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14 Newborns Die in Hospital Fire in Pakistan’s Capital

26 août 2026 à 14:30
The fire broke out at Islamabad’s largest hospital and has become a political issue. Opposition supporters shouted, “Stop killing our children!” at an official visiting the scene.

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Outside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad on Wednesday after a fire tore through a nursery there.

Imran Khan Is Granted Brief Hospital Visit Before Returning to Prison

21 août 2026 à 01:01
The former prime minister of Pakistan, who was convicted on corruption charges, has been fighting a legal battle over his medical treatment.

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Police personnel keeping watch outside Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday. The Supreme Court ordered Imran Khan to be moved there.

Trump’s Economic Threat Puts Focus on Iran’s Trading Partners

Par : Leo Sands
20 août 2026 à 10:34
President Trump appeared to suggest that the United States would impose economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran, though he did not specify what actions he would take.

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Oil tankers moored at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong.

Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power

15 août 2026 à 00:01
The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one. But threats are starting to crack their veneer of stability and control.

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Afghans celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, Afghanistan, early on Saturday.
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    Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.
     

Electric Thrills

13 août 2026 à 16:03
Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.

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An Electric Motorcycle Revolution

11 août 2026 à 13:47
With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. We took a spin around Lahore, Pakistan, on a small-but-mighty one.

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Chico Harlan, back, on a new Vlektra electric motorcycle with its owner, Abdul Rafay, in Lahore, Pakistan.

Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan

10 août 2026 à 00:01
The traditional ways of cultivating the peppers may not survive the challenges of climate change and soaring costs, so Pakistani farmers are trying to adapt.

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Punjabi Soldiers Who Fought for Britain in World War I Are Recognized for First Time

Par : Leo Sands
8 août 2026 à 00:01
Nearly 10,000 Punjabi soldiers who died in World War I have been added to casualty records for the first time.

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The handwritten names of the nearly 10,000 Punjabi soldiers were uncovered in archives at the Lahore Museum in Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact

7 août 2026 à 12:29
The agreement treats an attack on any of the countries as an attack on all, but in a region of volatile rivalries, it was unclear how it would work in practice.

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A photo released by the Turkish presidential office shows the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, being welcomed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.

Pakistan Starts Sweeping New Crackdown on Journalists

6 août 2026 à 01:12
With a protest movement in Kashmir challenging its authority in the region, Pakistan restricts independent reporting by local and foreign media.

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Political campaign posters last month in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Pakistan’s Kashmir Problem

4 août 2026 à 00:00
A wave of protests is posing the most significant challenge in years to Islamabad’s authority in the region.

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Pakistan Police Station Bombing Kills at Least 14

2 août 2026 à 14:25
The authorities said the suicide bombing, which killed at least 14 people in the Swat Valley. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.

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Pakistani police officials investigating the scene of a suicide bombing in the Swat Valley on Sunday.
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