatever came to hand -- dirt, coffee grinds and even spices such as turmeric from the prison canteen.

AFP

The fate of a teenage zoo elephant in Pakistan was tragic — and a symbol of much more

As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.

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Azam takes Pakistan to top ODI ranking in win over New Zealand

Karachi (AFP) - Babar Azam scored a superb century Friday to help lift Pakistan to the top of the one-day international rankings after a thumping 102-run victory in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.

AFP

Record-breaking Azam lifts Pakistan to 334-6 in fourth ODI

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs to lift his team to 334-6 in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.

AFP

Pakistan's Babar Azam becomes fastest to 5,000 ODI runs

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs during the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.

AFP

Pakistan register first ODI series win over New Zealand in 12 years

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan registered their first one-day international series win over New Zealand in 12 years with a hard-fought 26-run victory in the third match in Karachi on Wednesday.

AFP

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Brit who survived airline hijack confronts man who held him at gunpoint after 36 years

British national Mike Thexton, now 63, was just 27 when his flight returning from Karachi in Pakistan was boarded by a terror cell who wanted to strike Israeli military targets from the skies

Daily Mirror

Elephant in Pakistan zoo dies, reviving concern over animal treatment

Noor Jehan, an elephant in Pakistan's Karachi Zoo whose illness revived criticisms of the nation's zoos, died on Saturday despite frantic efforts to treat her, officials said.

Reuters

Brit on 1986 Pan Am plane attack faces terrorist to find out why he spared his life

Mike Thexton was 27 when, after a summer hiking in the Himalayas, the plane he boarded from Karachi, Pakistan was hijacked by a Palestinian terror cell

Daily Mirror

Ailing Pakistan elephant dies, leaving 'mourning' partner in limbo

Karachi (AFP) - An ailing elephant at a Pakistan zoo died on Saturday, vets said, calling on the ill-equipped menagerie to evacuate her "mourning" partner to avert a second tragedy.

AFP

Exclusive-Pakistan makes its first purchase of discounted Russian oil

Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a deal struck between Islamabad and Moscow, the country's petroleum minister said, with one cargo to dock at the port of Karachi in May.

Reuters

Inflation crimps Eid festivities for Karachi orphans

Women pedal sewing machines, deftly lining up seams and pleats as they assemble brightly coloured dresses for young girls at an orphanage in Pakistan, in preparation for Eid al-Fitr, which ends the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Reuters

Ailing Pakistan elephant may be euthanised after collapsing

Karachi (AFP) - Animal experts will decide in coming days whether an ailing elephant at a zoo in Pakistan needs to be euthanised after it collapsed in its pen last week and has since failed to stand up, officials said.

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Pakistan street cricket comes to life after dark during Ramadan

Karachi (AFP) - After midnight during Ramadan, makeshift floodlights transform a central Karachi basketball court into an urban cricket arena, where dozens of young Pakistani men chase taped-up tennis balls zipping through the night air.

AFP

UAE and China promise Pakistan $1.3 bln to get IMF deal on track

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan announced financial support Friday from the United Arab Emirates and China totalling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a shot in the arm as it seeks to meet conditions for the resumption of an International Monetary Fund bailout.

The Independent UK

4 firefighters die in garment factory blaze in Pakistan

Officials say four firefighters have died and nearly a dozen others were injured after a massive fire broke out in a garment factory in the southern Pakistan port city of Karachi

AFP

Ailing Pakistan elephant survives jumbo diagnosis

Karachi (AFP) - International vets "nearly lost" a 17-year-old elephant in Pakistan on Wednesday after knocking her out to perform diagnostic tests, but they now hope to treat multiple issues that have left her crippled for months.

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Reuters

Deadly chaos as Pakistanis scramble for scarce donations

Seven-year-old Saad Umer joined a crowd in a poor neighbourhood in the Pakistani city of Karachi rushing to get a handout of flour and a little cash from a charity trying to help the most vulnerable cope with runaway prices.

The Independent UK

Pakistani police arrest 8 after deadly Ramadan food stampede

Pakistani police say they have arrested eight people following a deadly Ramadan stampede in the southern city of Karachi

AFP

At least 11 killed in Pakistan Ramadan donation stampede

Karachi (AFP) - At least 11 people were killed in a crowd crush in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi Friday as a Ramadan alms donation sparked a stampede in the inflation-hit nation, police said.

The Independent UK

Stampede at food distribution center kills 11 in Pakistan

Pakistani police say 11 women and children have been killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center in the southern port city of Karachi

Al Jazeera

Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan

Women and children die when people panic and push each other to collect food in Karachi, officials say.

Reuters

At least two killed in stampede for food aid in southern Pakistan

At least two people were killed in a stampede at a distribution site for food aid in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, a health official said, one of several such incidents in recent weeks as the country's economic crisis bites.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’d have died of hunger’: the charity kitchens feeding millions in Pakistan

Lost jobs and soaring prices have pushed 5m Pakistanis to the edge. As demand soars at Ramadan, charities cannot cope

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