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Fast moving: The Faizan Global Relief Foundation (FGRF) launched a food distribution campaign targeting
100 000 vulnerable households across Malawi in February. Photo: Radio Islam Malawi/Facebook

Malawi’s aid vacuum draws new actors

As Western donors pull back and food insecurity deepens in the landlocked south-eastern African nation, the rise of a UK-registered Islamic charity is exposing both the necessity…

Smoke billows from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi after gunmen attacked one of Pakistan’s biggest airports.

Karachi: Dozens killed in Taliban, security forces battle

At least 27 people have been killed in an assault by ​Taliban militants on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.

Karachi on the brink after suicide bombing

A suspected suicide bomber attacked Shi’ite Muslims as they were leaving a mosque in Pakistan’s commercial capital, killing at least 45 people.

Killing of newborn babies on the rise in Pakistan

The lifeless bodies of two tiny babies are being given their final bath before burial in Karachi, after they were left to die in the city’s dumps.

Death toll from Pakistan political unrest rises

A second night of political and ethnic violence in Karachi raised the death toll from the worst such unrest in the city for years to more than 60.

Dozens killed in Karachi unrest

Dozens killed in Karachi unrest

Political and ethnic violence erupted in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi after the murder of a lawmaker, killing 45 people.

Suicide bomb targets Shi’ite Muslims in Karachi

At least 25 people have been killed and 60 injured, many critically, in a suicide bomb attack on a religious procession of Shi’ite Muslims in Karachi.

Younus hurt by match-fixing claims

Pakistan captain Younus Khan has cited match-fixing claims for his offer to resign and says he is hurt by an investigation into his team’s performance

Pakistan arrests seven ‘plotting Karachi attacks’

Pakistani police have arrested seven men belonging to an al-Qaeda-linked militant group who were planning to attack high-profile targets in Karachi.

Pakistan extends crackdown against activists

Pakistan extended a crackdown against activists on Friday, banning rallies and arresting scores of people ahead of planned mass protests.

Younis Khan fails in record bid as Test is drawn

Younis Khan hit 313 to help Pakistan achieve a record total as the first Test against Sri Lanka ended in a predictable draw on Wednesday.

Defiant Younis keeps Pakistan alive

Pakistan captain Younis Khan hit a century to steer his side to 296-3 at the end of the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.

Tribunal rejects Shoaib appeal on five-year ban

A tribunal rejected fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s appeal on Wednesday against the five-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Justice Aftab Farrukh, head of the…

Pakistan thrash Bangladesh in T20 clash

Misbah-ul Haq led Pakistan’s charge in guiding the home team to a comfortable 102-run win in the one-off Twenty20 international at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. The…

Butt leads Pakistan to series whitewash over Bangladesh

Opener Salman Butt smashed a record-breaking century to help Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 150 runs in the fifth and final day-night international on Saturday for a 5-0 series…

Shoaib: I turned down offers to under-perform

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Wednesday he was offered money to under-perform in matches in South Africa and India but rejected them for the sake of his country.…

Pakistan ban Shoaib Akhtar for five years

Temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday for repeated disciplinary violations. Board chairperson Dr Nasim…

Inzamam ‘disgusted’ by Hair’s return

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was ”shocked and disgusted” by controversial umpire Darrell Hair’s reinstatement, but Australia welcomed the move on Wednesday. Inzamam…

Australia call off Pakistan tour over security fears

Australia have scrapped their upcoming cricket tour to Pakistan over security fears, their cricket boards said in a statement on Tuesday, after bombs killed 20 people in the…

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in first ODI

Pakistan established a new record in crushing Zimbabwe by 104 runs in the first one-day international (ODI) in Pakistan on Monday. Pakistan piled up a total of 347-5 and then…