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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

91 Saudis, Dozens of Foreign Nationals Evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah

Ninety-one Saudi nationals and some 66 foreign nationals from 12 countries arrived in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah after being evacuated from Sudan. The evacuation was carried out by the Saudi Royal Navy with the support of various armed forces. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrival of the Saudis…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elephant dies at Pakistani zoo days after procedure

Pakistani officials say an ailing elephant who underwent a critical medical procedure by a team of international experts earlier this month has died

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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

PCB has proposed to host Asia Cup matches involving India at neutral venue: Najam Sethi

NEW DELHI: In a sudden turn of events, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent a proposal to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that India can play their Asia Cup matches at a neutral venue while Pakistan and other competing teams play in the host country, according to PCB chief…

The Times of India

'This is as crazy as a clown in a village circus': Ramiz Raja after Mickey Arthur's appointment

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) former chairman Ramiz Raja has described the appointment of Mickey Arthur to the post of national team director as "a clown in a village circus".

The Times of India

Pakistan capable of becoming No.1 team across formats, win World Cups: Mickey Arthur

NEW DELHI: Pakistan's newly appointed team director Mickey Arthur feels that the country has the capability of becoming the number one team across formats and has players who can win them World Cups.

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Eid al-Fitr 2023 moon sightings and confirmed dates for Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, India and UK

Countries across the world have declared dates for Eid but many of them fall on different days

Wales Online

Pakistan’s Punjab elections to go ahead as court confirms ruling

Supreme court stands by decision to order elections next month in move that seemingly pits judiciary against government

The Guardian - UK

Daily Dose Ep 1332: Gandhi’s plea dismissed, Pak foreign minister to visit India

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Gujarat, the Supreme Court, Pakistan and Yemen.

Newslaundry

Pakistan places first order for discounted Russian oil, joining major buyers India and China

Pakistan has become the latest Asian country to import Russia’s discounted crude oil, joining India and China which are importing heavily from Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s descent into crisis

Pakistan appears to be on the brink of a full-blown crisis with the country struggling to get on top of mounting security threats, political uncertainty and economic instability.

The Week

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

Shadow minister 'mortified' after confusing SNP's Humza Yousaf with 'Mohammad Yousuf'

Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Kyle has apologised after this morning calling the SNP leader Mohammad Yousuf, who is a Muslim batsman and former captain of Pakistan's cricket team

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Chinese man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan taken into custody

The Chinese national working at a hydropower project denies the allegation levelled by his co-workers.

Al Jazeera

Another Pakistani film tackling patriarchy to premiere in France

Zarrar Kahn’s debut In Flames set to premiere next month at Directors’ Fortnight, an event that runs parallel to Cannes.

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.

Manchester Evening News

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'

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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.

The New Daily

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 Times of India

How Imran Khan’s poll demand sparked a new Pakistan crisis

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan premier Imran Khan’s bid for snap elections has evolved into a constitutional crisis, with the government pushing back against a Supreme Court order to carry out two provincial polls, raising concerns over the future of the democratic process.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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…

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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