For centuries, Pakistan's Wakhi shepherdesses have trekked to remote mountain pastures to graze their flocks. The income they generated has been pivotal in transforming their community, helping to pay for healthcare, education and the first road out of their valley. As their way of life dies out, BBC 100 Women joined them on one of […]
Pakistan shopping mall fire kills at least 10 – Reuters
[1/3]Relatives comfort each other as they mourn the death of a family member, who was killed, after a fire broke out at a multi-story shopping mall, at hospital morgue in Karachi, Pakistan November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro Acquire Licensing RightsISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (Reuters) – A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southern Pakistani […]
Shopping Mall Fire Kills 10 in Pakistan – The New York Times
AdvertisementSupported byFire safety is a persistent problem in Karachi, where construction has outpaced firefighting infrastructure and building code enforcement is lax.By Zia ur-RehmanReporting from Karachi, PakistanA devastating fire engulfed a multistory shopping center in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more, officials said. The disaster […]
Hasan Ali wrestles Pakistan Cricket team's masseur ahead of Australia series | Watch | Mint – Mint
In a video that has gone viral Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali is seen involved in a fun wrestling match with team masseur Malang Ali. The video was uploaded by Sports Paktv on their YouTube channel. Pakistan Test squad will tour Australia for three Test matches scheduled from December 14 to January 7, 2024. Following the […]
From Khalistan to tourism dollars: Pakistan’s love-hate ties with its Sikhs – Al Jazeera English
How the separatist Khalistan movement paved the way for the preservation of Sikh gurdwaras in Pakistan.In the complex of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, one of the most sacred Sikh places of worship in the world, an unexploded bomb is displayed in a glass case. Beside it, a sign states that the Indian air force […]
Indian Army says retired Pakistan soldiers among terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir | Mint – Mint
In a recent terror attack in the Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said that retired Pakistani soldiers were among the group of militants. “Some of the terrorists have been found to be retired soldiers…Pakistan wants to bring foreign terrorists here as there are no local recruits here. We are trying to […]
Revered Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan, another destroyed for building coffee house: Report – WION
Several Hindu temples have reportedly been destroyed in Pakistan (Representative image) Photograph:(Agencies) The authorities in the Tharparkar district of Sindh province cited a court order to carry out the destruction of the Hinglaj Mata Mandir (temple). The authorities in the Tharparkar district of Sindh province cited a court order to carry out the destruction of […]
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Sachs on Pakistan’s economy – DAWN.com
‘Koi khwaab na ho to bataen kya?’ (When no dreams stay what can one say?) — Athar Nafees (sung by Farida Khanum)ON Nov 21, Dr Jeffrey Sachs, the renowned development economist of Columbia University, addressed the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad. He began by referring to the general “failure of political systems to address […]
From the Vault: MERVellous Hughes destroys Pakistan – cricket.com.au
Merv Hughes ripped through the Pakistan top order in the 1990 Adelaide Test claiming 4-11 in his opening spell, and returned later on to complete a five-wicket haul source