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Greater Manchester Police 'seeking to bring suspects in from Pakistan' over child sexual exploitation

The force's Chief Constable said historic crime doesn't 'stay in the past because it happened a long time ago'

Manchester Evening News

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.

AFP

Soaring inflation dampens Eid holiday spirit in crisis-hit Pakistan

Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - The holiday that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan used to be a guaranteed earner for Pakistan's small shops and businesses -- a big-spending week that could match the take from the rest of the year.

AFP

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With suicide no longer a crime, the real work begins

In December 2022, Pakistan repealed the penal code criminalising attempted suicide. Now the focus can shift to better understanding the scope of the crisis.

360info

Chinese worker denies blasphemy in Pakistan but still remanded in custody

A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by workers on a hydropower project.

The New Daily

Pakistan court jails Chinese national charged with blasphemy

A Pakistani court has ruled that a Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges be held in jail for two weeks, pending trial

The Independent UK

Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out

Any regular viewer of BBC’s Question Time could be forgiven for thinking that old-fashioned climate science denialism is alive and kicking. In a recent edition, panellist Julia Hartley-Brewer called the IPCC’s climate models “complete nonsense”, and dismissed the 2022 record UK heatwave and the floods in Pakistan by saying: “It’s…

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Two dead after landslide at Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing

Landi Kotal (Pakistan) (AFP) - At least two people were killed and eight injured in a massive pre-dawn landslide that buried dozens of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan to Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.

AFP

Chinese man denies blasphemy in Pakistan, sent to jail - police

A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Tuesday after a court remanded him in judicial custody.

Reuters

Huge landslide in northwest Pakistan kills three, buries vehicles

At least three dead and several others wounded as landslide hits an area near Torkham border crossing.

Al Jazeera

Massive landslide buries trucks in northwestern Pakistan

Officials say a massive landslide triggered by lightning amid rain has struck a key highway near the Torkham border town in northwestern Pakistan, burying several trucks and injuring some people

The Independent UK

Landslide in Pakistan's Khyber Pass buries trucks, kills at least two people

A landslide during a thunder and lightning storm on the main road through northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pass buried more than 20 trucks on Tuesday, killing at least two people, with dozens more feared trapped, officials said.

Reuters

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

Ali Sethi's infectious hit 'Pasoori' reverberates from Pakistan to Coachella

Indio (United States) (AFP) - A tale of forbidden love with an infectious hook, Ali Sethi's song "Pasoori" has become an international phenomenon, fusing poetic tradition with global beats to fuel the rise of the Pakistani singer's star.

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New Zealand survive Iftikhar onslaught to win third Pakistan T20

Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - All-rounder James Neesham held his nerve in the final over to give New Zealand a dramatic four-run win over Pakistan in the third T20 international in Lahore on Monday despite Iftikhar Ahmed's brilliant innings.

The Independent UK

Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban

Reuters

Chinese man charged with blasphemy in Pakistan after angry crowds gather - police

A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry workers surrounded his office accusing him of insulting the Prophet Mohammad, then stormed a police station to try to find him, officials said.

The Independent UK

Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan

Pakistani police say a Chinese national has been arrested on blasphemy charges after he allegedly insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad

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Pakistan reacts to ex-Kashmir governor’s revelations on Pulwama

In interview with Indian website, ex-official claims he was told by Modi to ‘keep quiet’ over alleged security lapses.

Dynamite News

Punjab: BSF hands over Pakistani national to Pak Rangers who crossed border inadvertently

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturdy handed-over a Pakistani national to Pakistan Rangers who crossed the international border and entered into Indian territory inadvertently in Punjab's Ferozepur district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

BSF shoots down Pakistan drone in Amritsar; seizes narcotics consignment

The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot down a Pakistani drone and seized a narcotics consignment in Amritsar's Dhanoe Kalan. Read further on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

Daughter of PC killed nearly 18 years ago learns on Facebook suspect was arrested

Sharon Beshenivsky's daughter Lydia, 21, says it's 'disgusting' that officials did not tell her the man suspected of killing her mum had been extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder

AFP

Azam and Rauf star in Pakistan's T20 win over New Zealand

Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - Skipper Babar Azam smashed a magnificent century while pace bowler Haris Rauf took four wickets as Pakistan beat New Zealand by 38 runs in the second T20 international in Lahore on Saturday.

AFP

Pakistan thump New Zealand in Babar Azam's 100th T20 international

Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistan celebrated skipper Babar Azam's 100th international match in the shortest format with a clinical 88-run win in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Lahore on Friday.

Reuters

Pakistan's top court directs central bank to issue funds for snap polls

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday directed the central bank to issue funds for provincial snap polls, a court order said, a day after parliament ruled against provision of the money, deepening a discord between the judiciary and the government amid months of economic and political turmoil.

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