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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…
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
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…