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A Pakistani guard wounds 2 Chinese workers in Karachi
Read full article: A Pakistani guard wounds 2 Chinese workers in KarachiAuthorities say a Pakistani guard shot and wounded two Chinese nationals working in a textile mill in the southern port city of Karachi, but the attack was not related to militant violence.
A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
Read full article: A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airportA Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for a late-night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside Karachi's airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight people.
An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures others
Read full article: An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures othersOfficials say a massive explosion outside Pakistan's Karachi Airport has killed two workers from China and injured several others.
Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar
Read full article: Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soarOfficials say a days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in the southern city of Karachi, where doctors have treated thousands of victims of heatstroke.
Weather forecasters warn Pakistanis to stay indoors ahead of new heat wave
Read full article: Weather forecasters warn Pakistanis to stay indoors ahead of new heat waveAuthorities in Pakistan urged people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave that threatens to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods.
5 Japanese workers in Pakistan escape suicide blast targeting their van. A Pakistani bystander dies
Read full article: 5 Japanese workers in Pakistan escape suicide blast targeting their van. A Pakistani bystander diesPakistani authorities say a suicide bomber that targeted a van carrying five Japanese nationals in the port city of Karachi has killed one Pakistani bystander.
Pakistan's premier defends the delay in releasing election results and denies the vote was unfair
Read full article: Pakistan's premier defends the delay in releasing election results and denies the vote was unfairPakistan’s caretaker prime minister is defending the widely criticized delay in announcing the results of last week's parliamentary election.
From Berlin to Karachi, thousands demonstrate in support of either Israel or the Palestinians
Read full article: From Berlin to Karachi, thousands demonstrate in support of either Israel or the PalestiniansFrom Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, thousands of people took to the streets to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas.
3 killed at massive fire in Pakistan's largest southern city of Karachi, officials say
Read full article: 3 killed at massive fire in Pakistan's largest southern city of Karachi, officials sayOfficials say a massive fire has swept through a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops.
Aid agencies warn of chaotic and desperate scenes among Afghans returning from Pakistan
Read full article: Aid agencies warn of chaotic and desperate scenes among Afghans returning from PakistanMajor international aid agencies are warning of chaotic and desperate scenes among Afghans who have returned from Pakistan, where security forces are detaining and deporting undocumented or unregistered foreigners.
Thousands rally in Pakistan against Israel's bombing in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans
Read full article: Thousands rally in Pakistan against Israel's bombing in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogansThousands of supporters from Pakistan’s main religious political party have rallied in the capital, Islamabad, against Israel’s bombing of Palestinians in Gaza.
Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison
Read full article: Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prisonAuthorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison.
Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after Quran desecrations and protests
Read full article: Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after Quran desecrations and protestsA senior Swedish official says Swedes abroad and businesses linked to Sweden “should observe increased vigilance and caution,” following recent Quran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world.
2 Pakistani brothers home after release from Guantanamo
Read full article: 2 Pakistani brothers home after release from GuantanamoOfficials say two Pakistani brothers who were held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for two decades have been freed and reunited with their families after returning home to Pakistan.
Study: Non-infectious diseases cause early death in Pakistan
Read full article: Study: Non-infectious diseases cause early death in PakistanA British-based medical journal says Pakistan has made progress over infectious diseases but now struggles against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer as causes of early deaths.
London kids to be offered polio shot after more virus found
Read full article: London kids to be offered polio shot after more virus foundBritish health authorities say they will offer a polio booster dose to London children age 1 to 9 after finding evidence the virus has spread in multiple regions of the city.
WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slows
Read full article: WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slowsThe World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant.
Pakistan frees 20 Indian fishermen, hundreds yet in prison
Read full article: Pakistan frees 20 Indian fishermen, hundreds yet in prisonA Pakistani official says the country has freed 20 Indian fishermen who spent four years in a prison in the port city of Karachi for violating the country’s territorial waters.
Fire at chemical factory kills 10 in southern Pakistan
Read full article: Fire at chemical factory kills 10 in southern PakistanA government spokesman says a massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, killing at least 10 workers and injuring several others.
Radical Islamist party frees 11 Pakistani police hostages
Read full article: Radical Islamist party frees 11 Pakistani police hostagesPakistan's interior minister says an outlawed Islamist political group has freed 11 police it had held hostage in the eastern city of Lahore amid clashes with security forces.
LIVE STREAM: Coverage of Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death (Day 13)
Read full article: LIVE STREAM: Coverage of Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death (Day 13)Day 13 of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is underway Wednesday, and you can watch it live right here.
Pakistan orders man acquitted in Pearl murder off death row
Read full article: Pakistan orders man acquitted in Pearl murder off death rowPakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off 'death row' and moved to a so-called government 'safe-house'. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government “safe house." In the government-run safe house, Sheikh will be under a 24-hour guard — often by military personnel — and will not be allowed to leave the house. AdLast week’s ruling that exonerated Sheikh also exonerated another three men accused in Pearl’s murder who had been serving life sentences. They too were ordered on Tuesday to be held in a safe house.
Pakistan court orders release of man accused in Pearl death
Read full article: Pakistan court orders release of man accused in Pearl death(AP Photo/Zia Mazhar, File)Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Thursday the release of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The court also dismissed an appeal of Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh's acquittal filed by Pearl’s family and the Pakistani government. The “Supreme Court is the court of last resort,” Murtaza Wahab, Sindh's law minister, told The Associated Press. A three-judge Supreme Court ruled 2 to 1 to uphold Sheikh’s acquittal and ordered him released, according to the Pearl family lawyer. Siddiqi, the Pearl family lawyer, had expected it would advance his case.
Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing
Read full article: Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing(AP Photo/Zia Mazhar, File)KARACHI – A provincial court in Pakistan ordered the release of a British-born Pakistani man charged in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. Sheikh was acquitted earlier this year of murdering Pearl, but has been held while Pearl's family appeals the acquittal. However, Siddiqi said the Sindh provincial government is appealing the order to release Sheikh. The U.S. State Department in a series of tweets said it was “deeply concerned” by the court order. Siddiqi, the Pearl family lawyer, said he expects the appeal to be decided by the Supreme Court by the end of January.
As anger rises, Muslims protest French cartoons
Read full article: As anger rises, Muslims protest French cartoonsSupporters of religious group burn a representation of a French flag during a rally against French President Emmanuel Macron and republishing of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad they deem blasphemous, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Muslims have been calling for both protests and a boycott of French goods in response to France's stance on caricatures of Islam's most revered prophet. Crowds of Islamist activists hanged an effigy of French President Emmanuel Macron from a highway overpass after pounding it furiously with their shoes. Turkey has led regional condemnation of the French president, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s verbal attacks on Macron prompting France to recall its ambassador to Turkey last weekend. Demonstrators trampled on portraits of Macron and called on Afghan leaders to shut down the French embassy, halt French imports and ban French citizens from visiting the country.
Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 63 people
Read full article: Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 63 peopleA boy uses half of a fiber tank to navigate a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Heavy monsoon rains have lashed many parts of Pakistan as well the southern port city of Karachi, leaving flooding streets, damaging homes and displacing scores of people. About 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain have fallen in Karachi since Sunday, when monsoon rains began lashing the coastal city, forcing authorities to use boats to evacuate people trapped in flooded streets. Monsoon rains are hitting Pakistan at a time when authorities are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has caused more than 6,283 deaths since February. Every year, many cities in Pakistan struggle to cope with the annual monsoon deluge, drawing criticism about poor planning.
Pakistan to ground 150 pilots for cheating to get licenses
Read full article: Pakistan to ground 150 pilots for cheating to get licensesFILE - In this May 22, 2020 file photo, volunteers look for survivors of a Pakistan International Airlines plane that crashed in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistans state-run airline announced Thursday, June 25, 2020, it will ground 150 pilots on charges they obtained their pilot licenses by having others take exams for them. Abdullah Hafeez, a spokesman for PIA, said the decision comes after a probe into last months Pakistan International Airlines crash that killed 97 people in the city of Karachi. Abdullah Hafeez, a spokesman for Pakistan International Airlines, didnt give additional details about the cheating but said a process to fire the pilots had been initiated. The move by PIA to ground the pilots comes a day after the countrys aviation minister, Ghulam Sarqar Khan, said 262 out of 860 Pakistani pilots had fake licenses.
The Latest: Pakistan reports 153 deaths, highest daily toll
Read full article: The Latest: Pakistan reports 153 deaths, highest daily toll(AP Photo/Fareed Khan)ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has reported 153 COVID-19 fatalities, a new daily record, as infections continue to spiral, pushing the overall number of confirmed cases to 171,665. Hospitals are filling up and in many cities across the country, COVID-19 patients are being turned away. The 67 cases is the largest daily increase since South Korea reported 79 cases on May 28. ___BEIJING Chinas capital has recorded a further drop in new confirmed coronavirus cases as tightened measures to contain the spread remain in place. ___SAO PAULO Brazils government says the country has surpassed more than 1 million cases confirmed coronavirus cases.
Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97
Read full article: Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97Family members of an air hostess Anam Maqsood, who was killed in Friday's plane crash, mourn for her death at their home in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 23, 2020. The plane crashed at 2:39 p.m. near Jinnah International Airport, in the poor and congested residential area known as Model Colony. Between the coronavirus pandemic and the plane crash, this year has been a catastrophe," he said. Shabaz Hussein, whose mother died in the crash, told The Associated Press he identified her body at a local hospital and was waiting to take it away for burial. The men were praying at the nearby mosque, Masjid-e-Bilal, which is 100 meters from where the plane crashed, said resident Amir Chaudhry, whose sister was injured when the airliner crashed into the neighborhood.
Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighborhood
Read full article: Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighborhoodKARACHI A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Pakistans port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing. Video on social media appeared to show the jet flying low with flames shooting from one of its engines. Sir, mayday, mayday, mayday, mayday Pakistan 8303, the pilot said before the transmission ended. Science Minister Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry said this year has been a catastrophe just survival is so difficult, with the pandemic and now the tragedy of the plane crash. Airbus said it would provide technical assistance to investigators in France and Pakistan, as well as the airline and engine manufacturers.