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December 18, 2021
Death Toll In Pakistan Sewer-Gas Explosion Reaches 17

The death toll from a sewer gas explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, grew to 17 on December 19 as some critically injured people died overnight and as two more bodies were recovered in the debris left from the blast, police said.

December 18, 2021
Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead In Northwestern Pakistan

A mayoral candidate in northwestern Pakistan has been shot dead in a drive-by attack just ahead of elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
December 15, 2021
Family Of Pakistani Activist In The Dark Over 'Secret' Espionage Conviction

The family of a prominent Pakistani human rights activist say they are in the dark after he was convicted by a military court of espionage and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
December 12, 2021
Second Deadly Attack On Pakistan's Polio-Eradication Effort In As Many Days

Pakistani police said on December 12 that an officer who was guarding a polio vaccination team in the northwestern town of Tank has been shot dead by militants in the second such deadly attack there in two days.
December 11, 2021
Police Officer Killed, One Wounded, In Pakistani Taliban Attack On Polio Vaccine Team

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the killing of a police officer who had taken part in guarding a polio vaccination team, a frequent target of militants in Pakistan.
December 10, 2021
Relatives Of Victims Of Enforced Disappearances Protest In Islamabad

Pakistanis who say their relatives have been forcibly disappeared at the hands of Pakistani security forces are demanding the government provide information about their fate.
December 09, 2021
Pakistan Taliban Declares End To Cease-Fire With Government

The Pakistani Taliban, a militant group fighting a guerrilla war in the northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, says it will not extend a cease-fire agreed to last month, accusing Islamabad of failing to respect terms of the truce deal.
December 08, 2021
Pakistan Frees Jailed Taliban Militants As Part Of Truce Deal

Pakistan has released 12 members of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan from custody, a source told RFE/RL on December 8, amid ongoing negotiations to reach a peace deal with the Islamist group fighting a guerrilla war in the northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
December 07, 2021
Nobel Laureate Malala Urges U.S. To Bolster Support For Afghan Girls, Women

Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged the United States to increase its support of Afghan girls and women.
December 06, 2021
Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Disputed Glacier

Two Pakistani soldiers have died after the helicopter they were piloting crashed in the Pakistan-administered section of the disputed Kashmir region.
December 05, 2021
Pakistani PM Tells Sri Lankan President Justice Will Be Served For Vigilante Killing

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called Sri Lanka's president to provide assurances that justice will be served following the lynching of a Sri Lankan factory manager in central Pakistan.
December 05, 2021
'The Only Option Left': My Escape From Afghanistan

A former Radio Azadi journalist recounts a tense, late-night drive through Taliban checkpoints as he flees from Kabul to Pakistan for an uncertain future.

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Pakistan

Saturday 18 December 2021

Death Toll In Pakistan Sewer-Gas Explosion Reaches 17

Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead In Northwestern Pakistan

Family Of Pakistani Activist In The Dark Over 'Secret' Espionage Conviction

Second Deadly Attack On Pakistan's Polio-Eradication Effort In As Many Days

Police Officer Killed, One Wounded, In Pakistani Taliban Attack On Polio Vaccine Team

Relatives Of Victims Of Enforced Disappearances Protest In Islamabad

Pakistan Taliban Declares End To Cease-Fire With Government

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Nobel Laureate Malala Urges U.S. To Bolster Support For Afghan Girls, Women

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Pakistani PM Tells Sri Lankan President Justice Will Be Served For Vigilante Killing

'The Only Option Left': My Escape From Afghanistan

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Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

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Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

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Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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Saturday 18 December 2021

Death Toll In Pakistan Sewer-Gas Explosion Reaches 17

Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead In Northwestern Pakistan

Family Of Pakistani Activist In The Dark Over 'Secret' Espionage Conviction

Second Deadly Attack On Pakistan's Polio-Eradication Effort In As Many Days

Police Officer Killed, One Wounded, In Pakistani Taliban Attack On Polio Vaccine Team

Relatives Of Victims Of Enforced Disappearances Protest In Islamabad

Pakistan Taliban Declares End To Cease-Fire With Government

Pakistan Frees Jailed Taliban Militants As Part Of Truce Deal

Nobel Laureate Malala Urges U.S. To Bolster Support For Afghan Girls, Women

Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Disputed Glacier

Pakistani PM Tells Sri Lankan President Justice Will Be Served For Vigilante Killing

'The Only Option Left': My Escape From Afghanistan

Top Trending

'Afghanistan Is Hell': Supporters Of Late Afghan General Claim Taliban Killings, Persecution

Border Clash Between Taliban, Pakistani Military Leaves One Dead

'Everyone Is Anxious': Pakistan's Mass Arrests Of Afghan Refugees Fuel Fear Of New Crackdown

Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

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In Kabul, Women Practice Taekwondo In Secret

Taliban Rulers Defend Return Of Public Floggings In Afghanistan Following International Condemnation

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Taliban's Treatment Of Women May Be Crime Against Humanity, UN Experts Say

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