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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 Independent 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%

The Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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Pakistan inflation hits 48-year high as IMF visits

Karachi (AFP) - Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, according to government data released Wednesday, as IMF officials visit for urgent talks on a stalled bailout package.

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Pakistan inflation rises to 48-year high as IMF visits

Karachi (AFP) - Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on Wednesday by the country's statistics bureau.

AFP

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.

Al Jazeera

IMF announces visit to crisis-hit Pakistan

Karachi (AFP) - The IMF will send a team to Pakistan next week to discuss reviving a desperately needed bailout programme, with a foreign exchange crisis bringing imports almost to a standstill.

AFP

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Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts

Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in need of an upgrade can lead to frequent blackouts and electricity rationing.

Reuters

Power restoration underway in Pakistan nationwide outage, govt says

Islamabad (AFP) - A massive power cut across Pakistan Monday affected most of the country's 220 million residents, including in big cities like Karachi and Lahore, but with communities in the dark authorities signalled a restoration of electricity had begun.

AFP

Pakistani court acquits police in Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case

Family says it will appeal verdict in 2018 killing of aspiring model in Karachi that sparked protests.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night

Islamabad (AFP) - A massive power cut across Pakistan continued after night fell on Monday, affecting most of the country's 220 million residents, including in the metropolises of Karachi and Lahore.

AFP

Factbox-Why were millions of Pakistanis without electricity?

Millions of Pakistanis were left without electricity for the second time in three months after a grid failure on Monday, affecting nearly all parts of the country - from the capital Islamabad in the north to Karachi in the south.

Reuters

Pakistan acquits all policemen in killing of aspiring model

A Pakistani lawyer says a court in the southern port city of Karachi has acquitted a retired senior police officer and 17 others, mostly policemen still serving on the force, in the 2018 killing of a 27-year-old aspiring model

The Independent UK

Pakistan suffers power outage across all major cities

Blackouts are being reported in large swathes of the country including Karachi and Lahore

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Pakistan's economy grinding to a halt as dollars dry up

Karachi (AFP) - Thousands of containers packed with essential food items, raw materials and medical equipment have been held up at Pakistan's Karachi port as the country grapples with a desperate foreign exchange crisis.

AFP

Phillips fires New Zealand to ODI series win over Pakistan

Karachi (AFP) - Glenn Phillips smashed an unbeaten half-century as New Zealand secured a series victory over Pakistan with a two-wicket win in the third and final one-day international in Karachi on Friday.

AFP

Zaman's 101 propels Pakistan to 280-9 in third ODI against New Zealand

Karachi (AFP) - Opener Fakhar Zaman cracked a brilliant hundred to lift Pakistan to 280-9 in the third and series-deciding day-night international against New Zealand in Karachi on Friday.

AFP

Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 261 after Conway hundred in second ODI

Karachi (AFP) - Spinner Mohammad Nawaz took four wickets to help Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 261 all out Wednesday after opener Devon Conway hit a century in the second day-night international in Karachi.

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The Guardian - UK

Pakistan sends back hundreds of Afghan refugees to face Taliban repression

About 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers have arrived in Pakistan since August 2021, but a migrant crackdown has left many of them in fear of being jailed or deported

AFP

Naseem takes five as Pakistan thump New Zealand in first ODI

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan strolled to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first one-day international on Monday after fast bowler Naseem Shah took five wickets in Karachi.

AFP

Pakistan imports threatened as forex reserves hit eight-year low

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan's central bank forex reserves have plunged to an eight-year low of $5.6 billion, posing a serious challenge for the country in financing imports.

AFP

New Zealand eye victory as Pakistan slide to 125-5 in 2nd Test

Karachi (AFP) - Spinners Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi grabbed two wickets apiece Friday as New Zealand closed in on victory in the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi.

AFP

Disaster for Pakistan chasing New Zealand's 319-run target

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan started disastrously by losing two wickets without scoring Thursday after New Zealand set them a bold target of 319 to win the second Test in Karachi.

AFP

Disaster for Pakistan as they chase New Zealand's 319-run target

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan started disastrously by losing two wickets without scoring Thursday after New Zealand set them a bold target of 319 to win the second Test in Karachi.

AFP

Pakistan hold New Zealand to 151-4 with key wickets in second Test

Karachi (AFP) - Pakistan grabbed three key wickets to restrict New Zealand to 151-4 at tea Thursday, as both teams wrestle for a series-clinching win in the second Test in Karachi.

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