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Pakistan

Pakistan is a Muslim-majority country that borders Afghanistan, China, India and Iran. Since it gained independence from British rule in 1947, the country has seen several military coups overthrow democratic governments.

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January 17, 2025

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January 15, 2025

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January 12, 2025

Malala decries Afghan Taliban 'gender apartheid'

January 12, 2025

China, Pakistan agree to 'upgrade' CPEC cooperation

January 11, 2025

Nobel laureate Malala in Pakistan for girls' education talk

January 10, 2025

Pakistani airline resumes Europe flights after EU ban lifted

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Imran Khan holds up one finger, next to his wife dressed in a black burqua

Pakistan: No way out of jail for ex-PM Imran Khan

Pakistan: No way out of jail for ex-PM Imran Khan

Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan were hoping for some reprieve from their leader's legal woes.
PoliticsJanuary 17, 2025
Poverty-stricken Pakistani parents send children to work. A boy is seen here working with metal tools.

Pakistan struggles with education emergency

Pakistan struggles with education emergency

Pakistan has one of the world's highest rates of children out of school — over a third don't attend classes.
EqualityJanuary 12, 202502:00 min
Kombibild Vikram Misri und Amir Khan Muttaqi

Why India is boosting diplomatic relations with the Taliban

Why India is boosting diplomatic relations with the Taliban

With its first high-level, bilateral engagement with the Taliban, New Delhi appears ready to increase ties with Kabul.
PoliticsJanuary 10, 2025
Afghan refugee women in a camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Pakistan's refugee camps: Why toilets need to be a priority

Pakistan's refugee camps: Why toilets need to be a priority

Makeshift toilets don't provide women and girls in camps for Afghan refugees with enough privacy, dignity or safety.
SocietyDecember 31, 202405:13 min
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L) speaks with Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus

How Bangladesh-Pakistan reconciliation impacts India

How Bangladesh-Pakistan reconciliation impacts India

The strengthening ties between Dhaka and Islamabad have major implications for New Delhi's strategic interests.
PoliticsDecember 31, 2024
Woman puts on a helmet on a street in Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan: Inflation drives demand for electric vehicles

Pakistan: Inflation drives demand for electric vehicles

Motorists on Pakistan's roads are swapping gas for electric to try to escape rising gas prices.
ClimateDecember 30, 202404:19 min
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A man lifts a solar panel as a pedestrian walks by

Pakistan's surprise solar surge shocks experts and grid

Pakistan's solar energy surge has given residents the power to survive blackouts, but it threatens to disrupt the grid.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 27, 2024
In India, a child holds a sign saying "smoking and diabetes do not mix, you'll surely land up in a fix"

Type 2 diabetes: Why people from South Asia are more at risk

People of South Asian heritage are four times as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than Europeans, due to genetics.
ScienceNovember 26, 2024
Unregulated sex serums being sold at so-called sex clinics in Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan: Sex clinics exploit men's fear of impotence

Self-proclaimed doctors promising improved sex drive and a better love life are everywhere in Karachi.
HealthNovember 25, 202404:05 min
A sign of an Islamic bank

What is behind Pakistan's 'Islamic banking'?

For the past four decades, Islamic banking has grown in prominence in Muslim countries. Is it just a marketing gimmick?
BusinessOctober 26, 202402:29 min
A man steps out after praying in a local mosque in Bradford

British Pakistanis increasingly reject cousin marriage

Pakistan has a high rate of cousin marriage. But the practice is falling out of favor among UK's Pakistani community.
SocietyOctober 17, 2024
China's Premier Li Qiang (3L) speaking with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (2R) upon his arrival at the Chaklala military air base in Islamabad on October 14, 2024

Hosting SCO summit 'big deal' for Pakistan

Pakistan is hosting this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, hoping to raise its global standing.
PoliticsOctober 14, 2024
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