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Pakistani premier claims US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands – The Associated Press
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.In this photo released by Pakistan’s President Office, President Arif Alvi, right, administrates oath from Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister during a ceremony, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Kakar was sworn in as the country’s prime minister to head a caretaker national government that will […]
India vs Pakistan: Asia Cup 2023 – as it happened – Al Jazeera English
All the action from the Asia Cup ODI cricket clash between Pakistan and India at Pallekele, Sri Lanka.This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates from the Asia Cup one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and India on September 2, 2023.Follow Al Jazeera English: source
Moment police officer dragged away by escaping car
This is the dramatic moment a police officer is dragged away by a vehicle during a traffic stop in the town of Brockton, Massachusetts. Two state troopers stopped the car for traffic violations and attempted to speak to the driver, before with car suddenly raced away with one of the police officers clinging to the […]
Modern slavery: Pakistan’s latest climate change curse – Al Jazeera English
As Pakistan finds itself in another unpredictable monsoon season, vulnerable farming communities face a resurgence of indentured servitude and other forms of modern slavery.This spring, I spent time with farming families across rural Sindh and the Kacchi Plains of Balochistan, the two worst-hit regions by last summer’s super floods that submerged a third of Pakistan, […]
Diamonds and diplomacy: How ex-US Ambassador Richard Olson fell from grace
The two resumed contact early in 2015. Ms Habib had been accepted to Columbia University’s journalism programme, but couldn’t afford the nearly $100,000 (£80,000) tuition. Olson offered to introduce Ms Habib to Pakistani-American businessman Imaad Zuberi, a high-flying lobbyist with links to US officials, court filings said. source
IMF Should Help Pakistan Uphold Right to Electricity – Human Rights Watch
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‘Indian hostility’ looms over Asia Cup’s stripped-back hosts Pakistan – Al Jazeera English
Pakistan gets set to host just four of 13 matches of the regional cricket tournament after India’s refusal to tour.Islamabad, Pakistan – When Pakistan last hosted the Asia Cup in 2008, Imran Khan was a political novice, Narendra Modi was still banned from travelling to the United States, India’s cricket team was making its third […]
Watch: Pakistan cable car seen dangling over ravine – BBC
This video can not be playedSeveral people including children were trapped in a cable car over a ravine in Pakistan's north-west.Here are the first pictures from that incident.All occupants of the dangling cable car were eventually rescued.Watch: Pakistan cable car seen dangling over ravine. Video, 00:00:38Watch: Pakistan cable car seen dangling over ravineUp Next. Watch: […]
Pakistan cable car: Children brought to safety along zip line – BBC
This video can not be playedRescuers have released footage of two children being rescued from a cable car that had been dangling over a ravine in northern Pakistan.They were brought to safety along a zip line. Six children and two adults were trapped for many hours hundreds of metres in the air. All eight were […]