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‘No hope, no chance at all’ for Pakistan avalanche victims
Hopes of finding survivors have faded as Pakistan troops desperately search for 135 people still buried in an avalanche at the Siachen Glacier.
UN agencies step up appeals for Pakistan aid
The United Nations now says that 55% of its $460-million appeal for emergency funds for the next three months has been received.
Pakistan corruption fall-out threatens stability
The fall-out on Friday from a Pakistan court ruling reviving graft cases against a raft of top politicians threatened the government’s stability.
Scotland Yard beefs up Bhutto probe
Scotland Yard strengthened its team aiding the probe into the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday as concerns for the country’s nuclear…
Pakistan police tear-gas cartoon protesters
Police used tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse hundreds of students who stormed the diplomatic enclave in Pakistan’s capital in protest against cartoons of the…